xlr8ted Posted October 18 Report Share Posted October 18 Evacuees binge on Cape: Spend fed cash on booze, strippersBy Maggie Mulvihill and Dave WedgeTuesday, October 18, 2005 - Updated: 12:17 AM ESTBOURNE – Hurricane Katrina evacuees hastily handed $2,000 in federal relief money last month have been living it up on Cape Cod, blowing cash on booze and strippers, a Herald investigation has found. Herald reporters witnessed blatant public drinking at a Falmouth strip mall by Katrina victims living at taxpayer expense at Camp Edwards on Otis Air Force Base. And strippers at Zachary's nightclub in Mashpee, a few miles from the Bourne base, report giving lap dances to several evacuees. ``They were tipping me $5 a pop,'' said a Zachary's dancer named Angel. ``I told them I felt bad taking their money. But I still took it.'' Another dancer said a large group from the military base was in Zachary's recently and she gave lap dances to several of the victims. ``Some spend good money, but others don't,'' she said. An assistant club manager, who gave his name only as Michael, acknowledged yesterday that the strip joint is popular with people from Camp Edwards. ``It's no different for someone who lives at Camp Edwards or is stationed at Camp Edwards. As long as they have the proper ID they can go in,'' he said. On Oct. 5, the Herald observed a virtual parade of evacuees from a bus stop in the Wal-Mart parking lot in Falmouth to nearby liquor stores. Some emerged and openly swilled from brown-bagged containers, while others poured booze into jugs or plastic cups and casually sipped drinks at the Wal-Mart bus stop. The refugees have access to daily trolley service from Camp Edwards to the Falmouth Mall. One elderly man poured a bottle of Ruble vodka into a water bottle and spent the afternoon sipping the liquor outside the Wal-Mart. Two other men were seen buying 32-ounce Coors Light cans at George's Liquors and drinking at the bus stop. Last Tuesday, one 52-year-old evacuee, who told a reporter he was originally from Cuba, stood in the rain outside Wal-Mart for several hours drinking gin and orange juice from a thermos. The same day, a female evacuee bought ice at a supermarket and roughly $30 worth of hard liquor before being driven in a car back to Camp Edwards. Evacuees are banned from bringing booze onto the base. One Camp Edwards source said evacuees swiped liquor off shelves at the U.S. Coast Guard store on the base and drank it in the aisles. The Federal Emergency Management Agency has issued more than $1.5 billion to 607,000 Katrina victims in the form of individual cash handouts of $2,000. There are no restrictions on how the money can be spent, FEMA officials said. Gov. Mitt Romney and the Legislature approved a $25 million emergency aid package to feed and house 235 of the evacuees at Camp Edwards. As of mid-September, the Red Cross had doled out another $25,000 in debit cards for victims sent to the Bay State. The Camp Edwards residents have been treated to Red Sox and New Orleans Saints games, Boston Duck Tours, a chowder fest, concerts, and free cell phone and Internet service, as well as cookouts sponsored by Romney and U.S. Sen. Edward M. Kennedy (D-Mass.). Since the Sept. 8 arrival of the original 235 evacuees, a handful of unruly drunks have been taken into protective custody, according to law enforcement officials. More than half the evacuees have left Camp Edwards for other housing, and 114 refugees remain at the encampment, which is slated for shutdown Thursday. Falmouth police Chief David Cusolita said police cracked down on public drinking at the Wal-Mart after complaints last month but he reported no recent incidents. Barnstable Sheriff Jim Cummings said some of the intoxicated refugees were taken into custody by state police, while others were escorted to their dorms.Gross muthafukas... no wonder why these people will never get ahead in life... Go home. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kaydup Posted October 18 Report Share Posted October 18 Nice shout out for Zack's lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xlr8ted Posted October 18 Author Report Share Posted October 18 Nice shout out for Zack's lolPlace is the best strip club in Ma.. road trip soon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
funks0ul Posted October 18 Report Share Posted October 18 A lot of states who had taken in the evacuees conducted criminal background checks, and for a lot of states, more than half of the evacuees had records.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
howienewport Posted October 18 Report Share Posted October 18 We have a bunch in Middletown, next town over from Newport. Out of 250 evacuees 171 have felony criminal records. Reading the police blotter has never been more entertaining. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ou812 Posted October 18 Report Share Posted October 18 Nice!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xlr8ted Posted October 18 Author Report Share Posted October 18 They were tipping me $5 a pop,'' said a Zachary's dancer named Angel. ``I told them I felt bad taking their money. But I still took it.'' Hahaha, typical stripper. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ghhhhhost Posted October 18 Report Share Posted October 18 there's a bunch of them down the block from my office @ the roosevelt hotel...its good to know refugees and the president share the same hotel when in town Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xlr8ted Posted October 18 Author Report Share Posted October 18 A co-worker was down in Houston a week ago.. He stayed at a royal sonesta and refugees were laying in lawn chairs in the hallways and nasty ass dogs were running around the hotel.. he said it was pretty gross. They were askin him for money and shit.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stymie Posted October 18 Report Share Posted October 18 falmouth... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
howienewport Posted October 18 Report Share Posted October 18 falmouth... :laugh: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
howienewport Posted October 18 Report Share Posted October 18 I wonder if any of them made a $1000.00 donation for a 20 minute live one on one cam chat. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xlr8ted Posted October 18 Author Report Share Posted October 18 falmouth...I could just imagine what all the cape codders are saying.. wow. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nutcase34 Posted October 18 Report Share Posted October 18 mashpee center for performing arts....place looks like a bad sub shop. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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