Besides sharks, another creature of sorts showed up on Nantucket the first weekend in August. Nantucket Police Department made its first deployment of the aptly named Barnacle, a man-made crustacean that prevents the use of cars belonging to major parking ticket scofflaws who owe hundreds to thousands of dollars in unpaid tickets.
Remove it yourself? Fuggedaboutit! Barnacle grabs on with industrial grade suction cups exerting 1,000 pounds of force. Once your fine is paid, by credit card or phone, you'll get a code to remove it. A total of $300K in unpaid tickets is at stake, says NPD.
Parking scofflaws beware