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Miami man accused of manipulating gas station pumps in St. Lucie County
TCPalm.com ^ | July 7, 2011 | Will Greenlee

Posted on 07/08/2011 7:37:24 AM PDT by ConservativeStatement

FORT PIERCE— A Miami man was arrested this week after a police investigation into damage to several St. Lucie County gas stations' fuel pumps that allowed thousands of dollars worth of fuel to be dispensed for free, according to recently released records.

Elton Paul Carter, 27, was arrested Tuesday on charges including robbery, organized dealing in stolen property, communication fraud of $300 or more, and third-degree grand theft following incidents that began in late April.

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TOPICS: Culture/Society
KEYWORDS: fuel; gas; gaspumps
We are re-living the late 70s. Can killer rabbits be far behind?
1 posted on 07/08/2011 7:37:32 AM PDT by ConservativeStatement
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To: ConservativeStatement

So, is he going to have to register as a sex offender?


2 posted on 07/08/2011 7:39:19 AM PDT by WayneS ("I hope you know this will go down on your PERMANENT record...")
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To: WayneS

It is called “transitioning” and an evolving paradigm. /sarc.


3 posted on 07/08/2011 7:52:34 AM PDT by ConservativeStatement (Obama "acted stupidly.")
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To: WayneS
So, is he going to have to register as a sex offender?

Did he molest the gas pumps,too?

4 posted on 07/08/2011 8:00:58 AM PDT by submarinerswife (Insanity is doing the same thing over and over, while expecting different results~Einstein)
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To: ConservativeStatement

Your comment brings to mind a funny story from the Carter years..during the gasoline crisis.

My father, at that time, owned a car dealership in the Bronx, NY. Because of the very high gas prices, they weren’t filling up the new cars when they delivered them..they were just putting in a a gallon or so of gas.

There was a gas station right across from the dealership, and people usually would go over there to fill up. One afternoon, I’d stopped by my dad’s place for a visit, when I noticed this HUGE commotion across the street..Police cars, official cars, and TV news camera crews..

Seems that a day or so earlier, this guy had taken deliver of his new car, went across the street to fill it up. Car took 22 gallons..he has the receipt..later that night, he’s reading the owner’s manual, notice that the car has a 14 galloon tank, OOPSIE.

At the time Bess Meyerson..former Miss America, was the NYC Consumer affairs commissioner..sao she arranged this big sting...with the media waiting around the corner..

Back before digital pumps, it was easy to manipulate the mechanisms on the pumps...like when you could clock back the odometers on cars..


5 posted on 07/08/2011 8:07:30 AM PDT by ken5050 (Save the earth..it's the ONLY planet with CHOCOLATE!!!)
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To: submarinerswife

Well, apparently he ‘manipulated’ them in some way...


6 posted on 07/08/2011 8:23:52 AM PDT by WayneS ("I hope you know this will go down on your PERMANENT record...")
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To: ConservativeStatement

organized dealing in stolen property,sounds more like the IRS.


7 posted on 07/08/2011 8:24:27 AM PDT by Vaduz
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To: submarinerswife; All

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“So, is he going to have to register as a sex offender?
Did he molest the gas pumps,too?”
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LOL Reminds me of a joke:

Two Aliens land in Detroit, next to a Gas station. The Aliens waddleout of their ship and look around.
The first thing they see that resembles a being is the Gas pump.
The two Aliens approach. The first one says “Earthling take me to your leader!”

He gets no response. The first Alien looks at his buddy then addresses the pump again. “Earthling, I said Take me to your leader!”

Still no response. The first Alien then turns to the second and says
“If this Earthling doesn’t show me some respect I’m going to blast him!”
The second Alien replies “O.K. but, I’m just going to stand down on the next block.”
The first Alien looks a little puzzled, but waits for the other to waddle to the next block.
He then addresses the pump a third time. “Earthling take me to your leader!”

No response. The Alien then pulls out his ray-gun and shoots the pump.
After the explosion the Alien gets up dusts himself off then staggers down the block to his buddy, He then says to the second Alien “If you knew that was going to happen why didn’t you warn me?”

The second replies “ I didn’t know what was going to happen, but I’m not going to mess with anyone who can hang his penis to the ground, wrap around his body twice, and still stick it in his ear!”

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8 posted on 07/08/2011 10:33:47 AM PDT by patriot08 (TEXAS GAL- born and bred and proud of it!)
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