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NYPD officer fired for ticketing dead people to meet 'quotas'

Staten Island - A story has emerged that a NYPD officer had been issuing bogus traffic tickets, some of which were given to people long deceased. The officer in question says he did so to satisfy departmental bosses who were pushing for monthly quotas to be filled.

In the Media by Leigh Goessl - 15 comments

More tickets on sale after empty seat scandal hits Olympic Games

London - The London Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games (LOCOG) has reclaimed 3,000 tickets from officials who are unlikely to use them and sold them to the public today.

In the Media by Anne Sewell

U.S. town ticketing pedestrians caught texting while jaywalking

Fort Lee - Over the decades a popular saying joked that some people are unable to walk and chew bubble gum at the same time. Fast forward to 2012 and the saying refers to walking and texting at the same time.

In the Media by Leigh Goessl - 21 comments

Chesney nabs milestone award from ACM; 10.5 million tickets sold

Las Vegas - This one gets filed under the no fooling pile come April 1, for a couple reasons. One being that day is the Academy of Country Music Awards, to be held in Las Vegas.

In the Media by Tim O'Brien

ICC WC: Anger and chaos in ticket queue for England v India clash

Bangalore - Anger and chaos has descended among a long queue formed at the Chinnaswamy stadium in Bangalore, India. Some of the 10,000 fans wanting tickets for Sunday's Cricket World Cup clash between England and India have been caught up in clashes with the police.

In the Media by Kev Hedges

Disneyland stops selling entrance tickets due to overcrowding

The management of Disneyland has stopped selling tickets to the public and shut the gates Tuesday due to overcrowding as visitors clamour to California's popular holiday destination.

In the Media by Leo Reyes - 2 comments

Toronto Police issued thousands of tickets during safety blitz

Toronto - This year 31 people have died in fatal collisions on the streets of Toronto. Fourteen of those have been pedestrians. Seatbelt violations also were found with 633 tickets issued.

In the Media by KJ Mullins

Yoga-themed parking tickets not calming people

Parking tickets with a yoga theme are being handed out in Cambridge, Massachusetts. The city may have thought the yoga images would be calming but they don't appear to have that effect on those being fined.

In the Media by Lynn Curwin - 1 comment

Woman gets scammed for Lions tickets on Craigslist

A Sterling Heights, Michigan woman was looking for Detroit Lions tickets on Craigslist for Sunday's game against the Philadelphia Eagles. After giving the seller a friend's debit card info, she lost out on the tickets to watch the Lions lose their game.

In the Media by Laura Trowbridge - 13 comments

What does actor D.B. Sweeney do for an encore? Writes & directs. Special

You've seen the face and you've heard the voice – he was Shoeless Joe in 8 Men Out, an abductee in Fire In The Sky and a guest on 24 and Criminal Minds. If that weren't enough, he has directed, wrote and produced the comedy Two Tickets To Paradise

Digital Journal Report by Earl Dittman

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