Google Street View Unravels Tree Killing Spree

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Margaret Burnyeat of Vancouver, allegedly hired a crew to cut 23 trees on two lots she owned. There were two problems though. First, trees are protected by local laws requiring that you obtain a permit to down trees of a certain size, and secondly, she ony had permits to chop down two of them. Whoops.

Fortunately for the city — and unfortunately for Margaret — a Google Street View vehicle swung around the neighborhood that day and captured images of the crew and truck they used. Now she faces some hefty fines.

Wired has the story.

Image Credit: Wired/Google

by Pedro Hernandez on February 1, 2010 · 0 comments

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