Government Workers Steal, Borrow, or Loan Out City Tools

Hmm, imagine that...government workers borrow and steal from the government and taxpayers. According to Syracuse.com, “Last November, Auburn's city manager, flanked by the city police chief and county district attorney, issued a stern warning to his DPW employees after learning they had been stealing, borrowing or loaning out city tools and equipment for years.”

http://www.syracuse.com/news/index.ssf/2009/08/auburn_city_worker_faces_jail.html

FOR YEARS! No private sector business or organization would allow their employees to steal tools and equipment over a period of several years. The article states that after a stern warning was delivered by the city manager and city police chief, “Some $10,000 worth of city tools and equipment were returned, but no one was arrested.” If $10k worth of equipment was returned out of guilt, imagine just how much more equipment was actually stolen.