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DANVERS — Patrolmen have cost the town $173,000 by refusing to write traffic tickets in a ploy to influence contract negotiations, top police brass and town management officials allege in a complaint filed with the state last week.

173K in parking revenue for a town the size of Danvers seems like a lot of $$$ to me.

The average ticket is probably $30.00 I assume. That would be over 5000 tickets.

Danvers is a town located in Essex County, Massachusetts. As of the 2000 census, the town had a total population of 25,212. The town was formerly named Salem Village. Most of the early victims and accusers of the 1692 Salem witch trials lived here. While early depositions and interviews took place in Salem Village starting in February, the actual trials and a majority of depositions and interviews were moved to Salem in May.

http://www.nationmaster.com/encyclopedia/Danvers,-Massachusetts

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I suspect the average ticket is more like $70. But the real cost is the insurance surcharge. I have never had one but I suspect it will cost more than $500.00.