Parking patrol officer sees her role as an ambassador for downtown Lawrence, despite some undiplomatic words thrown her way

Some people don’t hold back their feelings when they catch Tanya Green slipping a yellow parking ticket under the windshield wiper of their vehicle.

As one of Lawrence’s parking patrol officers, Green has had some nasty words hurled at her while checking the meters around downtown.

“Have you ever watched the show ‘Parking Wars?’” Green asked, referring to reruns of a reality TV show about Philadelphia Parking Authority employees. “We don’t boot tires or tow cars away, but we get the verbiage.”

Green walks right past meters with one minute left. But if the time has actually run out, she stops and writes a ticket. She shows no favoritism. Even her son has received a yellow envelope.