The Anchorage Daily News reports:
We strolled Sixth Avenue. I noticed a lot of tickets under wipers along the side streets. Before Thursday, a couple of Anchorage police officers handled downtown parking enforcement on top of other duties. Avoiding a ticket is about to get harder.
We stopped in front of an expired red Mini Cooper. Haske pecked at her hand-held ticket machine. A bearded guy in a Hawaiian shirt and flip-flops sauntered up. It wasn’t his car, but he wanted to be a parking hero.
“Can I put money in the meter?” he asked. “You cannot,” she said. Firm and polite. “It’s a misdemeanor.”
“Like I’d go to jail?” the guy said. He snorted. “OK. I’m going back to Homer now.”
