BLUE ASH, Ohio (WKRC) — An investigation into the Blue Ash Police Department’s traffic ticketing practices has raised significant questions about the department’s operations.
Local 12 found that the number of routine traffic tickets issued by the department has surged nearly 50% over the past four years. More than half of the department’s 35 officers included specific goals for increasing traffic stops and tickets in their annual performance reviews.
A local woman is suing the department, alleging a false arrest that occurred shortly after an officer committed to increasing arrests and traffic stops in his review. Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost declined to comment specifically on Blue Ash but addressed the broader implications of ticket quotas…