The Entire City

Sterling Heights, MichiganMar 15, 20102 Comments

Please beware when driving in Sterling Heights, MI! I know of several people, besides myself and husband, who have received an extraordinary amount of tickets! In just 1 week I received 2 and my husband 3! They will write a ticket for anything. They even write them when you don’t do anything wrong. I was with my husband, stopped at a sign and proceeded. 1 mile later, I see lights in my mirror… I pulled over and literally had no idea what for. He said I didn’t stop.. (we both said I did). I got the $150 ticket anyway! My husband twice was going about 2 miles over and got tickets. They write so many tickets they herd you in like animals. Literally! When we went to court all 5 times there were hundreds of people waiting. They call off 20 names at a time… call you in and tell you that they don’t have time for everyone… if you want to go upstairs and pay the fine, they will waive the points so everyone does and they call the next 20 in… The have two sessions Daily with about 100 people in each session! They must be making 10 Million a Year off of Moving Violations!

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I seriously don't think they give tickets for no reason at all. Not one person in my family of 5 drivers has ever gotten a ticket in the city of Sterling Heights. I have lived here all my life-42 yrs. I was lucky enough to attend a citizens police academy a few years back also. Part of the training was a ride along with an officer in their patrol car for an entire shift. I remember he gave out one ticket near lakeside mall. The driver was going 40 in a 25 zone, and he just gave out warning for a few others.
#1Apr 05, 2010Report Abuse
If you and your husband got that many tickets in a week, perhaps you should slow down and consider driving the speed limit. I've lived in Sterling Heights since 1963 and I've never gotten a speeding ticket anywhere in the city. I did get pulled over once on Ryan near 17 Mile. I was speeding and should have gotten a ticket, but just got a warning. Maybe the fact that I was respectful and didn't automatically get hostile and defensive helped. Who knows.
#2Aug 31, 2011Report Abuse

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