Michigan Man Gets Ticket For Warming Up His Car — In His Own Driveway Emmanuel January 11, 2017 General News, Viral A man woke up, and like any other day ran out to warm up his freezing car before heading off to work. But when he returned...he realized he was ticketed for doing so. The police chief said that warming up your car drives up crime rates because of thefts. Chief, get your head out of your ass. Crime rates are driven up by the surge of thugs who have no respect for someone else's property. But...blaming the victim is par for the course nowadays.