Wednesday, May 6, 2020

"Tiger King" Minimalized

  News article in local paper, May 4, 2020
    "Multistate crime ring busted in Green Island"
There's apparently big money in thermostats and circuit breakers in the NYC market. A local crew, in Green Island no less,  allegedly specialized in this market; they were recently arrested for stealing from a man from California who wanted to buy circuit breakers but instead was robbed of his cash, credit cards, and his Rolex watch. Another victim lost $200,000 worth of equipment in credit card scam from them. Investigation, including that of the FBI,  revealed a crime ring operating across 7 states,  amounting to millions of dollars in fraudulent activity.
   The local arrest included 2 men who were in possession of lots of cash, dozens of cellphones, and multiple loaded firearms, including semi-assault weapons.  One of them was also wearing the stolen Rolex.
   A potential Netflix series could potentially revolve around the alleged mastermind of the thefts---a 23-year-old paraplegic who had been getting to crime scenes in what police say was a stolen handicap mini-van.
      More charges from multiple agencies are expected to follow.
   
 

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