ICYMI: "State's Top Cop Caught Parking In Tow Zone"

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July 23, 2014    

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BOSTON –  If you can’t stand the cost and hassle of trying to park in downtown Boston, you are not alone. Attorney General Martha Coakley apparently has trouble finding a spot, but luckily her elected office affords her the ability to break the law and avoid paying to park like the rest of us. Monday she was caught on video parking illegally, again, this time just steps away from a convenient garage.

State’s top cop caught parking in tow zone
Fox 25 / My Fox Boston
Sharman Sacchetti
July 22, 2014

BOSTON (MyFoxBoston.com) – The state’s top cop has been caught parking in a tow zone, again.

While candidate for governor Martha Coakley was attending the Women’s Bar Association Law Clerk and Intern Reception on High Street in Boston. A tracker for the Massachusetts Republican Party took a video of Coakley’s vehicle in a commercial zone, even though there is a parking garage attached to the building where she was attending the event.

The space is a commercial zone between 7 a.m. and 7 p.m. The video shows the time as 6:36 p.m.

Coakley travels with a security detail in a state-issued vehicle.. Back in May, GOP political trackers took video of her parked in two separate spaces clearly marked as tow zones reserved for the Boston Fire Department. At the time she was attending fundraisers. Her campaign said decisions about her protection were made by the state police. A spokesman for the state police said it was necessary to have the cruiser as close to the destination as possible.

The Mass. GOP released a statement Tuesday saying that parking in Boston is a “pain” and that Coakley breaks the rules.

“Tow zones, pricey garages, and you can never find a spot, unless of course you are Martha Coakley. We knew Martha was out of touch when she laughed at the prospect of shaking hands at Fenway Park. Now her decision to continue to do as she pleases while the rest of us circle the block or pay up to park, proves she thinks the rules don’t apply to her,” the statement read.

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