WHAT A HEEL: Parking (Meter) Violation
Parking meter repairman William J. Fell is accused of stealing $170,000 in quarters, dimes and nickels from Alexandria, VA, meters, reports The Washington Post:
The 61-year-old city employee did it, police say, by going to work at 3 a.m., well before his shift started. He would jump in his city truck and, under the cover of darkness, empty into bags the contents of coin canisters from parking meters all over Old Town, according to court documents.
Then he would drive back to his personal car, stash the bags in his trunk and go about his normal workday fixing meters, a search warrant affidavit said. …
Fell, who worked for the city for 16 years before his promotion in June in the Department of Transportation and Environmental Services, faces two counts of embezzlement by a public officer and is being held at the city jail. …
Police say Fell, who lives alone, did not appear to use the money for anything specific and mostly just kept it in his home.
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