Question: Do the Coquille police have the authority to write tickets to people misusing handicapped parking places? If someone who is not handicapped is parked in one of these spaces and city police were called would they issue her a citation?
Answer: They absolutely ticket the driver.
“In Coquille, we make a policy to handle all complaints equally,” said Lt. Pat Smith, “An officer is going to deal with it regardless.”
Coquille police make every effort to follow up to every call they receive, he said.