JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. (AP) - Tennessee police said a mechanic was drumming up business by tampering with parked cars, then charging to help start them. Police arrested 41-year-old Christopher Walls of Johnson City on Thursday night. Investigators said Walls disabled cars parked at restaurants, waited for the owners to try to start them and then offered his services as a mechanic. Police said Walls charged between $40 and $200 to get the vehicles running again. He's charged with two counts of theft under $500, but police suspect there are other victims. They're urging anyone else who thinks they were scammed to call them. Walls was held at the Washington County Jail where a jailer said there was no record of him yet having an attorney. Source ------- This guy is freaking smart -_-
I think those who took up the mechanic services were pretty dumb indeed .. they deserved to be scammed. Whenever I have car trouble, I called my car insurance who then called for towing to the designated mechanical service covered under my policy. A rented car is also made available for me to go on about my business. The bottom line, you don't trust just any mechanic. If I have to pay out of my own pocket, I normally call and compare or check the web for review. WE all know mechanic servicemen are known to be VERY DISHONEST.
