Violet J

Review of Plano Police Department

Its an unfortunate situation, but all too common n...

Its an unfortunate situation, but all too common nowadays, that the police department no longer serves the community. At the beginning of the month as well as the end of every month, the Plano Police Department strives to meet their ticketing quota. In the Sherwin William parking lot, at 103 W Parker Rd, Plano, TX 75023, an officer will sit facing the stop sign, or there will be a patrol car sitting across the street in the Target parking lot, in Ruisseau Village which is located near the Sherwin Williams or near the Jack in the Box. I have witnessed this activity for quite sometime now from across the street at the Taco Bell, during lunch & in the evenings following work. Car after car is pulled over, even though there maybe a vehicle zooming down the street, the officer will not move, but instead, will wait to pull someone over if they do not "appear to make a complete stop at the stop sign". Now stop sign tickets, are $200 plus dollars, I also notice that it depends on who is in the vehicle & if they will issue a ticket; The majority of the individuals they end up issuing a ticket to are minorities and I have even seen them go as far as pulling someone over, searching there vehicle, and making them get out of the car due to the same stop sign, only to let the individual go at the end. Due to this activity, I have a acquired a dash board camera and have begun documenting the occurrences and saving the recordings. I also noticed, that I do not see them regularly patrolling all areas. I may see Plano Police off of 15th street, whenever there is a festival or I will spot a patrol car going to lunch at the Fish Shack or Grandy's. My point is, this is problematic, tax payer dollars are being wasted, officers should be patrolling the streets, not just "sitting" in one spot to meet ticket quotas.