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A Philly police ‘courtesy tow’ landed a lawyer in handcuffs for ‘stealing’ her own car

“I thought, ‘They must think I’m somebody else.‘ They tell me to put my hands up and back toward them, and then they immediately take my hands behind my back and handcuff me.”

Mary Henin leans against her car, which police advised her to report stolen after it was moved by the city. She reported it found, but police did not enter the paperwork properly, leaving her to be stopped for stealing her own car.
Mary Henin leans against her car, which police advised her to report stolen after it was moved by the city. She reported it found, but police did not enter the paperwork properly, leaving her to be stopped for stealing her own car.Read moreMONICA HERNDON / Staff Photographer