New York general manager Brian Cashman said he was surrounded by police and forced out of his vehicle at gunpoint as he left a Connecticut gas station Friday, the Stamford Advocate reported.
"I had a welcoming committee descend upon me as I pulled out of that gas station," Cashman said. "They executed a very tactful interception."
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Cashman's Jeep Wrangler was reported stolen last Saturday, according to CBS Sports. The vehicle was found abandoned in the Bronx and was returned to Cashman, NJ.com reported. Cashman, 52, was traveling to the Norwalk Police Department to have the vehicle processed for evidence when he was surrounded by Darien police with their guns drawn, the website reported.
Apparently, the Jeep Wrangler had not been removed from the stolen vehicle database, the Advocate reported.
After 15 minutes, Cashman was escorted to the Norwalk Police Department while his vehicle was taken there by police in an effort to avoid another traffic stop. The vehicle was then removed from the stolen vehicle database, Cashman said.
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