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No Quarter: Aussie gang pinched for stealing over $550,000... from parking meters

Ever since the advent of the parking meter, there have been hoods cracking them open and stealing the coins inside. Historically, we're talking about nickels and dimes here, but while those can add up, this is a different ballgame altogether. A gang of criminals in Queensland, Australia, has been arrested for stealing a whopping $800,000 (in Australian dollars, or about $550k in American greenbacks) from local parking meters. How'd they do it? Details aren't being disclosed while the investigation is still under way, other than to say that ... Read more →

The parking meter called, your time's up Chris Tutor

Have you ever rushed out of the office to feed your parking meter to find a friendly traffic cop writing you a sweet little love note? Wouldn't it have been nicer had the cop just called you to say, ...

No Quarter: Aussie gang pinched for stealing over $550,000... from parking meters 8 months ago on Autoblog

Ever since the advent of the parking meter, there have been hoods cracking them open and stealing the coins inside. Historically, we're talking about nickels and dimes here, but while those can add up, this is a different ballgame altogether. A gang of criminals in Queensland, Australia, has been ...

The parking meter called, your time's up 2 years ago on Autoblog

Have you ever rushed out of the office to feed your parking meter to find a friendly traffic cop writing you a sweet little love note? Wouldn't it have been nicer had the cop just called you to say, "Hey, just though you might want to throw a couple of quarters down my way." Sorry, not gonna ...






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