Posted on 07/27/2016 4:52:26 PM PDT by Loyalist
A senior in Truro, N.S., is thanking police after an officer recovered a bag of beets from an intoxicated cyclist which may have been stolen from her community garden plot.
Olga McCabe-Cain said she arrived at the King Street community garden on the site of the former St. Mary's Elementary School in Truro at around 7 p.m. on Wednesday, only to discover that a number of her beet plants were missing.
"It was so disappointing," McCabe-Cain said. "They cleaned the row right out nicely — even padded it over — and left one bunch of beets at the end."
She said she had given up on finding them again, when the unexpected happened.
The beets were, apparently, returned.
Intoxicated cyclist
Hearing the news coverage about the apparent theft, Truro police Const. Kelly Quinn recalled she had spotted a highly intoxicated cyclist weaving in and out of traffic on Monday.
When she went to arrest him, the man tossed a bag over the Salmon River bridge. That bag was full of beets.
Truro police Chief Dave MacNeil said there's no way to prove that the recovered beets were stolen.
There's no serial numbers on beets. There's no DNA evidence, but it's one of those things, it's pretty highly suspect, I mean, it's an odd vegetable to begin with," he said.
On Tuesday, MacNeil said Quinn took the time on her day off to return to the site of the arrest, retrieve the beets and give them to McCabe-Cain.
"She's an excellent police officer and a real caring and giving person and felt that it wasn't right," MacNeil said. "It was an injustice, and she wanted to make it right by returning the vegetables."
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Pretty dang sinister if you ask me. Place reeks of evil.
They grow in dirt. You’re supposed to wash the dirt off before you eat them.
I hate beets! When I was a young teenager, I entered into a beet standoff with my mom. She wouldn't let me leave the dinner table until I ate the damn beets.
It went on for over an hour until my mom left the kitchen to go to the bathroom. That's when I made my break and bolted out the side door...I think they finally gave up looking for me.
The police were on the beet. The cyclist threw the bag away hoping to get it off the beeten path.
I can see your face beet red with anger if that happened.
She rents some space to grow her garden and the produce belongs to her. How is this "Socialist"?
I hate beets!
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Notice the ‘break’ between your statement and mine.
You had to read BELOW the line to get my ‘true’ thoughts to beets and veggies in general...
I mention the use of vinegar & butter & Salt & pepper etc etc
HA HA HA
That sounds delicious.
I may make some this weekend.
Love me sumb beets and Brussel sprouts.
I feel the same way about the insides of Russet or Idaho potatoes. Tastes like dirt.
I love the skins though.
Much prefer red potatoes or Yukon Gold.
Weren’t you the 1st kid to have his face on the side of a milk carton?
And still no blood after the beeting...
I love beets. I once used them to battle gallstones and haven’t had a problem since. Pickled beets are wonderful.
Since the thief got arrested, that’s a beetiful ending.
Since the thief got arrested, that’s a beetiful ending.
I’m glad to hear you beet your gallstone problem.
Maybe he will get to the root of his problems and turnip life around...
Lol! :)
Beets me, how it happened.
LOL - that pun escaped me.
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