Thursday May 29, 2008
Village shopkeeper threatened with arrest for tipping off customers about traffic wardens
Vanessa Allen
Daily Mail
For village shopkeeper Alma Floyd a warning to her customers about 'over-zealous' traffic officials was all part of the service.
If she spotted Police Community Support Officers ticketing cars outside her family-run dairy she alerted shoppers so they could avoid them.
But now the helpful Mrs Floyd, 60, has been threatened with arrest if she continues to help her customers to avoid parking tickets.
Police have warned the rural shopkeeper she is interfering with the officers 'in their line of duty' - and said she could risk prosecution.
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