LA Cops Handcuff Steelers Star Hines Ward in Stolen Car Mix-Up
- Posted on May 5, 2011 at 11:09am by
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LOS ANGELES (AP) — Los Angeles police say Pittsburgh Steelers wide receiver and “Dancing With the Stars” contestant Hines Ward was briefly detained at gunpoint in a mix-up over a reported stolen car but has been released.
Sgt. Maria Morrison says Hines and a woman friend were stopped in her car at about 1:30 a.m. Thursday in North Hollywood because the woman had reported it stolen.
Morrison says Hines was taken from the car at gunpoint and handcuffed until the woman proved the car was hers. The sergeant says the driver reported the vehicle stolen on April 19 after forgetting where she had parked it. She later found it but never canceled the report.
Police say Hines was cooperative. The woman‘s name wasn’t released, but she isn‘t Hines’ partner on “Dancing With the Stars.”
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Comments (52)
nomercy63
Posted on May 5, 2011 at 3:27pmWho Cares???????
Report Post »Mapache
Posted on May 5, 2011 at 2:59pmUh oh…..good thing they did not put her name in the story.
Report Post »Fight for America
Posted on May 5, 2011 at 2:48pmDid she remember to tell her insurance company that her stolen car was found?
Report Post »DSN397
Posted on May 5, 2011 at 2:34pmI would think with a gun pointed at him Hines would be very cooperative, what I don’t get is all the smart ass comments. How the hell would he even know anything about the dumbshit’s reporting her car stolen, and who’s business is it that he was out a l:30 a.m.
Report Post »As a retired policemen I can‘t see where anything other than dumbo’s memory is in question. It’s a wonder that she was cooperative with the police, but then again, it didn’t say she was, did it?
TopOfTheMuffin2u
Posted on May 5, 2011 at 2:29pmBummer
Report Post »let us prey
Posted on May 5, 2011 at 2:24pmI think Mendenhall called it in. Heat was too much for him.
Report Post »GUNSABLAZIN
Posted on May 5, 2011 at 2:01pm“Hey I need to report a car jacking or something. Cuz um, like.. I think my car just like totally got jacked… or something. Wait.. no.. there it is. Sorry, I forgot I parked it in the parking lot.”
Report Post »Michael600r
Posted on May 5, 2011 at 12:34pmOopsie! I shows Hines is a stand up guy but maybe not such good taste in women.
Report Post »mcFirst
Posted on May 5, 2011 at 12:25pmloses car
reports it stolen
finds car
does not tell police
now hines is in the car…
Report Post »dude run form this db
DaveOregon
Posted on May 5, 2011 at 12:22pmCops normally put you in handcuffs while they figure things out – better for you and better for them. Hines played it cool – he had no skin in the game (had done nothing illegal) and it was between the woman and the cops aka the stolen car issue.
Report Post »Buckeyefamof5
Posted on May 5, 2011 at 12:08pmSteeler playas are trying to rack up the arrests like the Bengals!
Report Post »Johnny1943
Posted on May 5, 2011 at 12:23pmYour post took the words out of my mouth. You beat me to it!!
Report Post »rockstone
Posted on May 5, 2011 at 12:02pmForgot where she parked her car?
Something tells me she’s been missing meetings.
Report Post »Player To Be Named Later
Posted on May 5, 2011 at 11:59amthey should have held him in custody for stealing his paycheck lst season…
John in Pittsburgh—West Mifflin to be exact—not a Steeler hater, just a Ward disliker
Report Post »starboard
Posted on May 5, 2011 at 1:23pmAs a Raven fan, I’d pay to see him cuffed. Ask Ed Reed ad a few others about his blind sides over the years. He sure earns his pay check when he plays us.
Report Post »ED4237
Posted on May 5, 2011 at 11:37amCops should be treating all citizens better there is no reason to put cuffs on someone that has not been implicated in a crime and how stupid are they any way the woman have and id that should have been able to clarify things in 2 seconds or are cops just that lazy.
Report Post »gawl13
Posted on May 5, 2011 at 2:03pmum he was impicated in a crime…the car was reported stolen by his idiot friend…Police aren’t ganna pull over a stolen car and assume that the car belongs to the person driving it, they will assume that it is the thief who is driving…they aren’t ganna just walk up and say “hey do you mind proving this is your car”…its ganna be pull them out and than figure out who is who…they absolutely did the right thing
Report Post »Luckywon
Posted on May 5, 2011 at 3:41pmEd,
Report Post »You sound like you may be too lazy to just read the article yourself. The Cops acted perfectly, and so did Mr. Ward. You don’t see him ranting in the news about his unjust treatment and handcuffing by the cops. No, he realizes that his friend made a mistake and caused the confusion.
trooper
Posted on May 5, 2011 at 11:36amWhy would they not think he stole the car, only .000001% of “his people” could afford a car!
Report Post »hud
Posted on May 5, 2011 at 3:22pmWhy should they afford cars, Obummer Most Foul is going to give them cars, gas, housing, food, etc
Report Post »ginsberg
Posted on May 5, 2011 at 6:09pmyou apparently cant afford to lose many more braincells you racist creep.
Report Post »eat-more-bacon-USA
Posted on May 5, 2011 at 11:30amLesson: Hanging out with bimbos can get you into trouble.
Report Post »Tyr
Posted on May 5, 2011 at 11:27amBy the way Blazers. Being handcuffed before being placed under arrest is a violation of your Fourth Amendment rights. I know, I know, only certain parts of that pesky Constitution matters to most of you. Just sayin’
Report Post »Luckywon
Posted on May 5, 2011 at 12:25pmTYR – Actually, in this case, you are 100% wrong. By “This Case” I am referring to the story in which you posted your moronic remark. The 4th Amendment….. Ahem……
Report Post »“The right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects, against unreasonable searches and seizures, shall not be violated, and no Warrants shall issue, but upon probable cause, supported by Oath or affirmation, and particularly describing the place to be searched, and the persons or things to be seized.”
The key words you should be noting from that paragraph are… “unreasonable” and “probable cause.”
While Mr. Hines ward was not actually guilty of any crime, and therefore released immediately, he was in fact riding in a vehicle that was classified as stolen.
Why is it that the liberals think that the one group of people who love the constitution the most, who are devoted to it, who actually carry it around with them, know the least about it? Why are liberals so stupid?
Unix
Posted on May 5, 2011 at 11:24amyawn
Report Post »Professional Infidel
Posted on May 5, 2011 at 1:59pmYawn to the 10th power.
Report Post »poverty.sucks
Posted on May 5, 2011 at 11:23amNothing good out there late in the evening.
Report Post »jblovesAmerica
Posted on May 5, 2011 at 11:15amcops did not beat him ala Rodney-maybe he understood as a good citizen what his role is.
Report Post »funny how thta happens.
bassist237
Posted on May 5, 2011 at 11:13amThe “woman friend” was smokin to much of the marijuana cigarettes… he he he…
Report Post »Hickory
Posted on May 5, 2011 at 11:13amHines seems like a nice mannered guy. Did you notice he didn’t fill the aire with obscene rants?
Report Post »bassist237
Posted on May 5, 2011 at 11:12amWow, how stupid. To embarrassed to report you found the car, now look what happened… HAHA
Report Post »cloudsofwar
Posted on May 5, 2011 at 4:40pmmaybe he doesn’t like her for her mind.
Report Post »mfratang
Posted on May 5, 2011 at 11:12amHines is a class act. It is an unfortunate situation but it sounds like he handled it properly.
Report Post »Robert-CA
Posted on May 5, 2011 at 12:36pmShe made a stupid mistake , also the cops handled this situation properly .
Report Post »The Monster
Posted on May 5, 2011 at 11:12amShe never canceled the report?
Report Post »How is this woman smart enough to breathe?
Finch88
Posted on May 5, 2011 at 11:17amSounds like a typical mix up with a celebrity added.
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Report Post »chirodoc007
Posted on May 5, 2011 at 11:18am1:30 a.m.?
Hines you’re in training — Get to bed man!
Report Post »PrfctlyFrank
Posted on May 5, 2011 at 11:19amHells bells Hines, can’t you do better(smarter) than that?? I know you can catch anything but that don’t mean you have to..
Report Post »Darmok and Jalad at Tanagra
Posted on May 5, 2011 at 11:19amWhy is Hines Ward dating Snookie?
Report Post »Sinista MACE
Posted on May 5, 2011 at 11:23amLol, Darmok.
He’s a Steeler.
Report Post »Gas137
Posted on May 5, 2011 at 11:27amNothing good happens at 1:30 a.m. on the streets of LA. It‘s a good thing Hines wasn’t driving.
Report Post »BIGJAYINPA
Posted on May 5, 2011 at 11:28amI forgot where I parked my car, it must have been stolen. Obviously this dimbo is a shining product of the Los Angeles Public School system. California Education Association(or whatever it is you call your union) ya done us proud with this one.
Report Post »royrescue
Posted on May 5, 2011 at 11:28amgreat job hines ward, you should be all over the tabloids [TMZ,NBC,CBS,ABC] way to get more veiwers, this crap happens everytime with contestants on dancing with stars. is this not typical for DWS?
Report Post »Caniac Steve
Posted on May 5, 2011 at 11:40amWard needs to find another “friend…one that can think..
Report Post »Cemoto78
Posted on May 5, 2011 at 12:06pmWhy would I want to cancel my stolen car report, I found my car. Don’t the police just know this without me having to tell them. You just can’t fix STUPID
Report Post »Anonymous T. Irrelevant
Posted on May 5, 2011 at 1:04pmThose drugs have an effect on memory. Just desserts.
Report Post »Professional Infidel
Posted on May 5, 2011 at 1:56pm99.9% are as airheaded as that. My significant other (MY DOG) can remember where her bone is buried!!! Probably stimulating conversation for Hine’s. Dosen’t say much for eitherr of them!!
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