Always Something There to Remind Me
The strangest things can spur our memory. For Proust it was biting in a madeleine cookie that instantly transported him back to his childhood.
For Frisco, TX traffic cop Jerry Varner, it was seeing his stolen truck driving towards him on the very street where he was working last weekend.
Yes, though his maroon pickup was parked a mere 100 yards away, Varner did not see Matthew Herring (left) allegedly break into it and drive away. But once Herring was barreling towards him, Varner had a moment of clarity: "Hey, that's my truck!"
Varner motioned for Herring to stop but Herring threw the vehicle into reverse, hitting several cars in an attempt to flee, police say. Herring was charged with theft and evading arrest and I bet Varner has learned to keep an eye on his rig.
