PORTSMOUTH, N.H. (AP) - Police say a New Hampshire woman has been charged with misusing others’ parking credentials for the disabled - including a dead relative - to park for free at a public garage for seven years, incurring a revenue loss of more than $60,000.
Portsmouth Police Sgt. Kuffer Kaltenborn says 52-year-old Siobhan Hyman is accused of theft of services and knowingly using a plate to fraudulently obtain free parking.
Police allege Hyman started parking a relative’s Mercedes in 2010. It had a license plate for the disabled. After doing that for four years, they say she used a deceased relative’s Lexus to park for free. That relative also used a placard for the disabled.
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Kaltenborn said parking attendants saw Hyman needed no assistance walking away. Hyman turned herself in to police on Saturday. It wasn’t immediately known if she had a lawyer and a listed number wasn’t in service.
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