Comments on: Police Ignore Accident on Shore and Ocean Ave

By: wendy

wendy — Mon, 14 Dec 2009 15:11:52 +0000

this is typical of the good old 61 pct. There are definitely ticket quotas to be met and the meter monkeys and cops are out on the street in droves issuing fraudulent tickets – I received one too.

The new commander of the 61 is totally unapproachable. I called one evening to speak to him and was told by some desk jockey that “NOBODY SPEAKS TO THE COMMANDER!”. Who is he, the great and powerful Oz????

The 61 is and always has been a joke.

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By: a good neighbor

a good neighbor — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 15:42:06 +0000

from what i learned so far, if property damage is less than $600 and no injury is involved, a police report is not required to be filed and thus no police officer is required to be present. however, i do agree that officers (both police and traffic) have the duty to clear traffic until it’s safe for all motorists.

By: kjbkjbkb

kjbkjbkb — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 15:16:28 +0000

i’m not surprised.
all i can say is that there are times we need them and there are times we don’t.
just look at the current news. a former police commissioner is in jail…that pretty much says it all.

By: Lisanne!

Lisanne! — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 06:08:14 +0000

Is it current protocol for police not to involve themselves unless specifically instructed to?

“Hey Joe, that man wants our help”.

“Now Sue, you know the rules, he has to cal 911 and then wait until the assigned officers arrive”.

I hope that’s not what is going on these days.

By: brooklynq

brooklynq — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 03:31:34 +0000

I would have thought that the traffic cops ultimate responsibility was to keep traffic flowing safely, not write tickets.

By: Chuck

Chuck — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 03:29:12 +0000

This isn’t anything new….

By: Ned Berke

Ned Berke — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 03:05:50 +0000

Even so, don’t you think they should stop and see if everything’s ok? Maybe help direct traffic so no one gets hurt? They don’t NEED to write a police report, but they can still make sure everything goes smoothly.

By: Ray Johnson

Ray Johnson — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 03:03:32 +0000

This is strange. Is is possible that these two drivers are trying to take care of things without getting their insurance companies involved?