Illinois Cops Use Facebook to Post Videos of Red Light Violators

Police cameras keeping an eye on motorists is nothing new these days, but posting these videos of offenders on Facebook is something different altogether. Welcome to the world of Granite City in Illinois.


In an effort to inform the public and reduce violations, the local police department has being uploading videos of red light runners at the intersection of 27th and Madison street on its Facebook page on an almost weekly basis for the past few months.

Note, however, that the videos do not reveal the license plate numbers or the names of the drivers that violate the red light.

The Granite City Police Department told Fox News that while the red light camera at the intersection has helped reduce violations with some 93 percent of drivers ticketed never receiving a second one, there has been a steady stream of violators.

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