MIAMI — Police in Florida are using the promise of a stimulus check to make some arrests.

Kyle Eden
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Authorities in Fort Lauderdale say they sent letters to fugitives offering them stimulus money. The suspects were asked to call a hot line and set up an appointment to pickup a check from an auditorium where "South Florida Stimulus Coalition" banners hung.

When the fugitives arrived, they were identified and arrested on offenses ranging from grand theft to fraud to attempted murder.

Police spokesman Sgt. Frank Sousa says the two-day sting was dubbed "Operation Show Me The Money." Sousa says the sting saved man hours and allowed police to make arrests in a controlled environment.

Sousa said Thursday the department may try something similar in the future.

I think that this is a good preview and example of social control. The police are using their power to in a since trick fugitives into turning themselves in. I think it is a very creative idea by the Florida police. They are also using the power of money to influence and control the fugitives to influence the fugitives to go to a certain location to collect their stimulus money. Being able to used a controlled environment allows the police to operate in a smooth manner. All in all this is a great example of how people with power can cause social control and how money is a social control over people.