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Railroad vandal caught!

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  • Member since
    December 2003
  • From: St Paul, MN
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Posted by Big_Boy_4005 on Thursday, December 23, 2004 8:03 AM
I find the damage figures cited in the article hard to believe. The charges seem a little over blown. The truth is this one guy's total damages are less than the value of 2 boxcars, in terms of total dollars. Furthermore the "damage" does not impede the functioning of the cars.

The guy was pretty stupid hitting buildings in the area. He gave away his location. So, they'll make an example of him.

This is a real coup for law enforcement, now all they have to do is catch the other 10,000 taggers in California. A huge waste of taxpayers dollars to prosecute this guy, when so many violent and more "worthy" criminals roam free.
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  • From: Midtown Sacramento
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Railroad vandal caught!
Posted by Jetrock on Thursday, December 23, 2004 7:17 AM
Here's an article from the Sacramento Bee about the apprehending of suspected boxcar tagger "Crooks"...

http://sacbee.com/content/news/story/11849146p-12736368c.html

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