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To: steve harris who wrote (788844)6/9/2014 11:29:10 PM
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Police Leave Innocent Businessman a Note After They Broke Into His Truck and Vandalized It Looking For Drugs (Video)

by Rachel Pulaski on Monday, June 9, 2014

Matthew Heller parked his truck at the Ybor Amphitheater where he was attending a concert. When Heller went back to retrieve his vehicle he found it “ransacked and torn apart”, a note from the Tampa Police Department was left on the vehicle claiming responsibility.

(picture via Daily Mail)

WFLA reported:

Matthew Heller didn’t know what to think when he found his truck ransacked and torn apart after leaving a concert in Ybor in February. Then, he found a note.

“There’s a little note left on a 2×3 piece of paper,” said Heller.

The note read “Sir, your car was checked by TPD K-9. The vehicle was searched for marijuana due to a strong odor coming from the passenger side of the vehicle. Any questions call Cpl Fanning.”

TPD found no drugs in Heller’s truck. He was never charged or even questioned.

“It was all sealed up, a parked vehicle in a private parking lot for a hip hop concert in Ybor. There were all kinds of smells, everywhere around here,” said Heller.

Heller says he wasn’t upset about the fact that police searched his truck, but that they broke in and damaged his vehicle.

“Disgusted, I’ve got my whole life savings in this truck. It’s like a marketing tool for my business to promote the air horns and everything. The horns weren’t working, all the electronics were ripped out,” said Heller.

Tampa Police defended its actions and said it was perfectly legal.
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