Flea market Busted

[bmore_ken]

As regulars perused handmade jewelry, discounted bedsheets, slightly-worn stuffed animals and other knick-knacks, dozens of Baltimore County police officers swarmed into a bustling Dundalk flea market Saturday morning to bust vendors allegedly selling counterfeit merchandise.

What appeared to be fleece North Face jackets, UGG Boots, DVDs and CDs were seized by officers serving search warrants on 16 vendors at the Plaza Flea Market on Old North Point Boulevard.

Several officers blocked off exits to the market, while others went to specific tables, keeping the vendors from leaving. Over an intercom, authorities announced that the flea market was closing. Shoppers had to show police at the door photo I.D.s to verify they were not among those targeted by the warrants.

http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/mar...,6308959.story

My tax dollars at work. Business must be slow for the county cops. Maybe the county should loan some of them to the city

[ivanbalt]

I'm shocked that there were bootlegs at the dirt mall.

[bmore_ken]

My question is who the hell is still buying bootlegs anyway? I can download any cd out there in 2 minutes and any movie in about 10-15

[BiggSeth]

Now I have to tell the wife that her flea market Northface jacket and matching UGGS are fake???


Not going to be a good night at the Bigg homestead!

[bmore_ken]

Too funny Seth ya cheap barstard

[Eastside Terp]

My question is who the hell is still buying bootlegs anyway? I can download any cd out there in 2 minutes and any movie in about 10-15

maybe by "unknowingly" buying bootlegs they have shifted the burden of legitimacy to the merchants .....

hard to look at knowingly downloading copy written material without paying for it as anything but stealing ......

[jessup270]

Almost every metro police department in the nation will tell you, they are aware of the location of open air drug markets in their communities.

I am still amazed that police have the needed manpower to raid a flea market, but don't have the manpower to squash open air drug markets.

[octoburn]

maybe by "unknowingly" buying bootlegs they have shifted the burden of legitimacy to the merchants .....

hard to look at knowingly downloading copy written material without paying for it as anything but stealing ......

That's because it is stealing.

[Eastside Terp]

That's because it is stealing.

ya think .......