[Scan-DC] This just in....

[John Wilson]

*On I295 near the Hopewell/Ft. Lee, VA exit is at most a mile stretch 
that segments Prince George Co. which borders it on either side.  For at 
least the past 5+ years a Hopewell city deputy 24/7 is on a I295 segment 
parked in one specific road shoulder locations during the morning and 
one in the afternoon.  Most of the time the unit is marked and sometimes 
others are plain colored but they all have those Xmas lights installed.  
In the morning he gets the going to work local speeders and the northern 
and Canadian speeders on their way to Florida.  In the afternoon his 
shift replacement locates on the north side of a I295 segment road 
shoulder and gets the going home local speeders and the northern and 
Canadian speeders returning from Florida.**
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**These two deputy sheriff's radar operations net Hopewell, VA $2 
million a year in speeder fines.  That averages about $5,000-$6,000 a 
day.  Those high mph speeds with reckless driving fines added plus court 
costs add up.  Recently there was an article in the Richmond newspaper 
about their successful operations.  It is not a speed trap.  The speed 
limit is 70mph along that stretch so that gives you an idea of the 
speeder's speeds on I295.  The deputies additionally have caught a 
couple of wanted individuals and found drugs at speeding stops.  How do 
I know who are speeders?  I can tell by the license checks being run 
after being stopped.**
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*Those "Keep Virginia Green" signs you see posted do not mean "Forestry 
Conservation".*

*John **
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Doug Kitchener wrote:
> Good for her!  Stuff like this is what keeps us scanning, folks!  :)  I bet she was¶|$$ed at having to stop, too!  Hope she got to NC before dark!
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>> From: John Wilson <w4uvv at comcast.net>
>> To: JEFF <jlwilson at bvunet.net>; CHRIS PARRIS1 <cparris2 at gmail.com>; JOHN FOLEY <jjfoleyj at gmail.com>; SCAN DC <scan-dc at mailman.qth.net>; JIM <jcuplink at aol.com>
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>> Sent: Friday, December 21, 2012 3:43 PM
>> Subject: [Scan-DC] This just in....
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>> 1.  This just in a few minutes ago.. true story....I almost fell out of my chair
>> laughing...I'm monitoring the local police and a Hopewell, VA city deputy
>> doing radar checks on I295 a few minutes finally stopped an elderly woman after
>> a 10 mile chase.  She told the deputy she was trying to get to NC before dark
>> because she didn't like to drive at night.  Per overheard comms to his
>> dispatcher when he asked her why she didn't stop when she saw his flashing
>> lights she told him she had never seen Christmas lights on a police car before.
>>
>> John
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