JR Wrote:
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> alien Wrote:
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> > Seems like a small number to me. You can find
> 30
> > or 40 hanging in front of any 7-11 in Herdon,
> > Springfield or Manassass just about any time of
> > day. Have a one-day sting and hit 20 7-11's
> and
> > you'll get ten times what they got.
>
>
> Not any more:
>
> Fairfax County police have begun arrests at a
> Springfield 7-Eleven for trespassing, police said
> last week.
>
> Lieutenant David M. Smith said at a March 16
> Citizen Advisory Committee meeting that people
> hanging around the 7-Eleven at 6225 Backlick Road
> were arrested and charged with trespassing. As of
> Wednesday, no trial had taken place.
>
> At a CAC meeting in February, Smith said he had
> met with Lee District Supervisor Jeff McKay (D) to
> discuss the problem after complaints about men
> hanging out around the store. In order to
> prosecute the men, Smith explained, police had to
> get an agreement from the operators of the
> 7-Eleven that they would prosecute for
> trespassing. After getting that agreement and
> permission from the Commonwealth's Attorney,
> police were ready to begin arrests.
>
> "We've got everything we need to do, to do what we
> need to do," Smith said at February's CAC meeting.
> He added that they would hold one court day a
> month for arrests at the 7-Eleven.
>
> Although the arrests have just begun, Smith said
> last week that it looks like they're having an
> impact.
>
> "There wasn't anybody there today," he said.
>
>
http://kingstowne.patch.com/articles/police-begin-
> arrests-at-springfield-7-eleven
A couple of years ago all the illegal aliens threatened to stay home for a day so everyone could see all the jobs they do not getting done. It didn't seem like such a good idea as everyone would also be reminded how easy it could be getting in and out of convenience stores.