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Meet the Crew

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  • FULL EPISODE | 22:50

    Episode 38

    Airdate: 11/10/2009

  • FULL EPISODE | 22:49

    Episode 35

    Airdate: 11/03/2009

  • BONUS | 1:16

    Wit and Wisdom

  • FULL EPISODE | 22:52

    Episode 44

    Airdate: 11/10/2009

  • FULL EPISODE | 20:21

    Episode 43

    Airdate: 10/27/2009

  • FULL EPISODE | 21:36

    Episode 42

    Airdate: 10/13/2009

  • FULL EPISODE | 21:18

    Episode 17

    Airdate: 2/26/2008

  • FULL EPISODE | 20:59

    Episode 16

    Airdate: 2/19/2008

  • BONUS | 1:57

    Hookin' and Bookin'

  • BONUS | 1:07

    Guilty

  • BONUS | 2:45

    Excuses

  • BONUS | 1:56

    No Respect

  • BONUS | 1:01

    Cuss and Fuss

  • BONUS | 1:16

    Weird and Wacky

Booting

Michele

Michele

  • Started at the MPD in 2001
  • Started booting in 2005
  • Regular booting partner with Rodney
  • Wears cowgirl boots when working because they’re comfortable and she can run in them
Rodney

Rodney

  • Started at the MPD in 1997
  • Started booting in 1998
  • Regular booting partner with Michele
  • Biggest hit was booting a car with $12,000 worth of tickets
  • Served in the military
  • Says he’s just a big, soft, gentle teddy bear
Sonjia

Sonjia

  • Started at the MPD in 2001
  • Previously worked in property management
  • Works in ticketing and is a booting alternate
  • Once while she was booting, a woman drove a car over her foot.
  • Loves to visit Florida for the warm weather
  • Considers Detroiters to be beautiful, kind, considerate people
  • Has two grandkids
Courtney

Courtney

  • Started at the MPD in 2001
  • Has 7 tattoos – they help remind her to get to a peaceful state of mind
  • Works in ticketing and as a booting alternate
  • Never takes the stress of the job home with her

Ticketing

DeAndre

DeAndre “Ponytail”

  • Started at the MPD in 1994
  • worked for the Detroit Parks and Recreation Dept. before MPD
  • Favorite beat is Downtown Detroit
  • Enjoys being recognized on the street
  • Thinks he should be on “Dancing with the Stars”
  • Loves people in Detroit and tries to be helpful – “Anything I can do for you, come see me”
  • On his downtime, likes playing video games with his son.
Robert

Robert

  • A rookie, he started at the MPD in 2008
  • He was 25 years old when hired and is the youngest PEO in Detroit.
  • Has a degree in journalism from Wayne State University
  • Would like to get into TV production as an on-air personality.
  • Does great CSI Miami impressions
  • Recently lost 70 lbs in less than a year
  • Has given himself the nickname “Mr. Perfection”
Sonja

Sonja

  • Started at the MPD in 2008
  • Worked in the medical field for 17 years before joining MPD
  • Brings the compassion and empathy she learned working in a hospital to the job of parking enforcement
  • A native Detroiter, but has traveled the country
Kim

Kim

  • Started at the MPD in 2001
  • Worked as a guard for an armored car
  • Loves to recite quotes from movies
  • Thinks safety violations like parking at a fire hydrant should be a concern for everybody
  • Loves her pet pitbulls
  • Is engaged to be married
  • She used to work in booting. One time, a totally naked man ran out of his house while she was booting his car.
Norman

Norman

  • Started at the MPD in 1997
  • Likes the job because he enjoys interacting with people
  • He likes how he looks in a uniform and keeps his shoes shined and uniform neatly pressed.
  • Has a 10 year-old daughter who knows all of the parking violations
  • Enjoys speaking about parking enforcement at his daughter’s school
  • Has a brown belt in Tae Kwon Do, he took up martial arts after 3 guys jumped him on the job
Louann

Louann

  • Started at MPD in 2001
  • Loves working with people and understands their points of view
  • Worst part of the job is being out in the snow
  • Loves to cook and feeds everyone
  • She is married with 3 daughters and 8 grandchildren. Two of her daughters gave birth to twins.
Lachelle

Lachelle

  • Started at the MPD in 2001
  • Feels her job is to bring safety to the city
  • Used to work transporting juveniles for the state of Michigan and also worked as a shuttle bus driver and dialogue trainer at the Detroit airport
  • Has an Associates Degree in criminal justice
Darryl

Darryl

  • Worked for the city for 27 years – first for the water department, then as a parking enforcement officer
  • Served in the Navy
  • He is retiring to be a full time musician
  • Plays bass guitar in a soul/rock band and loves heavy metal
  • His father worked for the city of Detroit for 30 years
  • His wife is a police officer and a singer – they met at a gas station
  • Throws a big block party every year for friends and neighbors
Eric

Eric

  • Has been a Detroit PEO since 1997
  • Used to be a bus driver
  • Keeps a Michigan driver’s manual handy for citizens who disagree with their violation
  • His mom taught him that if he wants respect, he has to give respect
  • Favorite violation is for illegal parking in a handicap zone
  • Likes to write tickets quickly to avoid conflict
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