You never know what kind of gems will turn up just by reading the police blotter. Take this little drama which unfolded in Michigan.
A man in Saginaw says he spent nearly 4 hours at a gas station after getting one of his fingers trapped in his sport utility vehicle's gas tank.
Victor Harris said he was attempting to remove a piece of paper from his Lincoln Navigator's gas tank Friday, when he found he was unable to extract his finger from his vehicle.
"A piece of paper was around the little hole, so I just tried to put my little finger in there, rub it off," Harris said.
"My finger just slipped in there. It was like, 'Dang, it won't come out!'"
Dang, indeed.
He tried unsuccessfully for nearly 2 hours to remove his finger, before fire crews and emergency personnel were called to the scene. The emergency workers ultimately cut the vehicle's gas tank out to allow Harris to be taken to a nearby hospital with his finger still trapped.
Finally, after 4 1/2 hours, Harris' finger was freed and the Saginaw resident had a lesson to share.
"Don't stick my finger back in the gas tank."
A man in Saginaw says he spent nearly 4 hours at a gas station after getting one of his fingers trapped in his sport utility vehicle's gas tank.
Victor Harris said he was attempting to remove a piece of paper from his Lincoln Navigator's gas tank Friday, when he found he was unable to extract his finger from his vehicle.
"A piece of paper was around the little hole, so I just tried to put my little finger in there, rub it off," Harris said.
"My finger just slipped in there. It was like, 'Dang, it won't come out!'"
Dang, indeed.
He tried unsuccessfully for nearly 2 hours to remove his finger, before fire crews and emergency personnel were called to the scene. The emergency workers ultimately cut the vehicle's gas tank out to allow Harris to be taken to a nearby hospital with his finger still trapped.
Finally, after 4 1/2 hours, Harris' finger was freed and the Saginaw resident had a lesson to share.
"Don't stick my finger back in the gas tank."
