mjp28 Posted January 25, 2023 Report Share Posted January 25, 2023 Police recover Guardians manager Terry Francona's stolen scooter Associated Press1:17 PM ET2 Minute Read CLEVELAND -- The case of the stolen scooter has been solved. Cleveland police recovered Guardians manager Terry Francona's beloved two-wheeled ride Tuesday night after it was swiped from outside his downtown apartment this past weekend. A team spokesman said police located the scooter and arrangements were being made for Francona to pick it up Wednesday. The scooter was being stored with the Cleveland Police traffic-unit motorcycles. Francona, who was named AL Manager of the Year last season, has been riding a scooter from his residence to Progressive Field for years. Earlier, police spokeswoman Sgt. Jennifer Ciaccia said detectives were checking surveillance video in the area. The 63-year-old Francona, who spends the offseason in Arizona, was in Cleveland over the weekend for Guards Fest, the team's annual winter fan festival. He noticed his scooter was missing before attending the Saturday event. It's common to see Francona, known as "Tito,'' waving to fans as he zips around the city. The team had a bobblehead giveaway a few years ago with Francona riding his scooter. This isn't the first time a Francona scooter has made news. At spring training in 2015, his ride was damaged when a team employee crashed it during a promotional shoot in Arizona. At the time, Francona joked that his scooter was on the disabled list. The theft is the second involving a prominent Cleveland sports figure in recent weeks. . A pickup truck owned by Browns quarterback Deshaun Watson was one of several vehicles stolen from an area car dealership. The truck, which was being serviced, was later recovered in a ditch. ★ The three most important parts of this article ! ★ A two-time World Series winner with Boston, Francona has spent 10 seasons with Cleveland. He was named the AL's top manager for the third time after leading the Guardians to 92 wins and a division title in 2022 despite having the majors' youngest team. ★ Francona has been slowed by health problems the past few seasons. ( Yes, slowed by health problems. ) ★ On Saturday, he said he's feeling great and looking forward to the 2023 season. Francona has an open-ended contract with the organization, which intends to keep him as its manager as long as he wants. ..... ( And yes, as long as he wants. Which we all hope is a long time off yet. ) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjp28 Posted January 26, 2023 Author Report Share Posted January 26, 2023 The great...... "Tito Scooter Caper". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neo Posted January 30, 2023 Report Share Posted January 30, 2023 A lot of juristictions are using these now to catch car thieves. These are Flock license plate reader cameras. Don't know if these were used in this case or they just went on tips from the public. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjp28 Posted January 30, 2023 Author Report Share Posted January 30, 2023 2 hours ago, Neo said: A lot of juristictions are using these now to catch car thieves. These are Flock license plate reader cameras. Don't know if these were used in this case or they just went on tips from the public. I'm for all of the latest high tech equipment to catch the bad guys in the act wherever and whenever possible. It is making small time and big time crooks in the act. Also ring doorbells and public tips are great too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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