April 04, 2008
Good Thing New Hampshire is a Free State...

Granny was thrown into jail by Portsmouth police for old parking tickets in the amount of $90. She was nabbed by cops while she pumped gas!, handcuffed, and taken to jail while her elderly dog was impounded. This same town has had their enforcers arresting people for E-ZPass (toll) defaults of less than $1.

That includes the January arrest of Eric Kinkopf, 57, of Wolfeboro, who was incarcerated and had his car impounded for a 75-cent toll violation he'd already paid.

State highway officials reportedly reimbursed Kinkopf the $150 he paid to get his car back and $40 for a taxi ride home from jail. Meanwhile, they're considering kinder and gentler legislation.

Posted by Karen De Coster