Police claim the need for speed if working under cover
December 16, 2008 12:00am
POLICE officers speeding without lights and sirens can avoid fines if they are on a covert operation, it was revealed yesterday.
The NSW Police Force claimed more than two thirds of officers issued with traffic fines while on duty last year were able to later get their fines dropped after a review of their circumstances.
The Daily Telegraph revealed the Office of State Revenue issued police with 1433 fines, mostly detected by fixed speed cameras, after all obvious lights-and-siren pursuits were culled.
But NSW Police yesterday said that 1063 of these officers later appealed internally to have their fines quashed, claiming they needed to speed for covert operational reasons.
A police spokesman said there were occasions when police needed to travel at high speeds without lights or sirens.
http://www.news.com.au/dailytelegraph/story/0,22049,24805132-5001021,00.html
Hypocrisy, corruption... just another day at the office.
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