Secret person pays fines for Ohioans who said they got parking tickets in their driveways

September 11th, 2009 Monkey-masked Ariz. speeder gets 37 photo ticketsPHOENIX — State police in Arizona aren't chuckling at a driver who triggered Phoenix-area freeway speed cameras more than 80 times in a year while wearing monkey or giraffe masks.

September 11th, 2009 Arizona driver dons monkey masks to elude ticketsPHOENIX — A driver has racked up dozens of speeding tickets in photo-radar zones on Phoenix-area freeways while sporting monkey and giraffe masks, and is fighting every one by claiming the costumes make it impossible for authorities to prove he was behind the wheel. "You've got to identify the driver, and if you can't it's not a valid ticket," said Dave VonTesmar, a 47-year-old flight attendant said.

September 9th, 2009 UPS truck is Denver's champion parking violatorDENVER — A single UPS delivery truck is the champion of Denver parking violations, racking up 196 tickets worth nearly $5,700 last year. The Denver Post reported the dubious achievement Wednesday.

August 17th, 2009 Fall garden tours offered in Newport, CharlestonNEWPORT, R.I. — Fall tours of private gardens and homes are being offered in Newport, R.I., and Charleston, S.C.

July 9th, 2009 Calif. college officials charged with funds misuseSAN FRANCISCO — The former chancellor at the City College of San Francisco has been charged with making illegal campaign contributions and steering public funds to a secret account used in part to buy liquor and pay parking tickets, prosecutors said Wednesday. District Attorney Kamala Harris' office said it filed eight felony counts Tuesday against former Chancellor Philip Day Jr., including conspiracy, grand theft, misappropriation of public funds and using college funds to support a political campaign.

July 6th, 2009 Jackson memorial ticketing goes smoothlyLOS ANGELES — The ticket hand-off for Michael Jackson's public memorial service in Los Angeles has been going smoothly at Dodger Stadium. Winners of an Internet ticket lottery began exchanging vouchers for tickets in a drive-through process Monday in the stadium parking lot.

June 18th, 2009 Diplomats owe UK millions in finesLONDON — Diplomats posted in Britain owe more than 27 million pounds ($44 million) in unpaid parking tickets, traffic fines and fees for driving in London's so-called congestion zone, the government said Thursday. Foreign Secretary David Miliband issued the figures in a written statement to lawmakers.

June 16th, 2009 Ohioans ticketed for parking in own drivewaysTOLEDO, Ohio — Residents of Toledo, Ohio, are complaining that they received $25 tickets for parking their vehicles in their own driveways. Mayor Carty Finkbeiner (FINK'-by-ner) says he stands by the citations handed out last week by the Division of Streets, Bridges and Harbor.

June 8th, 2009 Live Nation expands 'no service fee' ticket planLOS ANGELES — On the heels of its first successful "No service fee Wednesday," concert promoter Live Nation Inc. says it will expand the summer ticket program from the lawn to reserved seats this week, while acknowledging that some fees never went away.

June 8th, 2009 Live Nation expands 'no service fee' planLOS ANGELES — On the heels of its first successful "No service fee Wednesday," concert promoter Live Nation Inc. says it will expand the summer ticket program from the lawn to reserved seats this week, while acknowledging that some fees never went away.

June 5th, 2009 NY parking tickets pile up on van with dead driverNEW YORK — A man's decomposing body inside a minivan covered in parking tickets went undiscovered for weeks because the vehicle's windows were apparently tinted and ticketing officers don't normally search cars, police said Friday. George Morales, 59, died naturally from heart disease, the medical examiner's office said Friday.

April 28th, 2009 Tempe goes Hollywood for 'Wolverine' premiereTEMPE, Ariz. — Hugh Jackman has no regrets about taking the premiere of "X-Men Origins: Wolverine" out of Hollywood and into the desert city of Tempe.

February 13th, 2009 NEW DELHI - The Delhi Traffic Police has issued 114,365 tickets for various violations on the roads of the capital during a special drive Feb 1-13, officials said Saturday. 'We have ticketed 20,855 people for improper parking and 19,443 for red light jumping.

January 26th, 2009 LONDON - The huge interest in Twenty20 World Cup cricket has prompted the organisers to release a new batch of tickets. The first allocation of tickets went on sale last June and were sold out within hours of being made available.

January 1st, 2009 NEW DELHI - Following are the facts and figures related to the crimes in Delhi released by Delhi Police Commissioner Y.S. Dadwal at his annual press meet in the capital Friday: IPC crime: 46,414 cases in 2008, from 53,244 in 2007 Heinous crime: 1,948 cases in 2008, from 2,217 in 2007 Attempt to murder: 367 cases in 2008, from 499 in 2007 Dacoity: 21 cases in 2008 against 33 cases in 2007 Robbery: 498 cases in 2008 against 530 in 2007 Kidnapping for ransom: 21 cases in 2008 against 24 cases in 2007 Snatching: 1,318 cases in 2008 compared to 1,201 in 2007 Motor Vehicle Theft: 9,895 cases in 2008 against 8,039 in 2007 Hurt: 1,852 cases in 2008 against 1,664 cases in 2007 Rape: 453 cases in 2008 against 581 in 2007 Molestation: 590 cases in 2008 compared to 835 in 2007 Drug related offences: 806 persons arrested in 2008 Total taffic tickets issued: 2,640,503 traffic tickets in 2008 compared to 2,197,645 in 2007 Drunken driving: 7,579 tickets were issued against 3,748 in 2007 Red light jumping: 529,026 tickets issued in 2008 compared to 285,429 tickets in 2007 Improper parking: 339,736 tickets issued in 2008 against 188,400 in 2007 Dangerous driving: 132,467 tickets in 2008 against 73,131 in 2007 Fatalities on roads: 1,989 people in 2008 compared to 2,064 in 2007 PCR received 1,001,204 distress calls in 2008 Blueline accidents: 111 in 2008 to 151 in 2007 Jaywalkers: 20,900 tickets issued for jaywalking in 2008 Special Cell: 20 terrorists, one spy, 34 underworld mafia/gangsters and 124 conventional/white collar criminals arrested.