#Pot bust leaves Vermont police feeling flat

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http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2012/08/02/vermont-farmer-crushes-7-police-
cars-with-tractor-over-pot-arrest/

Vermont farmer crushes 7 police cars with tractor over pot arrest
By David Edwards
Thursday, August 2, 2012 15:42 EDT

Orleans County Sheriff’s Department squad cars crushed with tractor in
Vermont


A Vermont farmer used his tractor to crush seven Orleans County Sheriff’s
Department squad cars on Thursday because he was angry about being
arrested on marijuana charges last month.

“It’s more than half our fleet,” Chief Deputy Sheriff Phil Brooks
explained to the Burlington Free Press. “We have 11 cars.”

Roger Pion, 34, allegedly flattened five marked cruisers and two unmarked
vehicles, including a van used for transporting prisoners. A car
belonging the the department’s bookkeeper was also damaged as the tractor
pushed it to clear a path to the squad cars.

“It was a massive tractor,” Newport Express Publisher Ken Wells told the
Free Press. “It has four six-foot tandem wheels on the back. It was red.
It must be at least a 15-ton tractor.”

“It’s pretty much the biggest tractor you can get,” Police Chief Seth
DiSanto agreed.

The suspect ditched the tractor about two miles from the crime scene and
then fled on foot before being apprehended, according to WCAX. He has
been turned over to the Vermont State Police.

Pion was previously arrested on July 3 for marijuana possession and
resisting arrest. His court date had been set for next Tuesday.

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