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Buffalo Parking Meter Mechanic Who Stole 800,000 quarters over 8 Years Will Spend 2 1/2 Years in Prison

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Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com James Bagarozzo spent eight years stealing quarters from parking meters in Buffalo. By the time he was arrested in December 2011, authorities said he had stolen 800,000 quarters – or $200,000. The parking meter mechanic was sentenced to 2 1/2 ears in prison Friday. “When he went to work, half of his day…

Mexican Drug Traffickers Dug Tunnels Under Metered Parking Spaces in Az

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By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com Mexican drug dealers are getting pretty darn imaginative when it comes to using tunnels at the border. ABC News reports that authorities found smugglers had dug more than a dozen tunnels at the border in Nogales, Az, that opened up right under a parking lot with meters. ABC reported…