Thursday, September 09, 2004

Martha Stewart Beware!

Next time you think the cops are just raddar-gunning you, think again! Martha Stewart, beware the wrath of the New Haven police!
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Starting Friday, New Haven will be the second municipality in the country to use a revolutionary technology that scans license plates to instantly determine if the vehicle is stolen or the owner delinquent on property tax payments.

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If the BootFinder makes a hit, the vehicle will be towed and impounded.

"We’re not playing a game of ‘gotcha,’" said Mayor John DeStefano Jr. as he and other city officials unveiled BootFinder Wednesday at the Department of Public Works on Middletown Avenue.

"We’re using technology to make the city safer," DeStefano said, as well as seeing that people pay their fair share of taxes.
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Definitely check out the front-page photo of a rabid-looking cop wielding his IRS fraudster-zapper.
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