A man claimed his car was stolen from a parking garage while he was at work. Detective Ray inspected the parking ticket timestamp, looked at the dusty windshield of the recovered car abandoned two blocks away, and charged the owner with filing a false report. Why?
The car owner
The car's windshield was covered in a thick layer of street dust and pollen, yet the parking garage ticket was timestamped for the same morning. A car driven out of a garage and abandoned two blocks away would have wiper tracks or clean spots where the driver looked through, or wouldn't accumulate heavy dust in a short span.
About this riddle
Detective riddles are tiny mysteries. Look for the detail in the story that does not fit; it is usually the clue that solves the case.
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