a state senator to get on ohio's so-called speed traps, tom patton introduced several bills designed to prevent police use of speed cameras he says he's not opposed to enforcing traffic laws but have a problem a problem with department said focus on making money over safety,f newburgh heights and linndale or two towns whosehe approach to citing speeders has caught his eye.ww >> we believe that a policeman visible on the road out of his tow his car, will always caution people to address their speed appropriately.n >> if you don't know where that camera is or that officer is the future,a what are you going to do ? you're going to maintain a reasonable speed. >> the center says it's important important to have an open dialogue about what takes place one highways, we were unablee to reach the the linndale therefore,. >> mistake at the pump had some drivers in toledo paint just

. >> ohio senator tom patton has notot given up his fight against speed traps which began a few years ago when he took ont the linndale infamous auto loan interstate 71 he has introduced four pieces of legislation, anyone of which, if passed, would make it more difficult for to ride as many tickets as they currently dori. >> it would prevent local governments from raising more revenue through traffic citations andf three other proposed laws would actually speak to the linndale approach to enforcement, also . towns with fewer than 10 residents 200 residents from ever issuing traffic ticketshr and let speed camera tickets to no more than twice the number of residentssp re which would limit the citations to roughly 358 versus the thousands currently written, and

were taken to the hospital to get checked out the back local senator is taking a closer traps, tom patton introduced several bills designed to prevent police from preying on unsuspecting drivers as lorrie taylor reports. >> newburgh heights police clocking cars within who cares next interstate 77 . in linndale , officers are invisible to passing traffic as they sit inside the shack while speed cameras clicking away from the top of a nearby poleom. >> ohio senator tom patton has notot given up his fight against speed traps which began a few years ago when he took ont the linndale infamous auto loan interstate 71 he has introduced four pieces of legislation, anyone of which, if passed, would make it more difficult for to ride as many tickets as they currently dori. >> it would prevent local governments from raising more revenue through traffic citations andf three other proposed laws would actually speak to the linndale approach to enforcement, also . towns with fewer than 10 residents 200 residents from ever issuing traffic ticketshr and let speed camera tickets to no more than twice the n

. >>> state senator tom patton cosponsored the stationary camera law and sponsors an effort for dragon cams. paul orlousky, cleveland 19 news. >> romona: many municipalities that use cameras claim they are for safety rather than revenue. we requested accident records and we will let you know what they show when we get them. mark? >> mark: all right, romona. cow what is coming up. >> jeff: bursts of snow across the area and heavier stuff west side at the moment. this is reducing visibility and most of the roads are wet as denise zarrella pointed out earlier. >> some starting to slush up a bit. grafton, wellington and medina county west of medina around lodi we are seeing a steadier snow and we've got a lot of moisture. temperatures are falling 29 and we will not fall too much tonight and can you see what's colder air advancing this way. a lot of snow out there and in cleveland 4 to 8 inches and heavier stuff shifting east by morning as the wind turns west and 4:00 in the morning snowbelt getting hammered pretty good. i would expect school closings tomorrow morning, bad morning drive and

>> this district, is represented by myself, center tom patton those are are good position should have on your side we are fightingyo for a situation like this when . release a statement in part that the browns have held training camp practice at their home site 111,000 fans have attended browns training camp over the past three years .00 this is a request that goes through the general assembly and then onto the governor, the fact that it is being put into place is interesting and the two representatives of berea are and the fact that they want berea and cleveland taxpayers to foot the billnd. >> broken man facing felony charges after police say he killed his 18-year-old girlfriend, and the 911 call who says that he did not know the gun was loaded as matt wright is here with what happened. >> 21 michael lancaster remains on suicide watch, his attorney says he is horrified after they were a close couple who were getting ready to paint a picture at the time .t was in court this morning on a reckless le homicide charge they say he pointed a 45 caliber handgun at her back,omd that he pulle

senator tom patton introduced four bills that would stop a than 30% of its annual revenue from traffic camera tickets. the restricted number of tickets the city can issue to twice its population and also wants to block communities of using cameras at all. new bug heights has been making headlines for its use of trafficcameras on i77 to ticket speeders but the mayor there says it's about safety. involved. >> this is all about safety. this is not about cash. nobody is the bigger proponent of law enforcement. my father, brother, nephews, my only son were policemen, and so tough job that they have to do but they do it well, get them out on the highways. >> the bills are expected to go to committee in the next few weeks. >>> well the roads to the white through ohio, one candidates daughter stopped in cleveland as our governor rallies, mark? >>> and we have heavy snow, we're adjusting total expectations. we'll have that plus school closing your percentage coming >>> new tonight at 11 more and more coyote sightings called into police in several north east ohio communities. >> now the animals

i talked to state senator tom patton yesterday. one idea is a per capita idea. there's 2200 residents in newburgh heights, less than 200 in linndale where there's another speed trap. they can say two per resident. heights and less than 400 in linndale linndale. maybe about ten times more than linndale. >> brian: right now this is perfectly legal to do, and they'll tell you it's not a cash grab. >> yeah, okay. >> brian: it's for safety, but it's legal? >> absolutely. that's exactly what it is. it was a loophole in the law. here's another odd part about this law. all it requires is for the officer to be there. for example, in linndale, the officer doesn't have to watch. he can be in a shack doing a crossword puzzle. he just has to be there. the camera has to be manned. doesn't have to see you go by or anything. be there and you're ticketed and get a nice surprise in the mail a month later. >> tia: i would think someone in terms of the legal system will fight this. it just seems wrong. >> the state legislature probably is the place. there's another idea they're tal