I heard this on the radio news, and then Google found the story for me in the Journal Sentinel (fifth one down).
A parking ticket issued in 1980 for $1 showed up at the police department - paid in full and including the $3 late fee - over the weekend, leaving police dumbfounded.
"It's kind of cool that someone took the time to take care of their obligation after 26 years," Capt. Mike Babe said, adding that he doesn't know who mailed in the payment but he would just like to thank the person for paying their debt.
"Maybe their conscience got to them," he joked.
The return address on the ticket read: "Someone who keeps way too many old papers way too long." The stamp chosen to mail the old ticket was the patriotic "Home of the Brave."
And the signature on the money order used to pay the ticket is not readable.
It's never too late to clear your conscience.
1 comment:
I heard the same story on the radio and thought maybe it had to do with the Easter season.
Great story.
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