A picture may be worth a thousand words, but we've learned the photo above is actually worth a $200 ticket.The photo shows a Milwaukee Public Works Department parking checker vehicle parked in a clearly marked handicapped spot at the east side Pick N Save store at Humboldt and North avenues.Ted Schaar took the photo when he thought things didn't look quite right."If you look at the photo, there was a spot right behind it that was open," he said. "It's was 9 o'clock at night. There wasn't many people out there."Guy Leffel is a store customer who has handicapped plates but doesn't always use the designated parking spots. He said he can't imagine why a parking checker would park there."I'm trying to put myself in their shoes," he told WISN 12's Nick Bohr. "Why would they park in a disabled spot like that?"WISN 12 News took the photo to the Department of Public Works. Late Monday afternoon, officials said an investigation resulted in the driver receiving a $200 ticket and that further disciplinary action could be taken."I just want the government to be held accountable," Schaar said. "If you or I were parked there without a handicapped sticker, what would we get?"

A picture may be worth a thousand words, but we've learned the photo above is actually worth a $200 ticket.

The photo shows a Milwaukee Public Works Department parking checker vehicle parked in a clearly marked handicapped spot at the east side Pick N Save store at Humboldt and North avenues.


Ted Schaar took the photo when he thought things didn't look quite right.

"If you look at the photo, there was a spot right behind it that was open," he said. "It's was 9 o'clock at night. There wasn't many people out there."

Guy Leffel is a store customer who has handicapped plates but doesn't always use the designated parking spots. He said he can't imagine why a parking checker would park there.

"I'm trying to put myself in their shoes," he told WISN 12's Nick Bohr. "Why would they park in a disabled spot like that?"

WISN 12 News took the photo to the Department of Public Works. Late Monday afternoon, officials said an investigation resulted in the driver receiving a $200 ticket and that further disciplinary action could be taken.

"I just want the government to be held accountable," Schaar said. "If you or I were parked there without a handicapped sticker, what would we get?"