Cops: 2 busted for collecting bogus parking fees at Villanova football game
RADNOR - Two men are out of a job and facing criminal charges after police say they caught charging people to park at a recent Villanova University football game. The only problem was that there was no parking fee in the lot for the game.
The men have been identified as Denard James Taylor, 34, of Chestnut Street in Philadelphia, and Ismael Vazquez, 46, of G Street in Philadelphia. They are both being charged with theft by deception and conspiracy.
According to police, Taylor and Vazquez were taking money for parking during a Villanova football game against James Madison Sept. 20. A woman reported that she pulled her car into the West Main lot when she was approached by two men wearing Event Staff yellow jackets. The woman reported that when she pulled into the lot one of the men who was later identified as Taylor leaned into the car and handed her a card for non-tailgating parking. He then accepted $20 from the woman and gave her two $5 bills as change before telling her to enjoy the game.
After the woman drove into the lot she noticed Taylor and Vazquez were looking at one another and laughing as she next spotted them hand a ticket to the car behind her and take their money. The woman turned the card over to police.
Police said Vazquez admitted that they knew there was not a parking fee for the game and took the money anyway.
University officials say employment of the two men was terminated and they were told not to return to Villanova. They are both scheduled to appear in court in November.
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