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DarkUmagon · 10-31-2009

Cops: TN mechanic disabled parked cars for repairs - Yahoo! News

Cops: TN mechanic disabled parked cars for repairs
AP

Fri Oct 30, 3:06 pm ET

JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. – Tennessee police said a mechanic was drumming up business by tampering with parked cars, then charging to help start them. Police arrested 41-year-old Christopher Walls of Johnson City on Thursday night.

Investigators said Walls disabled cars parked at restaurants, waited for the owners to try to start them and then offered his services as a mechanic. Police said Walls charged between $40 and $200 to get the vehicles running again.

He's charged with two counts of theft under $500, but police suspect there are other victims. They're urging anyone else who thinks they were scammed to call them.

Walls was held at the Washington County Jail where a jailer said there was no record of him yet having an attorney.

Katiuscaa · 10-31-2009

If I ever had a problem with my car, I'd either had my dad or my brother come with me who knows a lot more about cars than I do.
I don't want to be LIED to or get charged for crap that doesn't need repairing.

vega · 10-31-2009

that is a sign of desperate man. this reccesion has hit mid america really hard.

Good thing i live next to the capital where the unempolyment is around 3%

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DarkUmagon Admin of AC and DC Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Working on AnimeCrazy or DramaCrazy Posts: 37,748 Blog Entries: 87	Wait, don't all mechanics do that? Cops: TN mechanic disabled parked cars for repairs - Yahoo! News Cops: TN mechanic disabled parked cars for repairs AP Fri Oct 30, 3:06 pm ET JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. – Tennessee police said a mechanic was drumming up business by tampering with parked cars, then charging to help start them. Police arrested 41-year-old Christopher Walls of Johnson City on Thursday night. Investigators said Walls disabled cars parked at restaurants, waited for the owners to try to start them and then offered his services as a mechanic. Police said Walls charged between $40 and $200 to get the vehicles running again. He's charged with two counts of theft under $500, but police suspect there are other victims. They're urging anyone else who thinks they were scammed to call them. Walls was held at the Washington County Jail where a jailer said there was no record of him yet having an attorney. __________________ You know that man in the sky? Well im not him, so don't expect me to know everything! Check out my MyDramaList

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Katiuscaa Ultimate Hokage Join Date: Jul 2009 Posts: 4,193	Re: Wait, don't all mechanics do that? If I ever had a problem with my car, I'd either had my dad or my brother come with me who knows a lot more about cars than I do. I don't want to be LIED to or get charged for crap that doesn't need repairing. __________________

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vega Ultimate Hokage Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Fairfax, Virginia. Posts: 2,085 Blog Entries: 4	Re: Wait, don't all mechanics do that? that is a sign of desperate man. this reccesion has hit mid america really hard. Good thing i live next to the capital where the unempolyment is around 3% __________________

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