Any uniformed police officer can take action against traffic offenders – Police
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1 min readFrom 2 outlets- Uniformed officers may act on traffic violations, including when working alone, according to Newswire.
- The authority is not restricted to officers assigned to the Traffic Police, Newswire reports.
- The clarification followed questions circulating on social media, Newswire reports.
- The police chief told officers they need not hide to detect traffic violations, Newswire reports.
Daily Mirror and Newswire report that Police Spokesman ASP F.U. Wootler said officers wearing official uniforms are authorised under the Motor Traffic Act to take legal action against traffic offenders.
Newswire reports that Wootler said the authority applies beyond officers attached to the Traffic Police and includes officers carrying out duties alone. Newswire says he made the clarification in response to questions circulating on social media about police authority to enforce traffic laws.
Newswire reports that, addressing concerns about officers concealing themselves to catch traffic offenders, Wootler said the Inspector General of Police had informed officers that concealment was not necessary when detecting traffic violations.
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