Springfield man, enraged EBT card would not cover $14 bill, threatens to kill store clerk

Masslive ^ | 1/13/2015 | Masslive

[Vermont Lt]

SPRINGFIELD - Police arrested a 23-year-old Springfield man who threatened to kill a Sumner Avenue convenience store clerk during a 2 a.m. dispute over $14 in merchandise and an out-of-state electronic benefits debit card, police said.

[Vermont Lt]

Only in the dear city of my youth.

[goldstategop]

Wow.... your EBT card runs low and you threaten to murder the store clerk for not crediting your purchase anyway.

That’s what we call a low-info customer.

[KoRn]

Where do they find the people that write these headlines we see sometimes?

[goldstategop]

A thug.

I mean what happened to his welfare cash? Dummy.

[Vermont Lt]

I used to live about two blocks from this place.

The neighborhood is all two family homes. Back in the day, they were owner on the first floor, tenant or kid on the second.

Now, they are almost all absentee owners. It used to be a nice lower middle class, post office or factory worker.

This is a downright shame.

[Gaffer]

Unfortunately, not just your former city. Everywhere in this country this sort of thing happens. That’s what happens when you give them everything they need and don’t make them work.

[SpaceBar]

Now multiply by forty million when the spigot runs dry.

[Gaffer]

I’m guessing there’s a lot of Section 8 in there now.

[defconw]

Since when can you buy tp with EBT?

[headstamp 2]

As many here have said would happen once the EBT cards stopped working.

[dennisw]

********** don't get between a lo-IQ stoner and his midnight munchies

 

 

 

SPRINGFIELD - Police arrested a 23-year-old Springfield man who threatened to kill a Sumner Avenue convenience store clerk during a 2 a.m. dispute over $14 in merchandise and an out-of-state electronic benefits debit card, police said.

Steven TavarezSpringfield police photo 

Police spokesman Sgt. John Delaney said police arrested and charged Steven Tavarez of 18 Keith St. with armed robbery, destruction of property, and threatening to commit murder.

Delaney said Tavarez went into the Sunoco gas and convenience store, 730 Sumner Ave, at around 2:30 a.m. to purchase a bag of chips, a can of vegetable juice, a turkey and cheese sandwich, and some toilet paper. He gave the clerk a New York State EBT card to purchase the items. But when the clerk told him the card showed there were not funds in the account and it would not cover the $14.24 bill, Tavarez became enraged.

[Vermont Lt]

I cut and pasted it. I did not see I pulled the comments section in on it.

If the Admin could edit that, I would appreciate it.

[goldstategop]

Steve Tavarez:

[goldstategop]

If he got SNAP, you’re NOT allowed to buy toilet paper with your EBT card. Only food and drinks.

Sheesh.

[Blueflag]

when the music stops ...

[LostInBayport]

some toilet paper

He must have reeeeeaaallly had to go if he started threatening murder.

How long before some democrat politician starts crying for EBT reciprocity among the 57 states?

[goldstategop]

Well... he’ll have plenty of time to think about what he did in jail.

[goldstategop]

As I said, you can’t buy that on SNAP.

Yup, as I said, we have low-info customers here.

He didn’t get TANF. And just how exactly does someone from Massachusetts have a New York State EBT card?

Just curious.

[I want the USA back]

Since we are paying for their full support, we have a right to a full accounting of this. Can’t this spoiled democrat get a job sweeping floors?

[Fightin Whitey]

Where do they find the people that write these headlines we see sometimes?

On my screen the headline is right there in black and white.

Is it fading in and out for you?

What else do you see sometimes?