Mix-Up Leads To Police Detaining Hines Ward At Gunpoint
LOS ANGELES (AP) A mix-up over a reported stolen car led to Pittsburgh Steelers wide receiver Hines Ward briefly being detailed by police at gunpoint on Thursday. According to police, Ward released without being arrested.
Hines and a woman friend were stopped in her car at about 1:30 a.m. in North Hollywood because she had reported the car stolen on April 19, said Sgt. Maria Morrison.
The two had left a restaurant in North Hollywood, said officer Sara Faden.
Police took Hines out of the car at gunpoint and handcuffed him, Morrison said. Hines and the woman were released after she was able to prove the car was hers.
"She had gone somewhere, misparked it, reported it stolen and found it later" but failed to cancel the police report, Morrison said.
Hines cooperated with police while he was detained, she said.
The woman's name wasn't released, but she isn't Hines' partner on "Dancing With the Stars," Morrison said.
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