Police in Ohio city warn of Irish Travelers invasion

Racism has nothing to do with the fact Knackers are thieves. Whether it's using crankcase oil to pretend they've tar-macadamed your driveway or collect the dole 20 times over by using identity theft. They are Caucasions and not a seperate "race" as the crafty Liberals have invented to help them play the "feel sorry for us" card.

i feel that its completly unfair & unconstitutional. Its as bad as racial profiling. The Irishh Travelers are just like everyone else~ there are good ones & bad ones just like everything else in the world. But shame on anyone who is not going to like or trust someone just because of their heritage.

I think you people need to look at the facts about these people. I'm sure there are some who don't scam but I live in the town where these people reside in huge houses. They scammed the builder of my house out of a huge amount of money which caused him to go bankrupt. They had to lock cases in the Walmart near where they live as they would steal the merchandise. They scam old people by keeping them occupied outside the house while one of them goes in and steals. They were caught doing this because a next door neighbor happened to see one entering the house and the police were called and caught them in the act. They dress their little girls 2 and up like little hookers. Come to South Carolina and see what they are up to. Just because they originated in Ireland doesn't mean they are decent people.

The same people who are lambasting the American travelers are the same people who castigate liberals,makes one wonder about their bigotry. I met many a fine traveler when I lived in Ireland Paddy "the pecker"Dunne,The Furey brothers the wards and so on.Sat around their campfires listening to their stories and singing their songs.

Irishphotograph, what in the name of g... are you on about," travellers hold the irish to ransom " this story is about America. Here in Ireland we know who to trust in the travelling community, good and bad in all people. These travellers did not arrive by the boatload from Ireland. They are American just like every other so called American, who are descendants from every nationality in the world. This is what irishcentral does best, this is not an irish site, it comes all the way from America.

They are Americans, and should be addressed as such, whom as somebody wrote live in palatial residences in the South. Reference to their Irish heritage is a possible litigation opportunity if the present line of scams become too well known and ...

Was cleaned out by the Knackers in Dublin in '81.

To Rugbyplayer, I is a good feeling to know I'm not alone in my opinion, I agree with you totally.....

A scam merchant is a scam merchant regardless of whether it's a tinker or Murdoch. They are both crafted out of the same scam cloth. Position in society does not justify preying on private citizens.one scam is a mirror image of another,God I'm tired having to spell out the obvious.

@seanomelbourne: and just what, pray tell, does Fox/Gop network.Murdoch have to do with these criminals? Using your logic, its fine to steal from the poor and elderly because you don't like Fox/Gop? Stealing is fine because others may be doing it? What's your point? More importantly, how does anything Murdoch/Fox/GOP/Chaney/Obama/Clinton/Bush is doing or may have done have ANYTHING to do with a bunch of slimeballs who are preying on the elderly or naive?

More scare tactics and bigotry from the Fox/GOP network.Murdoch had a great scam going in london snooping on private citizens,his editor will probably go to jail and Murdoch had to set aside about $60 million to settle claims. Murdoch king of the scam merchants. Bet you don't hear in on the Fox/GOP network.

The Irish Travelling Community are only 30,000 in Ireland but yet hold the 4million to ransom..

I was a Registered Nurse for over 30 years and the only gypsies we had problems with were Hungarian's. Their queen would get sick and the entire caravan would camp out in the hall ways of the Hospital as cloce to her room as they could. Every group in the world has people like this. They want money but don't want to work. The drive way scam goes like this: They spray the drive way in black. Sort of like a fast paint job. Oh well. I hope people take heed and kick them out.

Just another blight on the name of Irishmen and women! Well-done to the police and law-abiding people in Oxford, Ohio. These parasites prey on the weak, the defenceless and the elderly. They are immunue to decency and honour, They are despised, not because they are travellers, or Irish, as some people like to whinge, but because they are thieving dregs of humanity and are shameless,avaricious and without moral values. Bad luck to them and all belonging to them. DO NOT HIRE THEM - CALL THE POLICE IMMEDIATELY (OR TURN THE DOG ON THEM). I am Irish and I have no problem in disowning these lowlife thieves; wouldn't any decent person detest their meanness and disgusting behaviour! And their types are not unknown at home in Ireland either! As for references- don't be so foolish! Where would a criminal get a reference! There is one spoken response that they deserve and that is 'F**k Off!)

people who get scammed deserve what they get. if they are getting a cheap job, they must know that all is not well. you should never let them start without checking out there references.