The Virginian-Pilot
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CHESAPEAKE
Through rain-soaked windshields on Friday, motorists at the red light at Sam's Drive and Volvo Parkway could see the plainly dressed man pacing in the median strip.
If they got close enough, they could read the words on the cardboard sign he held: "Thou Shall Not Run the Red Light."
The drivers - one of whom tried to hand him a dollar bill - didn't know that Justin Tindall is a Chesapeake police officer.
Those who ran the red light found out the hard way.
Each time he saw a violator, Tindall radioed to other police officers waiting in cars just ahead. Those drivers were pulled over. In all, 35 citations were written between 11 a.m. and 2 p.m. Friday.
Tindall said police have gotten complaints about the intersection, so traffic officers decided to try the unusual enforcement operation.
"They just need to slow down so people don't get hurt," Tindall said.
In the past three years in Chesapeake, Tindall said, 305 crashes and 296 injuries resulted from red-light running.
Cindy Clayton, (757) 446-2377, cindy.clayton@pilotonline.com
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Chesapeake police more concerned with the south norfolk area
Motorist run stop signs several times a day at jefferson and hull street.
Motorist speeding up and down streets intoxicated and this a residential,
naborhood not none residential like sams circle and volvo parkway.
There is a lot of children in south norfolk in danger of injury by,
motorist every day.
Gangs of teenagers walking up and down the streets cursing and abusive,
langauge and making fun and calling us names when we sit on our porches,
and in our yards.
At the corner of hull street and jefferson street they litter the, streets with cans beer bottles bags and papper plates comming from,
Sams stop and shop at bainbridge blvd and jefferson street.
I reported just this morning to police at the corner of jefferson street,
and decatur street a stop sign bent over and spray painted.
Ther is a six foot chain link fence along Hull street belonging to
Creekmore hardware comming apart and rusted and is unsafe for children,
to walk the sidewalk.
The city inspections told me it was deemed safe.
Is it me or is there a little bit of favortism and is people of South, Norfolk being abused by the city of chesapeake.
THIS WOULD NOT GO ON IN GREAT BRIDGE.
Re:Sarcasm,--- humor , intelligence, & daniell30825
I enjoyed both your posts and found them quite entertaining, along with many others in this comment column. I didn't notice any deficiencies in your sense of humor, or intelligence. It may be possible that the contributor in question has made an error. "when there are questions & or statements concerning intelligence, or lack thereof, posed by the general public, towards an educated individual, one need only consider the source for vindication, & or reassurance.." contractorva
It's call sarcasm.
PeterM68409. Maybe you would want to go on a ride along with me, however I don't think you would understand my sense of humor. Maybe you should read the dumb statements I was making a dummer statement in response to. But you are right, it was a rainy day, with nothing to do but read some silly opinions and I played right into their hands till you caught me. Lighten up just a little.
Nice to see!
The Police dept enforce the law regarding red light runners. I wish this City had the same energy enforcing the law on business as well. Example: Business break the law by violating noise ordinance codes. These same business allow their Tractor Trailers to use NO TRUCK streets to deliver their products! When you complain to the City about a business breaking the law, it is a double standard! Little to no enforcement on the business community. Hey, if some one runs a red light, at least it does not wake you up at 4 am !! Chesapeake, have the same standards on the business community!
Harder Test At DMV..... lol
Good one..also throw in a few questions that there is no right answer to. This will even further increase the odds of dummies not passing the test. Furthermore, the ones that are easily discouraged may just leave & drive home, without this unnecessary document known as a driver's licence. Looking at it another way, maybe a "See Dick Run Redlight" approach, or Dr Seuss method would be better for the handbook. "Anyone driving slower than me is a moron, & anyone driving faster than me is an idiot." George Carlin ........(oh yeah Dr Suess just had a birthday) RIP Theodor Seuss Geisel
When it happened
It was around 8pm Friday night and they were in front of a couple shopping centers on VB Blvd. It definitely wasn't about letting people sleep. That's only one example though. I see this all the time.
Reduce the number of drivers
I'm with you Angela, only, make that every 5 year test so hard that at least a third of the people on the road fail. That will take out the worst offenders and most horrible drivers. Everybody thinks they are great drivers but EVERYBODY knows that about half the people out there are stupid, dangerous, or both.
mfishetti...
"One legal issue deals with the misdemeanor must occur in the Officers presence that is issuing the ticket. In this case, the violation is being radioed over to the issuing officer which brings up the heresay rule."
Sorry mfishetti, not true. I live in Deep Creek and last August, the CPD set up a very clever operation at the intersection of Moses Grandy and George Washington Hwy. As I turned the corner, there was a cop standing at the curb. He could see everything because the cars were moving very slowly. I saw him look at my windshield and pick up his radio and I knew I was in trouble. He had radioed ahead to another cop, who, as I creeped on, stepped in front of my car and motioned me off the road. My crime was an expired inspection-no one's fault but mine. I really had to laugh over that one because not only was it clever, no matter what the infraction, the law is the law, and they got me.
Somewhat related...
Three way stops are just that.
How many times have we pulled up and had the guy/gal coming through the yield, stop and try to wave us all on. *example: Greenbrier Target exiting the parking lot
MORONS.
These are the same folks that run red lights and whip in and out of traffic just to get to Target/Starbucks/etc...
I think a driving test should be mandatory every 5 years. A little reminder of how it is supposed to be and not how it is. THAT and a heavy dose of common courtesy.
Who cares if the cops go through lights just because they can. I don't. I mean, how can you prove they weren't doing their job? Focus more on if it is YOUR turn to go through the light and we will all be better off.
Questions and answers -
Entrapment? nope. If the Police held up a sing that said, "Run the stop light and get $5.00", that would be entrapment. Enticeing someone to perform an action they would not normally perform would be entrapment.
I LIKE what the police did and think they should do it more often, in all the cities around here!