Sheriff Caught Stealing
Sheriff Daryl Clayton of the Harper's Cove Police Department has landed himself in trouble with his very own law enforcement team. A nanny employed by former mayor Lloyd Winfield and Harper Times news reporter/City Council Journalism Advisor Patricia Winfield, called the police station with a surprising report. The Sheriff was stealing a lawn ornament from the Winfield's front lawn.
"I couldn't believe my old eyes," nanny Trudy Vijayakar told us. "I always thought Sheriff Clayton was an upstanding fella, a real Captain Hero if ya know what I mean. Never thought he'd resort to gnome-stealin'."
Sheriff Clayton had been at the Winfield's residence for the kidnapping case mentioned on page 13 of this issue. After wrapping up the case, it appears he walked up to the Winfield's flowerbed and stole their lawn gnome.
Upon returning to the station, his second-in-command (townie Horatio Guards) confronted him about Ms. Vijayakar's allegations at which time the gnome was found in Sheriff Clayton's police cruiser.
Sheriff Clayton was charged with theft and fined $500 as a first offense. He also was forced to take the gnome back to the Winfields and apologize for his behavior. "Daryl has always been a good friend of ours," Patricia Winfield was noted as saying. "I'm sure he wasn't actually stealing our gnome. He probably just wanted to wash it for us...or something." Sheriff Clayton has been rather tight-lipped about why he took the gnome, but either way, this kind of news is not good for the Sheriff's reputation.
Ector Creelman
News Reporter
2 comments:
So much happening to the Winfields! I love Daryl Clayton, and he must've just been trying to wash it. I agree with Patricia. hehheee!
The Winfields definitely had an unlucky period this time around. But I assure you, the gnome was returned unharmed.
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