Latino Drivers Report Thefts By Cops

Latino Drivers Report Thefts By Cops
Suffolk County District Attorney Thomas J. Spota speaks at press conference after the grand jury indictment of David Laffer at Suffolk County Criminal Court on Thursday, June 30, 2011, in Riverhead, N.Y. Laffer is accused of shooting and killing four people on Father's Day during a robbery for painkillers at Haven Drugs in Medford, N.Y. Laffer pleaded not guilty to five counts of first-degree murder and four counts of criminal use of a firearm. (AP Photo/Kathy Kmonicek)
Suffolk County District Attorney Thomas J. Spota speaks at press conference after the grand jury indictment of David Laffer at Suffolk County Criminal Court on Thursday, June 30, 2011, in Riverhead, N.Y. Laffer is accused of shooting and killing four people on Father's Day during a robbery for painkillers at Haven Drugs in Medford, N.Y. Laffer pleaded not guilty to five counts of first-degree murder and four counts of criminal use of a firearm. (AP Photo/Kathy Kmonicek)

CORAM, N.Y. The story unfolds roughly the same way each time: A Latino immigrant is driving a car with out-of-state license plates, and a police officer pulls him over and asks for his driver’s license.

The driver, because he is an illegal immigrant, does not have a license, so the officer tells him to step out of the car and face the other way. The officer may ask to see the driver’s wallet; then he starts to search the car. After a few minutes, he hands the wallet back to the driver, tells him that everything is fine and sends him on his way.

Soon afterward, the driver discovers that money is missing from his wallet.

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