They may not have recognized Hines Ward without his Pittsburgh Steelers jersey, Lombardi Trophy or his DWTS costume ;)
Pittsburgh Steeler and 'DWTS' Contestant Hines Ward Handcuffed at Gunpoint in Los Angeles: Did Police Overreact?
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2011/05/05 17:33:07
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Hines Ward, the Pittsburgh Steelers wide receiver, was put in handcuffs at gun point Thursday in Los Angeles by the LAPD (Los Angeles Police Department).
Ward, the Super Bowl XL MVP and "Dancing With the Stars" (DWTS) contestant, was stopped after police identified the car he was in as a stolen vehicle.
It turns out Ward was a passenger in the car that was reported stolen. The driver of the car, Ward's female friend, had reported it stolen weeks earlier. She tried to tell that to the police when they arrested her and Ward.
LAPD Sgt. Maria Morrison said they released Ward and the driver without incident.
"She had gone somewhere, misparked it, reported it stolen and found it later," but failed to cancel the police report, Morrison said.
The police did not file charges against either Ward or the driver. Morrison added that Ward and the female driver cooperated with the police and said, contrary what some "Dancing" stars may suspect, the female driver is not Ward's dancing partner on the hit ABC TV show.
Ward, the Super Bowl XL MVP and "Dancing With the Stars" (DWTS) contestant, was stopped after police identified the car he was in as a stolen vehicle.
It turns out Ward was a passenger in the car that was reported stolen. The driver of the car, Ward's female friend, had reported it stolen weeks earlier. She tried to tell that to the police when they arrested her and Ward.
LAPD Sgt. Maria Morrison said they released Ward and the driver without incident.
"She had gone somewhere, misparked it, reported it stolen and found it later," but failed to cancel the police report, Morrison said.
The police did not file charges against either Ward or the driver. Morrison added that Ward and the female driver cooperated with the police and said, contrary what some "Dancing" stars may suspect, the female driver is not Ward's dancing partner on the hit ABC TV show.
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Fef 2011/05/05 17:48:01No, LAPD did NOT overreact
+8LAPD gets accused of racism often for reasons other than racism. In this case, we don't know the motivation of LAPD for arresting Hines Ward at gunpoint. Obviously, LAPD had the right to stop the car because the license plate came back as a reported stolen car. LAPD has standard felony arrest procedures -- particularly at 1:30 in the morning.
They may not have recognized Hines Ward without his Pittsburgh Steelers jersey, Lombardi Trophy or his DWTS costume ;)
The car they pulled over was reported stolen. There was no cancellation of the stolen-car report. Because the owner of the car didn't call to cancel it.
The cops pulled over, for all they knew, two car thieves who might have been armed and dangerous. Understandably, the cops wanted to go home alive after their shifts were over.
You just don't get it do you?
Because they said so??
Smart move.
they make a point of saying this to everyone who reports a car stolen.
I bet she wont forget next time.
Thats what they do when people are in a stolen car. Sucks being him, but they do that to all that get in the wrong car.