Monday, March 27th, 2006

Maybe He Needed To Feed The Meter?

The question in everyone’s mind is how many quarters it takes to justify a year in jail. Answer — $60 worth:

City officials have arrested a Department of Transportation parking-meter supervisor for pocketing quarters from the meters.

Bronx resident William Ramirez, 53, was charged with petit larceny and official misconduct and faces up to a year in jail for grabbing $60 in quarters.

Investigations Commissioner Rose Gill Hearn said Ramirez “used his position as a DOT supervisor to ’shortchange’ the city of revenue from parking meters.”

“As a result of his illegal actions, he will find himself parked in a city jail.”