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Updated: 10:33 AM Feb 21, 2008
Meth Users Stealing Identities
Do you worry about your car getting stolen or even your identity? If you don't think you'll be affected, Colorado Springs Police said think again. These crimes are growing in our community and they say they can be tied to one common factor: meth.
Posted: 9:13 PM Feb 20, 2008Reporter: Lauri Martin Email Address: lmartin@kktv11news.com |
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Whoa, ain't that the truth. I know a few of those myself.
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Someone commented the reason these useless individuals are not incarcerated is because there is no room at the county jail due to overcrowding. The reason some of them are not in jail is because they rat on others to avoid jail and have been doing it for a very long time. Meanwhile they continue to steal, forge checks, and committing other various crimes. Perhaps the people with the power should get involved and reconsider who they are and are not housing in the jails/prisons. It's pretty clear what's been done at this point hasn't and isn't working. To the person that said it's the communitys fault because we won't pass what is needed to build a another bigger jail. It takes tax dollars to build a new jail, and we have a limited number of taxpayers's, therefore it's not likely to happen. We as a community need to hold those who can make a positive difference responsible for the necessary changes that are needed in El Paso county.
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Maybe, it is time that we enact real penalties for meth users. 20 years sounds about right for a meth user who is also guilty of identity theft.
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Meth has been a huge problem in El Paso county for a very long time. It's to bad that people are acting surprised that
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