NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) – The New Orleans Police Department said Monday (Nov. 2) that it has suspended its red light ticketing program pending an internal review of officers assigned to the task.
Following Fox 8’s Unchecked Overtime investigation, the NOPD said the city’s Red Light Camera Review program is paused while it reviews timesheets of officers who logged overtime in the program last year.
NOPD Supt. Anne Kirkpatrick indicated her department’s review was initiated by media reports linked to overtime concerns. She said the department suspended the review program of the automated tickets after the Aug. 7 arrest of Senior Police Officer Brandon Coleman. Coleman is charged with 350 felonies linked to payroll fraud and theft, all tied to his work with the red light review overtime program…