My 1996 ex-cop ford crown victoria won't shift from park

I have an ex-cop 1996 crown victoria and one day randomly I went to start it and i did the usual put they keys in and start the car press the break and shift down but it was strange because when i did this the car would not shift out of park it was locked it wouldnt budge the only way now to shift my car out of park is with the car turned off the shift from park to neutral and then hit the break before my car hits traffic and shift to drive thats the only way and also after that inccident now my break lights do not work any more what is wrong please help me!

I have an ex-cop 1996 crown victoria and one day randomly I went to start it and i did the usual put they keys in and start the car press the break and shift down but it was strange because when i did this the car would not shift out of park it was locked it wouldnt budge the only way now to shift my car out of park is with the car turned off the shift from park to neutral and then hit the break before my car hits traffic and shift to drive thats the only way and also after that inccident now my break lights do not work any more what is wrong please help me! Probably got some doughnuts stuck in the transmission Do not feed the scammer - repost of an earlier question.

Do not feed the scammer - repost of an earlier question.