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To: DMaA who wrote (5468)	6/19/2003 11:03:22 PM
From: Tom Clarke	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 13056

Two barbers clipped for loitering - at work By FERNANDA SANTOS DAILY NEWS STAFF WRITER Tuesday, June 10th, 2003 Kim Phann and a buddy had stepped out of Sha's Big Time on Friday night to smoke a butt when a cop slapped them with a pair of summonses. The charge: "loitering in front of business." But Phann and Bruce Rosaro, 27, weren't just hanging outside the Bronx barbershop. They work there. "We can't smoke inside because it's against the law," Phann, 23, told the Daily News. "What are we supposed to do? Go home to have a cigarette?" It was 7 p.m., and Phann, who has been a barber at Sha's for two months, still had one more haircut to go before calling it a night. But before he was able to get back to work, a police wagon turned the corner and slowed to a stop outside Sha's, at 935 N. Morris Park Ave., near Fowler Ave. "Let me see some IDs," a cop told Phann and Rosaro, who said they quickly whipped out their driver's licenses. Next thing he knew, Phann had the pink summons slip in his hand. "Blame it on Bloomberg," they said the cop told them before driving away. When asked about the summons, police spokesman Deputy Chief Michael Collins issued the same statement he has made regarding other tickets. "As the Daily News is fully aware, or should be aware, there are administrative processes available to those who may have been issued summonses in error or for those who may have a legitimate reason for violating these regulations," he said. "Those procedures are clearly described on the summonses issued to violators." Phann said he plans to appeal the summons, which does not specify a fine for his offense. nydailynews.com