Ottawa police receive 180 speeding tickets through photo radar cameras this summer [Video]

The Ottawa Police Service has received hundreds of speeding tickets so far this year, as the city’s photo radar cameras catch police cruisers in school zones and community safety zones.

A report for the Ottawa Police Services Board shows officers received 180 speeding tickets through the automated speed enforcement camera program in the summer. Police also received 31 tickets for red light camera infractions in the July, August and September period.

“The key driver of the increase in Driving Related Internal Complaints is attributed to the number of Automated Speed Enforcement, which continues to rise with the implementation of more cameras throughout the City,” staff say.

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Through the first nine months of the year, the Ottawa Police Service has received 420 tickets for speeding through the automated speed enforcement camera program. The service received 187 …