Handicapped Parking Cheaters: Heading on a Hike?

Millions of Americans will be out this weekend

heading

to the mall or grocery store, but worse than the weather, the cold will be finding that

parking

spot. What about those people who use disabled

parking

permits even though they do not have a disability? How are they explained? with cameras rolling and Jim Avila catching them in the act, dawn breaks in the automobile capital of the world, Los Angeles, and we're on the hunt for disabled children parking with undercover investigators from the California Department of Motor Vehicles dressed as harmless pedestrians as they set up. a nuisance to motorists who make fun of this car, here's something you're looking at, right?

This SUV is parked outside one of the fanciest places in Los Angeles. No, it's not a nightclub, but the Runyon Canyon hiking trails through the Hollywood Hills. Parking near the gate is legal only for people nearby. residents or disabled with parking signs to prove it, we put up the sign and it is a male subject and one of our investigators with two women leaving, so there was no man in the car, there was no man, he suspects that the woman still on their

hike

they are using someone else's handicap sign to get this prime parking spot, everyone else finds parking on the streets below and then walked up a couple blocks to the trailhead.

Handicapped parking abuse may seem like a small trust issue, but it is. He angered people everywhere while visiting a restaurant. Kenny Mills and his wife Julie found a police car parked in the

handicapped

space. There is no emergency in sight. Julie posted it on Facebook, where it quickly went viral, online outrage spilling over into I Would and Lee Wall Can Give. them my place despite the obvious bright blue paint on the giant wheelchair logo, the police officer received nothing more than a lecture from his boss as the space lacked the warning sign announcing that it is illegal in Los Angels that the black van is still parked an hour later coffee - we are rolling, the

hike

rs finally returned from their training and the investigators reveal themselves.

The driver says that the license plate belongs to her legally disabled husband. The person you serve it to must be in the car for it to be valid, which is why the citation comes out. book the fine could end up up to $700 hello how are you? I'm from ABC 20/20 mm. We wanted to ask him why he was using the sign to park here and go hiking, obviously he was not disabled. share the shame his passenger also didn't want to talk but instead crouched down and did some unscheduled exercises and these citations are misdemeanor citations for such a crime is a criminal activity Vito ski tag Lea is the deputy director of investigations for the California DMV, her investigators have been in Runyon Canyon several times, so the number of outlaws Parker has left this neighbor is grateful for before the cops start showing up.

You had a sea of ​​blue signs. Oh yeah, it's amazing, we could have seven, eight, nine cars in this. alone on the street, he doesn't want his identity revealed for fear that hostile hikers will fight back, as he helps draw attention to the rampant abuse in the first place, reporting it on the disability fraud organization's website If they come here to exercise, you know, park. there legitimately and exercise by walking yourself, but despite window, parks illegally and starts walking. pit bull tracks and discomfort while away investigators check his license plate and discover it is registered to a much older man.

The couple returns 40 minutes later to an unwanted welcome that he legally knows, in addition to the fine, is the actual owner of the license plate, his grandfather. I will have to reapply now to get a new one this time to confiscate this sign. Hi, I'm Jim Avila from ABC News, so I'm wondering if you're a sane guy, yeah, why would you use a

handicapped

sticker to park but to go? running any canvas for disabled spaces are you a disabled person? I'm not in a handicapped spot Emma, ​​right, you're on the street that requires a permit or I'm in a handicapped spot, that's what you should really be worried about is the people. park in handicapped spots strange use a handle you've never used the sign the type of pen Park in the handicapped spot ever I would park in a handicapped spot why would you have a park or on your card but you have your mother's? car, it's not my car, but you happen to use a door on their car, yes, has anyone ever said: I'm sorry, you know you're right, we run into a few of those, but for the most part they are pretty vocal with us.

Yes, we have had several physical altercations in these types of operations, what they do here is a lot of excuses, this guy was not walking, he told the officers he was using a handicap sign to pick up his grandmother, but they tricked him and They continued to the front door where he turned around and admitted that it wasn't even his house, so after leaving the game, investigators issued a citation and confiscated his badge. We're from ABC News. We were wondering why you were wearing a badge. Do you know Luke? be disabled and again you are Suzette you are blacker yes why did they take it away from you they stopped for the last time for these violators a judge a fine possibly community service the good news is that now there is a better option hikers can leave their cars with a New valet surface, then hit the trails, the car will be waiting for you when you get back and for only five dollars plus tip, it's a lot cheaper than that ticket.