Phila. City Employees Charged with Operating On-The-Job Theft Ring

**Story** · December 17th, 2009, 12:19 AM

http://www.kyw1060.com/City-Employee...-Theft/5909189

Nine current and former City of Philadelphia employees have been charged with a series of home invasions and thefts in the Northeast.

District attorney Lynne Abraham (right) say that a city crew that was supposed to do "clean and sweeps" in homes was involved in a scheme to do "clean and steals" instead.

The audio version of this says seven firearms were recovered and that these dirtbags might have lifted as many as 25.

**vetter3006** · December 17th, 2009, 08:49 AM

This sure does not shock me at all! Typical for city operations.

**sttaffy** · December 18th, 2009, 11:31 AM

I helped pay their salaries, yay!

**kadar** · December 18th, 2009, 12:43 PM

Originally Posted by sttaffy

I helped pay their salaries, yay!

You mean that you are STILL helping pay their salaries?
http://abclocal.go.com/wpvi/story?se...ime&id=7174987

Mayor Michael Nutter's spokesman says the city is currently investigating those who were in charge and further charges may be coming. In the meantime, five of those charged remain on the city payroll until administrative hearings can be held.

**sttaffy** · December 18th, 2009, 04:27 PM

Yeah, that';s what I meant. This must be what that extra 1% sales tax is for - keeping criminals and thieves on the city payroll...

**joelad** · December 24th, 2009, 04:39 PM

I just read about this in our local paper, the Northeast Times. What a fucking disgrace. I never did agree with CLIP, they had powers far beyond those any governmental agency at that level should have.

I can't wait to get out of this shitty city!!!