Clocking the Cops

Tisha Thompson of WMAR-Baltimore found that police officers in Baltimore continuously broke speed limits, sometimes by over 10mph, even in the absence of an emergency. The investigation revealed that in an emergency, fifty percent of the police cars drove at more than 10 mph over the speed limit.Armed with hidden cameras, the investigators also found that 8 out of 10 police vehicles without lights and sirens were breaking speed limits while driving in residential neighborhoods.