Springfield Mayor Dom Sarno slapping his own wrist- to illustrate what the State Legislature and judges were doing.
Giving criminals a slap on the wrist.
The latest is a Springfield man was part of a duo that is accused of stealing catalytic converters along School Street....had a total of 98 criminal arraignments against him.
That man John Larder was arrested over the weekend.
The mayor says he is building the city for the future with economic development projects that will create jobs and a better way of life- but that criminals acting at will and judges who slap wrists are working against the city interests.
The Mayor has been a frequent critic of judges who he says needs to do more.
“Catalytic converter thefts continue to be a major issue not just in our city, but across the country. These thieves can remove these car parts in less than a minute leaving the driver or business without the use of their vehicle(s) until its repaired. This suspect with now more than 100 arraignments clearly has skirted any serious repercussions for his repeated crimes. I’d like to thank our officers’ quick response, our hard-work Auto-Theft Detectives and our Crime Analysts for an excellent job of working together to apprehend these suspects Sunday morning,” said Springfield Police Superintendent Cheryl Clapprood.
(Photo Credit: John Baibak, WHYN News - Springfield Police Department)
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