The pump don't work 'cause the vandals took the handles

With the power unhooked, try to see if the impeller will spin free. Sounds like it is either bound up. It should spin freely and with a good spin keep going for a bit. There is a remote possibility that it could be a bad start capacitor, but usually when they are bad, you don't get the smell.
 
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