Plus, unlike most crossovers, most traditional SUVs boast substantial towing capacities when properly equipped and can easily pull a sizeable boat to the lake or a family-sized trailer to a campsite once the weather turns warm.

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"We used a robot to pull the tarp off the boat, " David Procopio of the Massachusetts State Police said.

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"Once we saw that, we felt comfortable enough to send some officer tactical equipment to grab him and pull him away from the boat, " Deveau said.

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