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Friday Five – Signs Stolen, Digitized, and Turtled
June 1, 2012 — Turtle crossing signs will soon be installed in Maine to keep drivers vigilant. (Via roadtrafficsigns.com) Maine installing turtle crossing road signs Motorists in Maine will soon have explicit orders to look out for some of the slower members of the animal kingdom. New turtle crossing road signs are set to be […]
Sign Theft: A Surprisingly Dangerous Crime
Use Drive Rivet to Stop Signs Theft We’ve all seen it: a stolen street sign hung in somebody’s dorm room or basement. It’s a standby for college students. Sign theft is distressingly common. But it’s still a crime. Of course, sign theft can compound into other problems. Steal an electric fence warning sign, and someone […]
Silicon Valley Executive Arraigned In Bar Code Scam
Thomas Langenbach allegedly manufactured his own barcode tags, to steal Legos. May 23, 2012 — Thomas Langenbach, the vice president of SAPS Labs Integration and Certification Center, was arraigned yesterday on four counts of second-degree burglary. Langenbach, 47, allegedly manufactured his own barcodes to slap on boxes of Lego toys at Target Stores all over […]
Friday Five: Poisoned Trees and Effective Billboards
Friday, April 27, 2012 — One of the billboards posted with Konias’ photo, which eventually led to his arrest. Billboards Aid in the Capture of a Wanted Man Billboards displaying a photograph of 22-year-old Kenneth Konias Jr. were posted by authorities, with instructions to call the FBI with any information – and the billboards worked. […]
Crime Watch or Crime Botch? The Legality of Neighborhood Watch Programs in the Trayvon Martin Case
Wednesday, April 11, 2012- The past month has been rife with debate and outrage regarding the shooting of Trayvon Martin, in which a 17-year old boy was killed by self-appointed neighborhood watch volunteer George Zimmerman. A hacked digital sign in Detroit, Michigan recently highlighted the persistent tones of racism underlying the case, when it was […]
Friday Five: On Signs, Streets, and OSHA
Friday, February 24, 2012 — Stolen Street Signs Raise Safety Concerns Most stories that you hear about street-sign theft involve drunken rowdiness, but in Montgomery County, North Carolina, thieves are stealing street signs for their aluminum. The aluminum burglars may make a profit, but they also endanger the public by stealing necessary street signs at […]
Friday Five: The Week’s Top Safety and Sign News Updates
Friday, February 17, 2012 — School Zone Sign Fury: 1 Sign with 6 Times Too Much for Detroit Area Drivers: In a Detroit suburb, a ridiculously complicated new speed limit sign designates six different times throughout a school day for drivers to slow their roll. Detroit motorists think the sign is unnecessary and even dangerous, […]