Parking Drug Wars

Yep, this is Philadelphia: A “well-connected” Philadelphia Parking Authority painter — yes, a well-connected painter — previously convicted of arson and burglary has been arrested again, this time for allegedly selling meth.

Cops say they caught Vernon Kulb, who’s worked for the PPA since 2004, with over a quarter-pound of meth valued at $10,000. A quarter pound is more than enough to trigger felony intent to deliver charges, which probably means Phillyist will name him its Asshole of the Week. (It usually has something to do with drugs, for some reason. DARE sponsorship?)

Kulb only got the job because his daddy lobbied to the executive director. Not his fault; he’s just playin’ by the rules here in Boss Tweed. But apparently this was his fault:

Kulb’s criminal history goes back 25 years, when Kulb and several other juveniles were convicted of setting fire to trash in abandoned Kensington buildings, and threatening a witness they suspected of talking to police.

” ‘If you are going to court to testify . . . your house will definitely go up,’ ” Kulb warned the witness, according to her later testimony. Two fires subsequently were set at her home, and she received an anonymous letter threatening: “You talk to police and you die.”

Ho ho! Let’s hope he wasn’t painting with inflammable materials during his time at the PPA.

Well-connected Parking Authority painter facing drug charges [Daily News]