understandable productivity standards need to be set by a police department it, can go too far says lon anderson of aaa. >> it can make a difference of setting quotas that can really damage the credibility of law enforcement. >> reporter: another concern of a memo is this one by deputy chief that directs officers to check the county box instead of the state box for violations so of that moneys collect go ahead to the county instead of the state. some people say that show has there is a quota system pushing officers to collect money. we asked for an interview with the police chief, but we were turned down. however, the public informations officer did tell us and send us a statement saying that this is just a cooperative effort that came from the staff up and in no way serves as a quota for enforcement. peggy fox, 9 news now. >>> french investigators say the gun used in this morning's deadly shooting at a jewish school is the same gun used in shootings that killed three soldiers last week. in this morning's incident police say the gunman riding a motorbike started shooting just before the classes

. >> reporter: lon anderson is with triple a atlantic.le he says the numbers don't seem that high and police departments are entitled to have productivity guidelines, he'svee hem mentally -- he's against setting quotas. most of the drivers we spoke with today in arlington, some of whom said they've long suspected a quota system in the county, were not entirely surprised by the memo, but they certainly were angered by it. >> yes, it is wrong. they've been forced to make a quota. you get your ticket any kind of way. >> i think there are better things they can be doing with their time than to try to get people ticketed and meet their quotas. >> reporter: in a written statement today, a spokesman for the arlington police department said the numbers mentioned in the memo serve as a guideline for officers and are not evidence of a quota system. we asked to interview the arlington police chief tonight but the request was denied. >> thank you, matt. >>> taxes up and exemptions down for the rich in maryland. a house subcommittee approved an income

understandable a police department can need to set productivity standards it can go too far says lon anderson with aaa. >> there's a difference between making sure you have productive officers and setting quotes that can really damage the credibility of law enforcement in an area when people begin to wonder did i get that ticket because i'm a bad a driver or is it because it's the end of month the and that officer hadn't made their quota? that's a problem. >> that was our peggy fox reporting. >>> we got another story that might get your blood boiling. can you imagine this? you looked at your bank account and you see this $5,366 withdrawn to pay your water bill? you know it's an full mistake but then they tell you it's going to take more than a month to get you your money back. our bruce leshan is working this story and i guess everybody would be mad in this situation. >> i think a lot of people's blood would boil and you can't fight city hall, but apparently you can fight the water company. it looks like our call may have made a difference for this bethesda woman. wssc tonight is promising to

lon anderson with triple-a says contrary to what some may think, the increase in gas prices has nothing with the president. >> he doesn't go out and change the gas stations, no. >> reporter: it boils down to three things, he says. state taxes, local competition, and the price of crude, which makes up 70% of the cost of gas. and right now the price per barrel is nearly $7 more than it was last year. experts say it's the threat of war in the middle east that's making investors nervous and therefore driving up the cost. >> i'm a student and it is probably going to cut into my living expenses and other things. >> things go up but the paycheck doesn't go up. you have to do what you got to do. >> reporter: think you're paying a lot? drivers with holiday tours say the 230 plus tank on these tour buses costs about $800 to fill. >> they had to extend our credit to fill up nowadays. >> reporter: triple-a encourages people to shop with their steering wheel. in other words, go outside your area if you have to in order to get the best deal. we found 3.99 at this gas station in virginia off jefferson

. >> reporter: lon anderson with triple-a says contrary to what some may think the increase in gas prices nothing to do with the president. >> he doesn't go out and change the signs on the gas stations no. >> reporter: it boils down to three things he says. state taxes, local competition, and the price of crude, which is about 70% of the cost of gas. and right now the price per barrel is nearly $7 more than it was last year. experts say it's the threat of war in the middle east that's making investors nervous and therefore driving up the cost. >> normal rules of supply and demand aren't happening here because our supplies are up. our demand is down. our prices are going up. >>> triple-a encourages people to shop with their steering wheel. in other words, go outside your area if you have to in order to get the best deals. where do you go to get cheaper gas? >> delaware. >> reporter: to delaware. >> yeah. that's where i work. i ran out there to get it. >> reporter: we found $3.99 at this gas station in virginia off jefferson highway. $3.83 in landover. $3.97 in northeast d.c. analysts belie