Real Environmental Enforcement

March 26, 2009

Now here is a job for me! Idlers beware! Only in New York and other parts of the US though :( , I think I would have to modify the outfit a little but I know this job would give me pleasure and I see no other way to enforce these issues.

Polluters, Beware: These Eco-Police Officers Are for Real

Officer Stevens’s uniform is olive green, not blue, and he wears a Stetson hat that gives him a friendly Smokey Bear look. But drivers of smoke-bellowing trucks, owners of oil-oozing body shops, vendors of undersize fish and other city dwellers underestimate him at their peril. As a member of a small force of police officers whose sole focus is enforcing environmental laws, Officer Stevens carries a gun and handcuffs and can haul a suspect off to jail. These environmental conservation officers number barely 20 in New York City, out of about 300 around the state, but issue about 2,000 summonses for violations and criminal charges annually.

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