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Police officers suspected that a car they had pulled over was stolen, so they called the registered owner and left a message.

員警懷疑一輛被他們要求路邊停車的車輛是贓車，因此致電該車的登記車主並留言。

But when the owner called back, officers say, she apparently thought the message was from a drug dealer, and she was busted for allegedly trying to buy crack cocaine.

但當車主回電時，員警表示，她顯然以為留言人是毒販，並被以涉嫌企圖購買快克古柯鹼（的罪名）逮捕。

"Officers put in a lot of energy to close a case, so we never mind getting one on sheer luck and stupidity," Lake Charles police Sgt. Mark Kraus said.

「員警得花好一番工夫才能結案，所以我們不介意純憑運氣與（嫌犯的）愚蠢搞定一件案子，」（路易斯安納州）查爾斯湖的警官馬克．克勞斯說。

He said officers Hope Kingery and George Miller stopped a vehicle for a traffic violation and the driver could not produce identification or a valid driver’s license. Miller called the car’s registered owner and left a message.

他說，員警金裘利與米勒攔下一輛交通違規的車輛，該車駕駛人無法提出身分證明或有效駕照。米勒致電該車登記車主並且留言。

About an hour later, Miller got a call on his cell phone from the apparent owner of the car "who stated that she would like to buy $150 in crack," Kraus said.

約莫1小時後，米勒的手機接獲顯然是該車車主的來電，「表明她要買150美元的快克，」克勞斯說。

新聞辭典

crack︰名詞，快克，毒品「鹽酸古柯鹼」的俗名，是古柯鹼（cocaine）與鹼加熱反應去除鹽酸後的成品。

put in：在某處或為工作花費時間或精力。如He put in very much effort on the case.（他為那件案子花了很多氣力。）put someone in their place（讓某人知道他們並沒有自己想像的那麼重要）；put yourself in someone’s place（設身處地將心比心）。例句：Just put yourself in the place of your mother who had to bring up 3 little kids on her own after divorce.（設身處地為你媽想一想，她離婚後得獨力扶養3個小孩。）

來源：自由時報

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