Monday, October 10, 2005
06:01 PM

Suspicious-looking, but innocent, events led to Amber Alert: "David Pescovitz:
After dropping some mail off at the post office, Cincinnati man Web Wilson opened the trunk of his brand new Honda Accord and was surprised to see his kids had crawled through the trunk's 'pass-through' while it was parked. Webb told them to get back into their seats, slammed the trunk closed, hopped into the car, and accidentally hit the gas too hard as he took off. From the Cincinnati Enquirer:

Those events, witnessed by U.S. Postal Service employees, led them to believe Wilson was abducting the children and trying to leave in a hurry.



They called Cincinnati police, who immediately issued an Amber Alert.



Using a videotape taken inside the post office, police also released a photo of the suspect, which was shown by local television stations.



Local TV stations also broadcast a description of Wilson and his new car, complete with the temporary tags.



Wilson knew nothing of any of this until about 7 a.m. Saturday, when his father-in-law, Jim Farley, called the house...


One laugh Wilson got is the blonde woman witnesses described in the front seat of Wilson's car. 'That blonde woman is Wyatt, my 11-year-old son,' he said.

Link (Thanks, Charles Pescovitz!)"

(Via Boing Boing.)