On Your Dime: New cameras fuel 12% spike in Pawtucket speeding citations

PAWTUCKET, R.I. (WJAR) — Speed camera citations are declining across most of Rhode Island, but Pawtucket is an exception, and the increase is boosting city revenue.

Last school year, every city with automated speed enforcement saw citations fall except Pawtucket, according to data obtained by the NBC 10 I-Team.

Pawtucket Police Chief Tina Goncalves said the rise is tied directly to an expansion of the city’s camera network…

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