619 tickets totaling $30,950 issued during New Bedford parking ban

According the the New Bedford Police Department, 619 tickets were issued as of 2:30pm on Friday during the New Bedford parking ban that started at 7am. That’s up from 516 tickets issued during February’s snow storm. No vehicles were towed. At $50 per offense, that’s $30,950 in tickets issued and the ban is still in effect until 5pm today.

During the storm that in early January, 117 vehicles were towed over the storm weekend. Over 500 tickets were issued.