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Second L.A. TV station chases after handicap placard abusers
NBC affiliate follows ABC competitor with two-part series
Not to be out done by its Channel 7 rival (see video on main page of CSLEA Web site), Channel 4, the NBC affiliate in Los Angeles, just ran a two-part series on handicap placard abuse, only this time in Downtown Los Angeles, where no one can seem to find a parking space anymore. More... |
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Busted Dodge dealer; nailed DMV employee highlight busy January for DMV Investigators
Larry Carmean can never be accused of doing it small
If convicted, Larry Carmean, 61, can never be accused of doing it small. The numbers in the allegations against him are impressive: - $1.6 million defrauded Chrysler Financial in new car inventory
- $1.3 million in embezzlement and grand theft of customers
- $750,000 defrauded Chrysler Financial in used car inventory
- $132,000 in used car inventory to AFC Financial
- 92 transactions with possible violations
- 45 customers potentially victimized
- 35 felony charges
All of this from two Dodge dealerships in sleepy little El Dorado County. More... |
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L.A. television station, DMV investigators team up to send powerful message to handicap parking violators
Embarrassing public exposure can await those who break the law
" 'So what's the sense of a disabled placard if I cannot park here and pick up my mom?' asked Jess. 'She's still in the mall.' Just seconds later, when asked again where his mother was, Jess said his brother had picked up their mother already." DMV investigators with Disabled Person Parking Placard enforcement detail have been receiving some nice help in their jobs from local ABC-TV affiliate Channel 7 in Los Angeles, which has been commendably tenacious in helping expose handicap parking scofflaws to a wider public. More... |
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Sunnyvale motorcycle dealer arrested by DMV investigators
-- Alleged consignment embezzling hands 48-year-old proprietor a pre-Christmas court date
"Our no cost consignment option is both popular and effective, exposing your motorcycle to hundreds of potential buyers each day eliminating the hassle of trying to sell it yourself," reads the Web site of Rider's Choice Used Bike Warehouse in Sunnyvale (Santa Clara County). More... |
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British automotive Web site offers some sterling advice
Podcasts have some information beneficial to American cousins as well
Auto Trader advertises itself as the No. 1 place to buy and sell a car in Britain. Complementing its print publication is an extensive Web site begun in 1996. The site also offers an education, through podcasts, on many aspects of car buying and selling. The link below takes you to the site's page of podcasts. More... |
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