I have to thank the good people of the Olathe Police Department for this one.
Two weeks ago, I covered an economy-related story on the budget for the Olathe School District. I had planned on talking to some school officials later in the morning, so I parked Cruiser 980 at the Board of Education building and handled my live reports from there.
Around 6:45, I got a visit from two Olathe Police cars and wondered what I’d done now.
As it turned out, someone had reported me as “suspicious”.
Here’s what the cops told me. They’d received a call about a “suspicious, multi-colored Mustang” parked in the lot at the BOE.
For the record, Cruiser 980 is an Alero, NOT a Mustang, and is clearly marked with the KMBZ logo on all sides.
That being said, I informed Program Director Neil Larrimore that I’ll be needing a Mustang immediately.