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I could not make this up... it's in our local paper today.
"A man dressed as a tree was arrested Monday afternoon in downtown Portland on a charge of obstructing a public way.
[The] Assistant Police said [the man], 30, of Portland, who was standing at High and Congress streets, was arrested after refusing orders to leave the busy intersection.
[He] was taken to the Cumberland County Jail in Portland, charged with the misdemeanor of obstructing a public way. His bail was set at $60 cash, according to a jail intake worker. He had not made bail as of early Monday evening.
[He] declined to be interviewed after being asked by the intake worker if he was interested in talking to the media.
Jail workers said the tree had to be removed from [him] so that a booking photo that clearly shows his face could be taken. The tree was being held at the jail."
(I removed the names).
Ah, Maine....
"A man dressed as a tree was arrested Monday afternoon in downtown Portland on a charge of obstructing a public way.
[The] Assistant Police said [the man], 30, of Portland, who was standing at High and Congress streets, was arrested after refusing orders to leave the busy intersection.
[He] was taken to the Cumberland County Jail in Portland, charged with the misdemeanor of obstructing a public way. His bail was set at $60 cash, according to a jail intake worker. He had not made bail as of early Monday evening.
[He] declined to be interviewed after being asked by the intake worker if he was interested in talking to the media.
Jail workers said the tree had to be removed from [him] so that a booking photo that clearly shows his face could be taken. The tree was being held at the jail."
(I removed the names).
Ah, Maine....