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Crosswalks newest undercover police beat
While the undercover efforts pale in comparison to those in the 1973 police corruption movie, Chicago Police Department Traffic Department Cmdr. Robert Evans said the newest police focus is meant to ensure the safety of pedestrians, the Chicago Tribune reported.
The police official said officers will pose as civilians and issue warning citations to those drivers who do not give pedestrians the right of way at crosswalks.
Evans said the undercover assignments may not be full of adventure but that does not mean there is no risk involved.
"We are not going to put officers in jeopardy to make a point," Evans explained. "But any day you put on a police uniform, or put on plainclothes, you are taking risks."
Chicago area resident Gary Hackley suggested the fault may actually lay with pedestrians.
"Chicagoans routinely wander across the middle of streets, engrossed in cell phone calls or sipping their coffee, and leave it to drivers to keep them safe," he told the Tribune.
Copyright 2008 by United Press International
This news arrived on: 06/09/2008
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06-20-2008 06:09
Debra in las vega wrote:
crosswalk safety
Are you Joking lady!!!! I live in Las Vegas an I abide by the crosswalk signals at all times and have been nearly hit by careless drivers who are always in a hurry to get no where fast! So I think it is great idea to put undercover police out there to catch these careless people and if you are abiding the laws you have nothing to worry about HUH!!!
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