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Traffic camera vandals strike again in Lakeview
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Traffic camera vandals strike again in Lakeview
Several traffic cameras in the Lakeview area have been vandalized for the second time in two months. (Bernel Davis, FOX 8 News) New Orleans - Traffic camera vandals have struck again in the same area of the city and this time they've taken out three cameras.
New Orleans - Traffic camera vandals have struck again in the same area of the city and this time they've taken out three cameras.
FOX 8 first told you about some vandalized traffic cameras in late December. All are on busy streets in Lakeview, just blocks apart.
"I understand why people broke them, although, I don't agree with that as a strategy for managing the anger," said Lakeview Resident Kathleen Regan Figley.
The arm holding the traffic cameras on Canal Blvd. near Harrison Ave. was completely snapped. They were broken so it now faces the ground on both sets of cameras. To make the damage worse, some of the camera lenses were spray painted with black and red paint.
"People are very upset," said Figley.
The cameras at Harrison Ave. and Marconi Dr. were also vandalized again, but the city says these incidents seem to be isolated and is not a citywide problem.
"Anytime there's any damage done to a traffic camera, the American Traffic Solutions company is notified to come and repair that particular camera," said NOPD Spokesperson Shereese Harper.
A worker with American Traffic Solutions, the company contracted through the city, was already out making the repairs.
"If any person is caught damaging a camera, that person can be in prison for up to six months, or fined up to $1,000," Harper warned.
Many think there is just a serious problem with the system. Figley says she got a ticket in a school zone when schools were closed.
"I shouldn't be receiving a citation when the speed limit is 35, not 20," said Figley.
The New Orleans traffic camera program brings in an estimated $15 million a year.
A spokesperson with the city says these traffic cameras will soon be back up and running.
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