Class-action status has been granted in a lawsuit against Elmwood Place over speeding tickets. 20,000 drivers could be eligable for reimbursements under the Hamilton County judge’s ruling. The Enquirer reports that Elmwood Place collected nearly two million dollars off the red light cameras in six months. Recent Stories: Why Was Lockland High School on Lockdown […]
Speed cameras at Elmwood Place are coming down. Judge Robert Rheulman ordered the devices confiscated, during a contempt of court hearing, Thursday. Rheulman earlier called the system a “scam”, in ruling against Elmwood Place in an enforcement lawsuit. Recent Stories: Another Top City Official Bolts for Detroit Ohio Traffic Camera Ban Gets Green Light by […]
An Ohio House committee has approved legislation that would outlaw speed cameras in the state . The measure could be taken up by the full house this week. The bill was introduced in part after complaints over the cameras at Elmwood Place, which were called a scam in a judicial opinion. Recent Stories: No Tuition […]
Two teenagers are behind bars, this morning, after being accused in a wild chain of threats and assaults in Elmwood Place. Police say 19 year-old James Robinson, and his 16 year-old brother, allegedly roughed up a teenage girl then threatened to kill paramedics before beating up a police officer. The pair was arrested, after hiding […]
A lawsuit has been filed in an attempt to collect fines paid to Elmwood Place from the speed cameras. An injunction was granted this month by Judge Robert Ruehlman, who criticized the system. Attorney Mike Allen is asking for a class-action status, while requesting damages in penalties from the village. Recent Stories: Famous Local Attorney […]
The Ohio house will consider legislation, banning traffic enforcement cameras across the state. The bill, sponsored by Representatives Ron Maag (R-Lebanon) and Dale Mallory (D-West End), has been introduced in response to the uproar over the cameras used in Elmwood Place. A judge last week blocked the use of traffic cameras in the village. Wanna […]
A Hamilton County judge has blocked the use of speed cameras in Elmwood Place. Judge Robert Ruhelman called the system a scam and that the motorists cannot win. Elmwood Place residents have taken the village to court, claiming the tickets 105 dollar fines are more of a cash grab, then a deterrent for speeding. Recent […]
Nearly a thousand camera-generated speeding tickets are being thrown out in Elmwood Place. A magistrate is dismissing the tickets because the computer, storing the controversial camera’s evidence has crashed. The dismissed tickets cost the city $60,000 in fines. Recent Stories: Ready to Pay the Brent Spence Bridge Toll? Oh Great, What Did Katt Williams do […]
The fight over speed-enforcement cameras, in Elmwood Place, continues. Dozens over angry drivers packed the village council meeting last night, to complain about the mobile cameras, and the $105 tickets. Village officials, and the camera’s operator, say the machines are accurate, but the commuters call it a speed trap. Recent Stories: Congressional Hearing Today Over […]
The village of Elmwood Place, Ohio, had a bunch drivers speeding through a school zone, so they set up a camera to try to track violators. It turns out Elmwood Place officials were right. In two weeks, the cameras caught 20,000 drivers speeding on one block in just two weeks. The village’s population has dropped […]
