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12/27/2005
California: Free Lance Ticket Writers Earn $350,000 for CityOrdinary citizens issue parking tickets to friends and enemies, generating hundreds of thousands in revenue for Fremont, California.
Volunteers are writing parking tickets for the San Francisco Bay area city of Fremont, California, generating between $175,000 and $350,000 in annual revenue. Since July 1996, the mercenary force of ordinary citizens who have taken a brief training course has grown from ten to thirty. Each drives a police-issued vehicle and doles out $275 parking tickets to anyone they claim has violated disabled parking space rules. One of Fremont's volunteers, Joan Hemry, told the San Mateo County Times that s ...
12/26/2005
Bridgeport, Connecticut Seizes 21 Cars Just in Time for ChristmasThe Bootfinder car seizure system in Bridgeport, Connecticut is bringing in millions in revenue.
12/26/2005
Insurance Companies Raise Rates for Roadside AssistanceSeveral companies report use of roadside assistance coverage to raise the insurance rates of those who become stranded.
12/25/2005
Missouri Legislature to Take Up Camera Ban LegislationState senator introduces legislation to ban red light and speed cameras in Missouri.
12/24/2005
Australia: Toll Road Charges People For Not Using Toll RoadQueensland, Australia charges transponder users if they don't make frequent trips on the toll road.
