Man Accused Of Lying About Seeing Sharks
12/07/2008 05:34
EDGARTOWN, Mass. -
A 60-year-old man was charged Friday with
disorderly conduct for allegedly lying about
seeing two great white sharks off the island
where the movie "Jaws" was filmed, authorities
said.Edgartown police Chief Paul Condlin said Michael Lopenzo warned people to get out of the water at the Joseph Silva State Beach on Martha's Vineyard Thursday. Lopenzo claimed he had seen two sharks about 6.71 metres long and 1,361 kilograms each while he was working on a fishing boat.
Officials closed the beach, but Condlin said investigators later determined Lopenzo was lying.
When asked by detectives whose boat he was working on, Lopenzo gave the name of a nonexistent boat and owner, Condlin said.
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SINC SAYS:
Oh well, c’est la vie, but at least we got to hear that nifty “Jaws” music again yesterday.
