Ricky Collins This is Me

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   Published on: 2/2/2003   Last Visited: 2/2/2003

   Ricky Collins
   
   (WSBT) Police call him a one-man crime wave and wonder why he got out of jail. His name is Ricky Collins and he's suspected in over 40 burglaries and car thefts in St. Joseph County.
   
   Collins bonded out of jail after a judge reduced his bond on 2 cases from $5000 to $500 cash. Less than 48 hours later police picked him up again.
   
   A St. Joseph County Police officer was working seatbelt duty Thursday morning when he noticed a driver not wearing his belt. He pulled that car over and when he called in the driver's name on the radio, most of the police officers in the county perked right up.
   
   The name that went out over the police radios was Ricky Collins -- no stranger to police. Just hours after Collins bonded out of jail on Wednesday, several cars were stolen in St. Joseph County.
   
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   Collins bonded out the very next day. Police officers who have spent their careers chasing Ricky Collins aren't happy with the judge's decision.
   
   "Based on his record and what he was charged with, yes I was surprised," Sgt.
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   Several police officers told NEWS22 Thursday that when Collins bonded out one of the officers asked him if he was going to stay out of trouble.
   
   "Not if I keep getting $500 bonds," he replied.