Woman gets theft citation for picking daffodils

[April 15, 2009]  CENTRALIA, Wash. (AP) -- A woman accused of picking daffodils on city property was arrested and given a theft citation.

Police said a man called to complain about the flower picker, and an officer found the 48-year-old woman at Providence Centralia Hospital. She said she had picked the flowers for a family member who was a patient.

Police Chief Bob Berg told KITI radio the woman was arrested after she became rude and threw the flowers at the officer.

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Information from: KITI-AM, http://www.live95.com/

[Associated Press]

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