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What Good is an Ankle Bling for Criminals?

Section: Community

Michele

Ok call me crazy, but I thought the purpose of an ankle bracelet was to detect the whereabouts of convicted criminals that were on house arrest. Yet, it appears that the criminal mind is always at work.

In March, New Orleans Police went searching for 22-year-old Josh Tapp on suspicion of auto theft. The GPS tracking device on the bracelets showed that Mr. Tapp was chilling at home. However, when police arrived at the home, the only thing chilling at the crib was Mr. Tapp’s ankle bracelet.

How clever of the slim ankles suspect. Yet, if he is so smart to figure out how to take off the bracelet without being detected, I am sure he is smart enough to know the consequences of his actions. When Mr. Tapp was arrested when he appeared in court on March 18 for a heroin charge.

If only these master minds of deviant, behavior would use their special powers for the good of humanity!

Read more. http://www.wwltv.com/topstories/stories/wwl040909cbtsap.bc2dadb1.html

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