Pounded Ink – News

State Police Job Applicant Sues Over Tattoo Policy
By Mark Scolforo
Published : August 26, 2009
PENNSYLVANIA – A northeastern Pennsylvania man claims his rights were violated when he was not hired as a liquor agent with the state police because he would not have his arm tattoo removed.
Ronald Scavone sued the department Friday, asking a federal judge [...]

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Tattoo Parlor Owner Accused Of Drug Dealing
Published : August 24, 2009
NEWARK, NJ – The owner of a downtown business has been charged with allegedly dealing drugs out of his establishment, according to court documents.
On Aug. 3, a confidential informant cooperating with the Central Ohio Drug Enforcement Task Force allegedly purchased an “8-ball” of crack cocaine [...]

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Illegal Tattooing Continues
By Brian Quinn
Published : August 21, 2009
BELMONT, NY – Allegany County Health Department officials said they don’t know when a woman began performing illegal tattooing in the county, but they think it’s been going on for a few months.
“We first learned about the possibility a person going by the name of “Cindy” was [...]

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Cocoa Beach Bans Clusters Of Tattoo Studios
By R. Norman Moody
Published : August 21, 2009
COCOA BEACH, FL – The City Commission on Thursday voted to prohibit tattoo studios and body-piercing salons from locating close to existing ones.
In a 4-1 vote, the commission decided to prohibit these businesses from being within 2,000 feet of similar businesses. It [...]

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Tattoo Parlor Fined Under New Rockland Body Art Regulation
By Jane Lerner
Published : August 20, 2009
ROCKLAND, NY – A West Nyack tattoo parlor became the first Rockland establishment fined by the county Board of Health for violating a new law governing body art.
Richard M. Knab, owner and operator of Body Inkorporated at 291 Route 59 was [...]

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Iceman Used Soot For His Tattoo
By Dan Vergano
Published : August 19, 2009
Fire pit soot likely was the tattoo ink for “Otzi”, the iceman found frozen in the Alps in 1991, concludes a scientific analysis.
In the current Journal of Archeological Science, a team led by Maria Pabst of Austria’s Medical University of Graz, report electron microscope [...]

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Health Officials, Police Warn Of Illegal Tattoo Artist
By Kristen Johnson
Published : August 19, 2009
JAMESTOWN, NY – Public health officials in Chautauqua County are asking anyone who received a tattoo recently from a Jamestown man to come forward and be tested for an array of diseases that include hepatitis B, hepatitis C and HIV.
Kenneth Paul Fenti, [...]

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Ex-Gangsters Offered Free Tattoo Removal
Published : August 18, 2009
BRITISH COLUMBIA, CANADA – Police in B.C. are offering gangsters who want to clean up their lives free laser surgery to remove their gang tattoos.
The head of the Integrated Gang Task Force says it may cost hundreds or even thousands of dollars to have tattoos removed, depending [...]

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Lucky Tattooed Fish
Published : August 13, 2009
BEIJING, CHINA – PET shops in a city in southwest China are offering fish tattooed with patterns and lucky characters intended to bring their owners good fortune and happiness.
The Qingshiqiao pet market in Chengdu sells a variety of ornamental ‘fortune fish’ decorated with flowers, rainbows and characters, the Huaxi [...]

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Kat Von D Launches Tattoo Concealer For White People
By Annika Harris
Published : August 11,2009
Kat Von D has launched a concealer with Sephora that promises to hide tattoos, imperfections, and dark circles. “If you wanna hide a tattoo just for one day, the proper concealer can make that happen!” says Kat. “No one has to see [...]

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