Miami: Police in Florida are using the promise of a stimulus cheques to make some arrests.
Authorities in Fort Lauderdale say they sent letters to fugitives offering them stimulus money. The suspects were asked to call a hotline and set up an appointment to pickup a cheques from an auditorium where "South Florida Stimulus Coalition" banners hung.
When the fugitives arrived, they were identified and about 75 were arrested on offenses ranging from grand theft to fraud to attempted murder.
Police spokesman Sergeant Frank Sousa said the two-day sting was dubbed "Operation Show Me The Money." He also said the sting saved man hours and allowed police to make arrests in a controlled environment.
Sousa said on Thursday that the department may try something similar in the future.