Police parking ticket

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) - July 25, 2008

A judge in Portland, Oregon, has ordered Officer Chadd Stensgaard to pay a fine for illegally parking his patrol car while taking a dinner break at a Japanese restaurant.

Lawyer Eric Bryant had filed a citizen's complaint against the officer.

While Oregon law allows emergency responders to park in no-parking zones, it says nothing about stopping for sushi.

Portland police officials say they'll ask city commissioners to make it legal for officers to park in no-parking zones when ordering food or taking a restroom break.

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