From today’s Chron:
DALLAS — A man who last year drew the ire of women’s rights groups for selling so-called “wife-beater” T-shirts on the Internet is facing a felony charge for purveying another questionable product: fake handicapped-parking placards.
James Doolin, 31, was arrested in Denton County on Sept. 5 for selling 100 phony tags for $500 to undercover sheriff’s officers.
He was charged with tampering with a government record, punishable by a maximum $10,000 fine and up to 10 years in jail, Denton County Sheriff’s Department spokesman Kevin Patton said Thursday.
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Patton said officials learned of the fake tags when an officer noticed one hanging from the rearview mirror of a vehicle in a handicapped spot in front of the Denton County Courthouse.
“They’re exactly the same size. All the writing from a distance looked authentic,” Patton said.
Upon closer inspection, Patton said, the tags were missing some numbers and letters, and were a darker blue than the real thing.
“We ran a sting on him and he was arrested after he made the sale,” Patton said.
If only Houston were that proactive.