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The Philadelphia L&I Office is warning of a suspect that is trying to extort money of unsuspecting citizens. The Mayor’s Office reports:

L&I Commissioner Carlton Williams warned Philadelphians to ask for proper identification from any L&I inspector who comes to a resident’s door in the wake of reports that an individual has sought entry into homes last Friday, yesterday and today in Kensington and Hunting Park.

“The Department of Licenses & Inspections is very concerned about reports of an individual purporting to be an L&I inspector attempting to enter our citizens’ homes,” L&I Commissioner Carlton Williams said. “We are working closely with the Philadelphia Police Department and other officials to investigate these reports. All citizens should be aware that inspectors from the Department of Licenses & Inspections wear official uniforms and will produce identification and business cards upon request. Inspectors will never request payment or state that a fee is owed.”

In today’s incident, the homeowner said the person posing as an L&I inspector flashed a badge of some kind and then asked for a $91 payment, which the homeowner provided. In other incidents, the person posing as an inspector has informed residents that a next-door neighbor’s house is to be torn down or an adjacent lot must be cleaned out and that the phony inspector must gain entry to the occupied residence.

“I urge all citizens to remain vigilant. If you are approached by an individual purporting to be an L&I inspector, please request to see identification. If you have any doubt that the individual is in fact an L&I inspector, you should refuse entry and call 911 immediately. Citizens can also contact L&I at 215-686-2400 to verify whether an inspector is scheduled to be at the location,” Williams said.

bookmark_borderWest Chester Parking Authority Corruption

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December 19, 2014

WEST CHESTER, PA — The West Chester Parking Authority has a long, troubled history. In fact, allegations are surfacing that show a systemic problem with bullying, corruption and other illegal behavior.

After months of complaints, former Officer Foster was terminated amid accusations of bullying, stalking, harassment and similar activities. However, his partner in crime, Officer Singley, remains on duty.

The officers appear to target citizens with disabilities. One victim claims to have been bullied, harassed and threatened for years. In addition, the officer purposely ticketed their vehicle. The car was legally parked displaying a handicapped placard.

When a complaint was filed with the West Chester Parking Authority, Hector Mojica, Parking Enforcement Manager, defended the actions of his employee. In a phone interview, Hector stated West Chester’s code was different than the State Of Pennsylvania. He went on to say that you have to feed the meter for the first hour while displaying a handicapped placard.

Hector’s claim would make West Chester Borough in violation of state and federal laws including 75 Pa. Cons. Stat. Ann. 3354(d)(1), the Pennsylvania Human Relations Act, Americans with Disabilities Act and various other hate crimes.

According to the victim, they requested (in person) a copy of the West Chester borough code or ordinance from Hector. Hector was unable to produce any local code or ordinance. Instead, Hector provided a copy of the Pennsylvania law 75 Pa. Cons. Stat. Ann. 3354(d)(1) which clearly states:

“Motor vehicles with ‘Person with a Disability’ or ‘Severely Disabled Veteran’ plates of placards may park for a period of 60 minutes in excess of the legal parking period permitted by local authorities….”

Despite the obvious illegal actions of Officer Singley, Hector continued bullying the victim and defending his employee saying, “take it to a judge.”

The investigation into the systemic corruption of the West Chester Parking Authority continues. If you have any information, please contact investigators:

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ADDITIONAL COMMENTS
Steve Wrote:
On 7/2/16 I had to park in a regular spot on Market St., near Church. Disability spot was taken by a car NOT displaying a placard. I displayed my placard & fed the meter. I became sick in the restaurant & spent nearly a half hour in the bathroom. I came out to a $25 ticket issued at 10:05 pm, on a weekend night. I was a matter of minutes overdue. I have sent in a dispute and offered to pay an additional $1.00. Waiting to hear from these inhuman people.

Dear Steve,
Thank you for your input. Pennsylvania state law requires a minimum of 1 hour free parking for cars displaying a handicap placard (no matter if it is designated handicapped parking.)
Sincerely,
Help Desk

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bookmark_borderEmerging Philadelphia Artist — EACE Real Music

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PHILADELPHIA — EACE (like Peace without the P!) is a recording artist from Philadelphia, PA USA. EACE’s ethnicity, overwhelming freestyle, and songwriting ability puts him up there with any hip hop artist today. EACE is a metaphor for Peace, stemming from his birth name “Issa”.

EACE is promoting his first album, Ultimate. Ultimate is a project co-produced by Philadelphian musician/producer/singer/songwriter Rick Reinhart. Ultimate is available via EACEMusic.com. Ultimate showcases EACE’s ability to grow outside of his comfort zone as an MC. This includes brighter vibes from singles like Millionaire, Damn, Take Off Them Clothes, Do It Like That, and Player Like Me. EACE also shows intense lyrical ability with tracks like Never Giving Up, and Mountain Top. Overall, the project includes quality production from Rick Reinhart, Mastering from legendary Gene_Leone_Mix, and slamming music arrangements from local talents Mark Kuryloski, D’Rek, Knowlege Productions, and Rick Reinhart.

When it comes to the stage, EACE has performed amongst a diversed crowd throughout the past few years. Including a series of improves over live instruments with the Rick Reinhart band. Other venues and performances in Philadelphia were Raise The Vibration, World Café Live, Legendary Dobbs, Temple campus and Atlantic City’s Elephant Talk. EACE’s single Millionaire has been recognized by the Philadelphia Recording Community. EACE will be building his personal youtube channel, www.youtube.com/EACETV this year. EACE plans on being unpredictable and reinventing his style on every album. Also, expect production/songwriting collaborations from EACE.

PEACE!

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