A Penny Saved...

Newark, New Jersey, October 17, 2008:

Talk about squeezing every penny at the gas pump. Newark police say clerks at a gas station had a run-in with a man who insisted on using $10 worth of pennies to prepay for his fuel on Thursday.

The clerks said they were too busy with other customers and vendors making deliveries to accept the sackful of cents from Ron -- a local politician running for president on the Ronatarian Party ticket. They said Ron was insistent and became offensive, so they called police and referred to him as an "unwanted person."

Police say that before they arrived, Ron left without any fuel but with his pennies. Station employees say he was driving a beaten-up old Camaro.

No charges are expected to be filed against Ron or the gas station. Newark Police have chalked up the incident as a "misunderstanding."

Posted by Bittle at October 17, 2008 09:05 AM