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Illinois Sheriff Employs 'Exterminator' To Fight Crime

from National Public Radio
October 20, 2010

The St. Clair County Sheriff's Department in Illinois has implemented a new way to fight crime. It's an armored car with multiple cameras and streaming video capabilities. They'll park it in front of troublemakers' homes to deter crime. NPR's Melissa Block talks to the county's sheriff, Mearl Justus, about the new armored car that he's calling "The Exterminator."

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  • All Things Considered, October 20, 2010
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