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Working overtime to stop crime.(EXERCISING THE RIGHT)(Brief article)

The New American

| November 14, 2005 | Williamsen, Kurt | COPYRIGHT 2005 American Opinion Publishing, Inc. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)Copyright

Everybody's heard the saying, "He was a one-man crime wave," but a father and son in Birmingham, Alabama, seem to be trying to create a new saying: "They were a two-man wave of justice."

Bill Borklund, the father, and Joshua Borklund, the son, have made it a point to interfere in the plans of criminals, even going so far as to chase down petty thieves and armed robbers.

The Borklunds have had more than their share of run-ins with criminals because of their work at a gasoline station. Bill owned the station for about five years before leasing it; Joshua works for the new owner. The elder Borklund has a saying about criminals, which he shared with the Tuscaloosa News: "Once [a criminal] lets his guard down, he better have life insurance because I'm going to end his career." He has gone to great pains to stop criminals: he installed 15 cameras in and around the store; he once ...

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