Policy

D.C. Radar-Camera Testing Was Bogus

City had to refund fines to drivers after cop admitted faking records

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A former D.C. police officer admitted Thursday to falsifying logs regarding the testing of mobile photo-radar cameras that issue speeding tickets — a move that resulted in the department having to refund more than $17,000 in traffic ticket fines.

Former Metropolitan Police Department Officer David Cephas' pleaded guilty to three counts of misdemeanor fraud in D.C. Superior Court.