MINERSVILLE, P.A. (WHDH) Police in Minersville Pennsylvania got a strange surprise in the mail yesterday when they received payment for a parking ticket that was issued 44 years ago.
The ticket was from 1974 and the fine was for $2, or about $20 today.
The letter was addressed to the police department and bore a fake return address.
Enclosed, was $2 to pay the fine, $3 interest and a note.
It read, “I’ve been carrying this ticket around for 40+ years always intending to pay. Forgive me if I don’t give you my info.” The anonymous sender signed the letter “Dave”
The police chief says he would like to meet the person who paid the ticket and say “thank you.”
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