- CONWAY, Massachusetts: A man angry that a car dealership refused to take back a “lemon” van he had purchased, intentionally crashed it into seven parked vehicles, according to police.
The dispute began when David Cross, 42, of Salisbury, Massachusetts, and his wife on Monday bought a van at the Portsmouth Used Car Superstore, in Portsmouth, New Hampshire, said Portsmouth Police Lt. Russell Russo. Cross told police that his mechanic quickly found a variety of problems with the van and advised him to return it to the dealer. But the business refused to take back what Cross said was a “lemon,” Russo told Reuters. After the dealership closed, Cross returned at midnight and used his van to smash into seven vehicles on the dealer’s lot, including a Mercedes C300 and a Ford Mustang, causing damage initially estimated at $20,000, police said. “He damaged each one, and then he left his van that he bought behind,” Russo said. He then crossed the street to where a police cruiser happened to be parked and reported the incident, leading an officer back to the wrecks.

