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Police asked to explain why public wasn't told of mobile radar on Grant
By: Staff Writer

Posted: 01/16/2012 11:17 AM | Comments: 284 (including replies) | Last Modified: 01/16/2012 12:00 PM | Updates

Two local groups say they want police to explain why they didn’t tell the public about mobile photo radar on Grant Avenue. Police are to respond to WiseUp and the Canadian Taxpayers Federation later today.

The Canadian Taxpayers Federation and WiseUp Winnipeg said they have obtained emails from the Winnipeg Police Service saying a press release should have been issued last October about the photo radar on Grant Ave. west of Nathaniel Street. The two groups say they have copies of tickets from before the day the email was sent by a Central Traffic Unit officer.

The press release by the two groups says Sgt. Mark Hodgson sent an email saying a media release should be issued about the enforcement.

"We need a press release. We need to notify public when we do anything new, press release first," said the email, which the two groups have made available.

"I smell a press release regarding school zones. I need to know when we are going to start enforcing and we need to do a press release prior to start of enforcement. Please do not start enforcement till you have drafted a press release and we have notified the PIO and a release is done. Please!!!!!!"

The groups say they are disturbed by the way the matter was handled.

"Not only are the CTF and WiseUp Winnipeg disturbed about the decision to ignore the sergeant's recommendation to alert the public through the media about the new locations, they continue to question the accuracy of the tickets issued at the Grant and Nathaniel location. Especially as other cities recommend against what the City of Winnipeg is doing - parking photo radar vehicles in locations where light standards, street signs and fire hydrants are between the camera and target -interfering with radar reflections and producing incorrect and unreliable readings," said the press release

Both groups say because there was no notification by police that a mobile camera had been set up at Grant and Nathaniel tickets should be refunded.

WiseUp Winnipeg’s Todd Dube said 780 people have complained they were unfairly caught by the camera, which started issuing tickets in early October.

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