NEWPORT — A car was reported stolen from Newport Center sometime early this morning, and whoever made off with the vehicle did not have to work too hard. The keys were left inside the vehicle.
The police are saying that at 8:05 a.m. Thursday, April 17, they received a call that a car had been stolen from Leadville Road in Newport Center.
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The owner of the vehicle, Patrick Corkins, 43, of Newport, stated that his 2007 Ford Escape, color red, had been stolen sometime overnight.
He is reported to have said that it must have been sometime after midnight, and that there was a quarter tank of gas inside the vehicle.
The license plate number is FXY789.
Anyone with information is asked to call the Vermont State Police.
