The weather has been pretty nasty in Maine. If the Portland Police Department had it their way, criminals would take a back seat to all of the other very important things that police officers do when driving conditions are hazardous due to ice and snow, such as providing assistance to people who get into car accidents. Or perhaps a nice officer has helped you dig out when your wheels were stuck in snow. Don't people know how inconvenient it is to commit a crime in bad weather? The nerve of some criminals…

Check out the latest hilarious tweet from the Portland PD:

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