Illegal Garage Sales

(Seven Hills, Ohio) The garage sale police is on patrol.

From NewsNet5.com:

Hold an unauthorized garage sale in the Cleveland suburb of Seven Hills and you could face a $250 fine and 30 days in jail.

City officials agree the penalty is a little excessive. City Council is expected to soften it this month. But the small bedroom community still may have one of the most restrictive garage sale laws anywhere.

An ordinance passed last year limits garage sales in Seven Hills to just the last week of the month, April through October.

One could easily contend that the purpose of the ordinance is to restrict competition in the garage sale market. It seems that way to me.

"Whatcha in for, Mugsy? Burglary? Assault?"

"Nah! Doin' 30 days on a garage sale rap. I'm innocent."