DC Police casually run red lights

Wednesday, May 21, 2014

DC Police casually run red lights

WASHINGTON, DC (WUSA9) -- inquiring communicator Russ Ptacek shows you DC police vehicles
obtaining busted, sort of, by their own red light-weight cameras. A WUSA9 open records investigation known case-after-case of cruisers, while not emergency flashing lights, wherever the department of local government gets officers World Health Organization ran red lights off the hook.

Metropolitan department of local government (MPD) officers say the agency adheres to town policy permitting officers, in "an emergency," to proceed past red lights as long because it sounds a symbol by "bell, siren, or exhaust whistle."

The red light-weight videos were provided to WUSA9 while not sound.

MPD acknowledges, a second, tighter policy issued by the captain in 2004 speech it hasn't been modified, requiring drivers to "open each front windows" and to "stop before getting into the intersection once facing a red signal," all "with emergency warning devices activated."

Through public records requests WUSA9 has known fourteen videos thrown out over the last 2 years.

Case in point: a police SUV within the left flip lane suddenly decides to travel straight on the big apple Avenue – all over the red arrow. The SUV's emergency lights? Not on.That officer claimed to get on "valid police business," and also the police departmentasked the DMV's Traffic judgement to void the price ticket, and also the fine – that they did.

They voided the opposite thirteen too. together with some red light-weight violations for passing and interference the crossing.

For two months WUSA9 has asked for associate interview with Chief Lanier concerning MPD policy and also the red light-weight camera video WUSA9 obtained through the liberty of knowledge Act. as a result of MPD would not grant our interview, Russ Ptacek tried to raise the Chief queries on the road.