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AMERICAN POLICE BEAT: MAY 2009 57 Psycho money manager tries to run over Mass Trooper at the airport Time to sell one of the houses and hire a lawyer! C a n b e i n g i n c r e d i b l y wealthy make you nuts? Based on an incident at Boston's Logan Airport recently, the answer might be yes. According to police, prosecutors and an article in the Boston Globe, a portfolio manager from the wealthy Boston suburb of Wellesley is lucky she didn't kill the State Trooper that she fi rst ignored, then fl ed, and eventually dragged as she tried to fl ee the scene. The driver, Margaret Greer, 56, allegedly rolled up the window of her gray Mercedes Benz ML320 when a trooper asked her to move. Greer is accused of then striking the trooper with her side mirror, forcing him to run backwards for 15 feet while she sped toward him in the sport utility vehicle. When the trooper tried to unbuck- le her seatbelt, Greer dragged the trooper as she tried to get away. She was arraigned in East Boston District Court on charges of assault and battery on a police offi cer, as- sault with a dangerous weapon, and failure to stop for police. Greer had been idling in a marked bus lane outside a terminal waiting to pick up her husband, according to a press release from the Suffolk District Attorney's offi ce. The trooper asked Greer to move her Mercedes, suggesting that she circle or go wait in the cell phone lot. Greer rolled up her window and ignored the trooper's instructions, according to the district attorney. The trooper stepped in front of the sport utility vehicle and began writing her a ticket. "I'm not stopping the car! Get away from me," Greer shouted re- peatedly, according to one witness. The D.A. says Greer then allegedly hit the gas, accelerating sharply for- ward and to the left. In the process, the passenger side mirror hit the trooper. But Greer was stuck when she had to stop for oncoming traffi c. That gave the trooper enough time to ap- proach the vehicle, open the driver's side door, and ordered her out. She allegedly still refused to com- ply, driving forward and closing the door, according to the district attorney. Again Greer had to stop for traf- fi c. This time the trooper walked to the front of the SUV and told her to put the vehicle in park. Greer al- legedly accelerated directly toward the trooper. He was forced to run backward for about 15 feet before he could jump out of the way. The trooper opened her door and ordered Greer out of her Mercedes. This time, he reached inside in order to unfasten her seat belt, according to the district attorney. And again, Greer allegedly hit the gas and sped away, dragging the trooper a short distance. Additional State Police cruisers later stopped Greer's Mercedes on the Massachusetts Turnpike. The trooper noted that her passenger's side mirror was still folded in toward the body of the vehicle, indicating the previous impact. Police said Greer denied having been at the airport that day. She allegedly told troopers that she was driving home from her job at Merrill Lynch in downtown Boston. A web- site for Smith Barney shows that she actually works for that company in the portfolio management group. The trooper she allegedly struck at Logan arrived at the scene on the Turnpike, identifi ed Greer, and placed her under arrest. During the booking process, Greer allegedly refused to answer any questions regarding her use of alcohol or drugs and refused to assist in a mandatory suicide prevention inquiry, according to the district at- torney. It's hard being "Leona Helmsley rich." But that doesn't give people the right to run down cops with their SUVs. Circle number 85 on the Reader Service Card. Enroll now. Call 800-888-UMUC or visit umuc.edu/protect Copyright © 2009 University of Maryland University College Find out how University of Maryland University College (UMUC) can prepare you for a wide variety of investigative and law enforcement career opportunities in both government and private industry. JcYZg\gVYjViZYZ\gZZVcYXZgi^ÃXViZegd\gVbh in high-demand criminal justice disciplines 8dckZc^Zcidca^cZVcYdc"h^iZXaVhhZh HX]daVgh]^eh!adVchVcYVc^ciZgZhi"[gZZbdci]an payment plan available CdH6IgZfj^gZY Fight crime. Find advancement. UMUC CRIMINAL JUSTICE