Camo cops catch speeders and, in Urban Camouflage, we have more in a second article...

Camo cops catch speeders

http://www.pittsburghlive.com/x/tribune-review/trib/regional/s_196220.html

By Bob Stiles
TRIBUNE-REVIEW
Friday, May 28, 2004

"First came state police troopers sitting in cars equipped with radar guns.

Then came helicopters tracking motorists from the air, followed by troopers disguised as PennDOT workers.

Now meet the "Camo Cops," dressed to catch speeders and make roadways safer.

This week, state troopers from the Indiana barracks began donning camouflage gear to nab fast-moving motorists in Indiana County.

And they plan to do more of the same."

AND, IN URBAN CAMOUFLAGE, HERE WE HAVE MORE...

Arlington camera acts as a rolling tax collector

http://www.washtimes.com/metro/20040527-103628-7477r.htm

By Tarron Lively
THE WASHINGTON TIMES

"Property-tax evaders and parking-ticket scofflaws in Arlington County take notice: Officials are collecting outstanding taxes and fines at the rate of about $900 an hour with the help of an electronic roving eye.

County officials last month began using the BootFinder, a small, hand-held camera that scans license plates of parked cars to identify people with delinquent property-tax bills and unpaid parking tickets.

The county spent $27,000 to buy the camera, which was developed by Alexandria company G2 Tactics, and has recovered about $900 each hour of its use, said Arlington County Treasurer Frank O'Leary.

"We have collected $29,847.51 on 72 vehicles in just 33 hours, since we began the program April 19," Mr. O'Leary said. "So in the first month of operations, the camera has paid for itself."

Two treasury workers patrol the city in a van, aiming the camera at the license plates of parked cars. The camera is connected to a laptop computer that compares the license owner's name against a database of persons with outstanding taxes or fines."

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The first article was disgusting on it's own, and then I found the second article via Karen De Coster's Blog, from her May 29th posting, and I concur, it is a sickness.

However, I do wonder, do they have a bag-limit, or, do we?

--WP