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May 10th, 2008, 09:01 AM

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Red Light Cameras Ticket over 2600 Violators

Since mid-February, 2,605 citations have been issued to motorists caught on camera running red lights at five major East Baton Rouge intersections.
“We have one video that shows three cars in a row running one red light at Essen and I-10,” city-parish Chief Traffic Engineer Ingolf...

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By BrentW on May 13th, 2008, 09:02 AM

Originally Posted by Sunny

I am pretty sure police are allowed to speed on the way to calls without running lights or sirens

I'm not sure about on the interstate, but i have seen them roll fast into neighborhoods while looking for a suspect. If they are searching for someone and don't want to alert them they are in the area they will come in silent.

Yeah, I understand this. I was talking more about the Baton Rouge City Police units I see speeding out between Denham Springs and Walker and up north of Zachary. And I've seen units from other parishes or even other states flying down the interstate.

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By Athena on May 13th, 2008, 09:03 PM

I am talking about primarily interstates...they fly through Baton Rouge, Denham, and Walker like they're above the law.

I also doubt this will be epic. I still think cops let each other off the hook quite regularly, both for judicious reasons and for not-so-judicious reasons.