Friday, May 9, 2008

Taxi Police Trap: Man Accused Of Providing Illegal Taxi Service - 78-Year-Old Says He Was Just Being Kind


MIAMI GARDENS, Florida - A man who said he thought he was just helping a woman in need is accused of running an illegal taxi service. Miami-Dade County's Consumer Services Department has slapped Rosco O'Neil with $2,000 worth of fines, but O'Neil claims he is falsely accused. The 78-year-old said he was walking into a Winn-Dixie to get some groceries when he was approached by a woman who said she needed a ride. "She asked me, 'Do I do a service?'" O'Neil said. "I told her no. She said, 'I need help getting home.'" O'Neil told the woman if she was still there when he finished his shopping, he would give her a ride. She was, so he did. More... Discount Magazine Subscriptions - Discount Cigarettes & Tobacco - Nutty News Marketplace - Sierra Club