Sometimes it’s appropriate for police to run red lights

By June Watanabe

POSTED: 01:30 a.m. HST, Oct 03, 2012

~~<p>Question: On the morning of Sept. 24, I witnessed a marked police car running two red lights with its emergency lights on. Normally this wouldn’t draw my attention, but I noticed that the officer was turning on his lights only to run the lights. After clearing the intersection, he would turn them off and continue at the speed limit. It seemed to me that he simply did not have the patience to wait at the light like other citizens. Isn’t this an abuse of police property? Who would I report this to?</p>
<p>Answer: What you observed wasn’t necessarily an officer taking advantage of his position, according to the Honolulu Police Department.</p>
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Question: On the morning of Sept. 24, I witnessed a marked police car running two red lights with its emergency lights on. Normally this wouldn’t draw my attention, but I noticed that the officer was turning on his lights only to run the lights. After clearing the intersection, he would turn them off and continue at the speed limit. It seemed to me that he simply did not have the patience to wait at the light like other citizens. Isn’t this an abuse of police property? Who would I report this to?

Answer: What you observed wasn’t necessarily an officer taking advantage of his position, according to the Honolulu Police Department. Login for more...