Police in Yonkers, New York have increased the number of parking and traffic tickets five-fold in order to force the mayor's hand in a bid for increased salaries. In one district, for example, a daily rate of 30 parking tickets issued is the norm. Last Friday, there were 170 citations written, generating $11,050 in revenue.

Local business owners complained that every truck making a delivery has received a citation. Police denied anything unusual was happening.

"There's no ticket blitz," Detective Eddie Armour, the Yonkers Police Benevolent Association president, told WNBC-TV. "We're addressing violations as we see them, the same way we address crime -- as we see it and as it occurs."

While WNBC was interviewing Armour, the station's press vehicle was issued a parking ticket outside the police station.