Update: Josh Cribbs lost his tumultuous battle with Cleveland Heights today and must pay the fine plus court costs. Geez, hope he gets a job soon.

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As residents of the fine Cleveland Heights area, we don’t need to be told that the city has a less than stellar reputation for parking. Anal might be an appropriate word for their parking measures and enforcement, but that’s probably not accurate enough to aptly describe the situation.

Ever-popular Browns star Josh Cribbs got intimately acquainted with Cleveland Heights’ dramatic and oftentimes draconian enforcement recently, and his experience proves the city’s enforcement can sometimes lurch over the line and become… well… wrong.

Witness his ticket infraction (that’ll be $15, thank you) and the 8 minutes remaining on his meter. Hmm.

This article appears in Jul 20-26, 2011.

Vince Grzegorek has been with Scene since 2007 and editor-in-chief since 2012. He previously worked at Discount Drug Mart and Texas Roadhouse.

11 replies on “Pic of the Day: Josh Cribbs Fights Cleveland Heights Parking Ticket (Updated)”

  1. Uh, how does this prove anything? He can’t prove that the picture was taken after the ticket was written but before the meter expired. The picture could have been taken the day after. Pay the 15 bucks Josh. I am sure it’s not going to break you.

  2. pic is time & date stamped plus its a quarters only meter what i put a quarter in and stood there for 22min…smh i got proof & its not about the money. To blue collar workers they get these $15 tickets then get discouraged trying to contest it bc of the $50 court cost (the risk of not winning & having to pay more discourages ppl & they know that & thats why i received a ticket)

  3. i really just want to see the meter cop & look him in the eye as he lies to me & the court (judge)

  4. Thank you Josh for your outstanding example to the people of northeast Ohio! You do what you gotta do and keep on being real!

  7. Way to go Joshua Cribbs. That happened to me and my friends after watching a movie and then going to the bar that is there. The meter officer even stays inside that bar. Needless to say, we all had tickets. But we weren’t smart like you to check the exact times! Please post an article when you win!!! And make the lock out go away!!!!

  9. This is standard practice in Cleve. Hts. My wife got a ticket with time on the meter as well. Same BS response, pay $50 in court costs to fight a $15 ticket. There should be a sign as you drive into Cleveland hts.”Welcome to Cleveland Heights, please pull over and pay a fine.”

  10. The Cleveland Heights Police Department is dishonest. Moreover, they are consistently rude to citizens who are unfortunate enough to be stopped for minor infractions. One officer actually hit the back of a citizen’s car, when he (the officer) anxiously pulled up behind the citizen to issue a ticket. The disrespect that is commonly shown by these officers is unexcuseable. I live in Shaker Heights, but have occasionally shopped in Cleveland Heights. I don’t do business there anymore and encourage others to take their business elsewhere. With such a poor reputation, it’s not worth the hassle to frequent the Cleveland Heights area.

  11. There is a distinct possibility that either the officer pushed the Free 30 minutes button to see if the meter was working, or someone who parked in a different spot pushed the button, because it is sometimes difficult to tell which meter is for which spot. There is also the possibility that someone walking through the lot thought they were being helpful by pushing the button.

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