Ohio

Retired Woman Gets Speeding Ticket When Her Car Was on the Tow Truck

"My car was on the tow truck" -- this retired woman gets a $105 speeding ticket when her car was on the tow truck -- she couldn't believe it

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I-Team: Mayor Can't Prove Speed Cam Tickets Are Slowing Drivers

The Fox 8 I-Team just investigated to find out if I-77 speed camera tickets are making a difference in slowing down drivers, or, just making it easier for one town to collect big money.

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Resident Comments Show Opposition to Dayton License Plate Readers

More than two-thirds of respondents oppose cameras that police support; public hearing set for Wednesday.

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Group Wants Dayton to Put the Brakes on License Plate Readers

The Dayton Police Department wants to deploy automated license plate readers, but members of a …

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Unanimous Ohio Supreme Court Says State Can Withhold Money From Cities Using Traffic Cameras

The Ohio Supreme Court has unanimously upheld a law that allows the state to cut funding to communities using traffic cameras, by the amount of money they raise from those devices.

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Secrets Kept by Town Collecting Millions From Camera Tickets

The FOX 8 I-Team now has found a big secret kept by town leaders in Linndale, the tiny village notorious for traffic camera tickets sent to drivers.

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New Legislation Would Help Slow Speed Camera Use

Calling traffic cameras a "nuisance to the public" that provide "zero increase to public safety," Strongsville state Rep. Tom Patton is renewing his objections to traffic cameras.

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Speed Cameras Are Little More Than Big Brother Surveillance

We embrace safety, but speed cameras exemplify mass surveillance without a warrant. Photo speed traps offer very powerful financial incentives to issue as many citations as possible.

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Ohio Supreme Court to Consider Red-Light Camera Case

The city of Toledo will watch closely on Wednesday as the Ohio Supreme Court takes up the question of whether state lawmakers can financially punish cities that insist on operating automated speed and red-light cameras.

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