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Dallas: They’ll pay if caught on cameras; some exemptions apply

08:24 AM CDT on Thursday, April 12, 2007

By TANYA EISERER / The Dallas Morning News
teiserer@dallasnews.com

Dallas police and firefighters will soon have to pay up if they run afoul of the city’s red-light cameras.

Starting Sunday, any Dallas police officer in a marked squad car who is captured on the city’s cameras running a red light will have to pay the $75 fine if the incident doesn’t comply with state law.

Firefighters who run red lights will have to pay if they’re not on an emergency run.

Many police officers are angry about the proposed policy. The prevailing belief among officers has been that they can run red lights as they see fit.

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