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“Mr. Ticket” Papers an Ambulance

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“I GOT A TICKET BY A LEGEND!”  Those were the words of an ambulance driver who was taking a mental patient to the hospital under non-emergency conditions when he was pulled over and ticketed by Warren, Michigan’s, champion ticket-writer, Officer David Kanapsky. 

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WXYZ-TV

Paramedic Corey Young was driving the private ambulance when the patient began to get unruly and started trying to break his restraints as well as the other medic in the back.  In an effort to quicken his arrival at the hospital, Young made an illegal left turn to take the shortest route to the ER.  That’s when Kanapsky pulled him over and wrote him a ticket.

Twenty-one months ago Detroit TV station WXYZ did a report on Kanapsky’s legendary propensity to write dozens of traffic tickets every day, showing in their report long lines of citizens waiting to step up to the clerk’s window and pay their fines.

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WXYZ-TV

Officer Kanapsky’s shenannigans have caused the Police Commissioner to label him “…an embarrassment to this department, and to this city.”

WXYZ-TV has explained the probable reason for his penchant to pile up the paper.  Kanapsky gets overtime pay for going to court and representing the city to the traffic judge.  In 2007 he earned more than $21,000 in overtime pay.

Heather Catallo of WXYZ-TV filed this enlightening, and entertaining, video report on the latest copcapade:

Paramedic Corey Young’s ticket was dismissed by the judge after he heard his explanation.  Read the full report HERE.

Posted by on November 25, 2009 • Filed under: ambulances, EMS Topics • Tagged: , , ,
  • Support Our LEOs.!!!

    GREAT JOB Officer David Kanapsky.!!!!
    Write-Write-Write those tickets of drivers breaking the traffic laws.!!
    I wish all LEOs would use this technique on the poor drivers out there.!!
    The fines MORE than paid for his OT.. TIME beyond his normal work hours.

    If someone feels their ticket is unfounded they can contest it in Court.

    Police Commissioner to label him “…an embarrassment to this department, and to this city.”
    WHY.???
    Because this Officer won a medal of Valor for rescuing a citizen.???
    Because he wrote tickets for traffic laws being broken.???

    The Police Commish is the embarrassment.!!!!
    FIRE this bum who doesn't understand real police work.!!!

    Elect/Appoint Officer David Kanapsky the Police Commissioner.!!!

  • Vern

    Looks like Officer David Kanapsky is unable to control himself around the donut shop. He should be placed on light duty and assigned to 'fly a desk' until such time as he can get his Body Mass Index within recommended parameters. As it stands right now he would be unable to perform a foot pursuit. He is an embarassment to the uniform.

  • Support Our LEOs.!!!

    Hey Vernnie … you could be on to something here.

    If the Officer was in better physical condition he could
    probably write even MORE tickets.!!!
    Or earn ANOTHER metal of Valor.

    Buy the way, Vernnie,
    how come you didn't note that the Paramedic was
    not exactly skin and bones…

    Is your slip… er.. a .. your bias showing.????

  • Nick

    I like this guy. If I was a cop, I'd be doing the same thing. However, I think once he realized the amblance had a problemm in the back, he should have helped them out restraining the patient, not writing the driver up.

  • SCFFEMT-P

    Yeah! Ticket those guys who you may need one day after a call goes bad. Good job, Officer Kanapsky!!!!!!!!!!!!!! A State Trooper or a County Sheriff's Deputy should follow him around and make sure that he follows every traffic law.

  • http://www.facebook.com/don.gwinn Don Gwinn

    Politicians turn police officers into revenuers . . . . but when the cops decide to stop pretending otherwise and embrace the role, suddenly they're embarassed.

    Kanapsky clearly has decided that he can make more money in his chosen career if he does the action that gets rewarded the most–and that's writing tickets. As long as he's not writing dishonest tickets or committing fraud, no politician in that town has anyone to blame but themselves. Do they expect anyone to believe that they thought their town's law enforcement officers weren't being used to raise funds by ticketing drivers?

    (And no, I'm not a cop, and I don't like getting tickets . . . . but don't try to use my irritation over traffic tickets to build yourself up by using the guy who wrote it as a scapegoat.)

  • http://www.facebook.com/don.gwinn Don Gwinn

    You know, I'm just an ambulance driver (literally) but I never really understood this kind of comment. Is that supposed to be a threat? What are we threatening to do to this cop when he needs an ambulance? Are we actually threatening to hurt him, or just go a little slow to make sure no traffic laws get broken?
    Or are we saying that he'll “only” get the level of urgency that “normal” patients get, not the expedited service reserved for LEO, fire and EMS “brethren?” Either way we come off kinda dickish.
    Who are you kidding? You're going to do for him what you do for all your other patients.
    I hope.

  • http://www.facebook.com/don.gwinn Don Gwinn

    Politicians turn police officers into revenuers . . . . but when the cops decide to stop pretending otherwise and embrace the role, suddenly they're embarassed.

    Kanapsky clearly has decided that he can make more money in his chosen career if he does the action that gets rewarded the most–and that's writing tickets. As long as he's not writing dishonest tickets or committing fraud, no politician in that town has anyone to blame but themselves. Do they expect anyone to believe that they thought their town's law enforcement officers weren't being used to raise funds by ticketing drivers?

    (And no, I'm not a cop, and I don't like getting tickets . . . . but don't try to use my irritation over traffic tickets to build yourself up by using the guy who wrote it as a scapegoat.)

  • http://www.facebook.com/don.gwinn Don Gwinn

    You know, I'm just an ambulance driver (literally) but I never really understood this kind of comment. Is that supposed to be a threat? What are we threatening to do to this cop when he needs an ambulance? Are we actually threatening to hurt him, or just go a little slow to make sure no traffic laws get broken?
    Or are we saying that he'll “only” get the level of urgency that “normal” patients get, not the expedited service reserved for LEO, fire and EMS “brethren?” Either way we come off kinda dickish.
    Who are you kidding? You're going to do for him what you do for all your other patients.
    I hope.

  • http://www.facebook.com/don.gwinn Don Gwinn

    Politicians turn police officers into revenuers . . . . but when the cops decide to stop pretending otherwise and embrace the role, suddenly they're embarassed.

    Kanapsky clearly has decided that he can make more money in his chosen career if he does the action that gets rewarded the most–and that's writing tickets. As long as he's not writing dishonest tickets or committing fraud, no politician in that town has anyone to blame but themselves. Do they expect anyone to believe that they thought their town's law enforcement officers weren't being used to raise funds by ticketing drivers?

    (And no, I'm not a cop, and I don't like getting tickets . . . . but don't try to use my irritation over traffic tickets to build yourself up by using the guy who wrote it as a scapegoat.)

  • http://www.facebook.com/don.gwinn Don Gwinn

    You know, I'm just an ambulance driver (literally) but I never really understood this kind of comment. Is that supposed to be a threat? What are we threatening to do to this cop when he needs an ambulance? Are we actually threatening to hurt him, or just go a little slow to make sure no traffic laws get broken?
    Or are we saying that he'll “only” get the level of urgency that “normal” patients get, not the expedited service reserved for LEO, fire and EMS “brethren?” Either way we come off kinda dickish.
    Who are you kidding? You're going to do for him what you do for all your other patients.
    I hope.