Posted on 08/31/2006 1:49:32 PM PDT by Koblenz
STAMFORD -- An ex-con celebrated his return to freedom early yesterday by stealing two cases of beer from a parked delivery truck downtown, police said.
Police arrested Steven Linton, 36, of the homeless shelter at 597 Pacific St., when they found him drinking the stolen beer near where the truck had been parked, Sgt. Robert Shawinsky said.
Linton's parole expired yesterday morning after he finished a six-month sentence on drug charges, state officials said.
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Some stories just write themselves!
Some people like the cot, meals and security of being locked up.
Yeah. Doesn't seem like the best of plans!
He'll be a Man Among Men back in the slammer. Cons love a good story. :o)
Just saw a thing on TV today about elderly prisoners.There was one guy who had escaped from a prison work detail about 40 years ago who today appears to be in his 70's or 80's.Seems the family decided that they either couldn't afford to pay for a nursing home for him (or didn't want to) so they called the local sheriff and told him that grandpa was wanted for escape.Now he's serving a long stretch in the prison's nursing home section.
It was pretty sad,actually.
Sad thing is, it may be a better nursing home than the average.
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