CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (AP) - Traffic cameras have snapped 26 local patrol cars speeding and running red lights in eastern Iowa. Cedar Rapids Police Chief Greg Graham said six officers have been issued letters of discipline because they didn't have their patrol car's lights and sirens operating when they were speeding to a call. He said five were not violations and that the remaining 15 instances are under review.
Cedar Rapids police also have notified Marion police and the Linn County sheriff's office of possible violations by their personnel, and are investigating infractions by city buses and a garbage truck.
Marion Police Chief Harry Daugherty said the authorities must be "consistent and show no favoritism."
I see this nonsense all the time. At the very least put your lights on and pretend that your on your way somewhere important. But sometimes I see cop cars do that for the the five seconds it takes to get through an intersection and I can't say that doesn't irritate me. I hope all 15 of those "other instances" result in heavy fines. I even saw a cop today driving in New York and talking on his cell phone. Pretty sure that's been illegal here for a while. I'm tired of them roaming around breaking laws in front of our faces without any consequences. Cops are just kids who were picked on in school that couldn't wait to have some sort of authority when they grew up. I say we catch them on this stuff more often, start picking on them again. We all have cell phones with cameras on them these days. Do your civic duty and catch a cop in the act of a crime!
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