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Florida Cops Top Texas FF's In Longevity Record For Missing Body

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IT’S ONLY BEEN ONE DAY SINCE A TEXAS man was found dead in a burned out house  after the FD left the scene – 5 days later.  STATter911 has the STORY HERE about the man’s family who came searching for him and found him laying in the rubble.

The record for “left body” didn’t hold up for long, though.  A dead man in Gainesville, Florida, was left sitting upright in the front back seat of his car for 12 days.  While he was a’mouldering there, the car was ticketed for a parking violation – 7 times. 

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“See?  He’s right there!”  Gainesville Sun photo

The first ticket was written on the day after the 42-yr.-old man was last seen alive.  His death is not being considered suspicious, but the meter maids are going back to class for further training.

The Gainesville Sun has the FULL STORY.

Posted by on February 26, 2009 • Filed under: current events
  • Dal90

    In areas served by the Connecticut State Police, whenever they have an auto accident at night but no one with the car they clear the area with one of these three:

    1) Helicopter with FLIR
    2) Canine
    3) FD Thermal Imager

    It came about from an incident about six years back. Trooper arrived ahead of the FD, no one by the vehicle, car wasn’t heavily damaged. He released the FD immediately on their arrival. Victim’s friends found his body a few days later in the woods by where the accident had been. Du’oh.

  • Dal90

    In areas served by the Connecticut State Police, whenever they have an auto accident at night but no one with the car they clear the area with one of these three:

    1) Helicopter with FLIR
    2) Canine
    3) FD Thermal Imager

    It came about from an incident about six years back. Trooper arrived ahead of the FD, no one by the vehicle, car wasn’t heavily damaged. He released the FD immediately on their arrival. Victim’s friends found his body a few days later in the woods by where the accident had been. Du’oh.

  • tb

    Was the decedent a police officer? If not, can someone explain why he has a “I am a cop” license plate?

  • tb

    Was the decedent a police officer? If not, can someone explain why he has a “I am a cop” license plate?

  • Alan Glogovsky

    How does a meter maid write a ticket with somebody sitting upright in the front seat and not make any contact with the “driver”. I’m sure that after the first summons was written and the second was written someone should have noticed the guy there.

    I can almost and I say almost understand missing somebody in a fire especially if there is a lot of debris or the victim was in a void maybe, but in broad dayight when the metermaid is standing in front of the car and usually places the summons on the driver’s side window.

  • Alan Glogovsky

    How does a meter maid write a ticket with somebody sitting upright in the front seat and not make any contact with the “driver”. I’m sure that after the first summons was written and the second was written someone should have noticed the guy there.

    I can almost and I say almost understand missing somebody in a fire especially if there is a lot of debris or the victim was in a void maybe, but in broad dayight when the metermaid is standing in front of the car and usually places the summons on the driver’s side window.

  • Andy

    Yeah I saw the tag. I was wondering the same thing TB. SOMEBODY wasn’t paying attention!!!

  • Andy

    Yeah I saw the tag. I was wondering the same thing TB. SOMEBODY wasn’t paying attention!!!

  • Dave

    Um, RTFA. The body was seated in the back seat, passenger side. Rear windows were tinted.

  • Dave

    Um, RTFA. The body was seated in the back seat, passenger side. Rear windows were tinted.

  • firegeezer

    Thanks, Dave. My mistake in reading comprehension. I made the correction.

    Firegeezer

  • firegeezer

    Thanks, Dave. My mistake in reading comprehension. I made the correction.

    Firegeezer