BunBun, my question exactly!
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Why do "We The People" need to provide additional funding for grants to enforce the law?
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Is overtime required to enforce the law?
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It's time to take the checkbook away from the politicians.

nitpicking every traveler? looks like they are enforcing speeding violations...not just picking people out of the blue...harassment? good grief get a grip

Jcommon,

Sure 90% of the time people get caught for speeding, it's just that..nothing criminal, no major breach of the peace. Sometimes, a simple traffic stop for speeding can lead to many things, i.e. warrants, unlicensed drivers, other traffic violations, drugs, weapons, or other evidence might be found that could solve crimes that you may have been referring to below in your previous post. There can be more to a stop that meets the eye sometimes and it may not just be a stop for just "speeding" Does it happen on every stop..no, but you can't rule out the other possibilities I mentioned above. If I remember right Timothy McVey was stopped for not having a license plate on his car..a simple violation like that seems trivial like speeding is as some folks on here have taken the position in regards to speeding, but look what that led to. I'm not discounting what you are stating, but sometimes there is more to the stop that what you think....

Yes like those . 250 Gs is a drop in the bucket when there is always people in need!!

btw, those grants totaled about $250,000 this year in Janesville.

catdog- You mean grants like Comminuty Development Block Grant, State Shelter Subsidy Grant, Emergency Food & Shelter Program, Emergency Shelter Grant, Homeless Prevention & Rapid Re-housing Program?

Sarah, I don't see how that is possible since I rarely go to Jainesville for any reason. I'm happy right here in the country.
As the ol' song goes "Livin' in the country sure is fine.
But livin' in the city just wastes my time!"
I just see a better use for the money-- say like feeding the homeless-shelter for the poor etc. etc. etc.
When was the last time you heard of grants being used for thoe reasons? fool

neocon,
Unfortunately, you are probably correct that very little money gets back to the PD's from what they take in. I do believe that the grants given to the PD's are good and help to improve our safety, I just believe that it would be better used to fight and solve more serious crimes. Maybe this is also the best way find the more serious criminals, but I just don't see speeding as a serious offense.

so the feds have to bribe the JPD into enforcing speed limits?

"Here's the leash, sir. I'm going back to get the rest of the carcass off the road."

speed traps ...fine, but what a lousy place for one, personally I have to ride my brakes in order to stay at 25 when traveling west on Racine, something about physics, you know going down hill, momentum and all that.

Nice work Janesville PD. Keep it up!

jcommon,

JPD doesn't see a whole lot of revenue from citations, You would find that very little comes back to the PD's budget. Most of the money goes to the city or Counties "general fund" which is used for alot of budget matters. The State also gets a share too. So, to say that citations are a "revenue" generator for just the PD is wrong. Most of the money goes elsewhere. On your suggestion money go to Detectives for more serious crimes.. Keep in mind too, that non traffic criminal matters also generate revenue as well. When a person is found guilty of a non traffic related crime, all sorts of "fines and court costs" are added in. So, that too generates revenue and again, very little if any comes back to the law enforcement agency. Most of that goes to the State and County general funds.

Just another case of big brother watching over us so we don't hurt ourselves!! And the best part is we get to pay for it HA HA HA!!!!
GIMME A BREAK

If your a good law abiding citizen then why are your breaking the law by speeding? Is it because you believe you are an exception to that law?

To mickie:

They also received a grant for OWI enforcement and were doing that enforcement at some point this week, I believe.

So..we can drive 140% above the speed limit and not get a ticket?

Good job JPD. Keep up the good work.

Wouldn't law enforcement grant money be better spent if it was given to detectives or some non-revenue generating part of law enforcement? Something more towards solving crimes rather then enforcing speed limits. Traffic laws are revenue generators and as such help to fund their own enforcement, but solving crimes does not generate revenue, yet is needed very much. It just seems to me if we are giving out grants for this, it would be better spent on the non-revenue generators who probably could use it in a more productive way to capture worse criminals.

How about all of the semi trucks and vehicles that are speeding and running the RED LIGHT on HIGHWAY 26 and KETTERING. Does someone have to be killed before the Janesville police do something? Day after day - vehicles are running that light. I believe it is listed as one of the dangerous intersections with MANY accidents in the city. Speeders are coming into and leaving the city on hwy 26 well over the 45 mph limit - How about a little help Janesville police before someone is injured or killed.

Shocked this is over speeding and not drunk drivers...Wow.

If there were no Grants would any thing be done ?

I am alarmed that no one is outraged that money is being stolen from Americans by the federal government so they can distribute it to local police departments so they can harrass drivers who did no harm to anyone. The speed limits are too low. Where are the victims that these drivers harmed? The police need to spend their time going after really criminals that harmed actual victims.

I hope the JPD pulls over everybody they can! If we think about it, how many times have we not been pulled over when we were younger that we should have been. It does teach a lesson. And Soup is right about the mathematics and the road rage factor.

Neocon -

You should know by now that many of Janesville's residents are hypocrites. They bitch when things don't go their way and yet when a viable solution is found, they bitch all the more. Go figure!

I completely agree neo. And the reason that it is 25 on that road and not 30 is because of the schools in the area. There are a lot of children that walk home from St. John's and the surrounding schools. We need to think about their safety, not worry why we can't go 5 mph faster on one road.

neocon, I would agree...I don't understand why excessive speeding and reckless driving are not recognized for the public danger it poses and why there isn't more effort in putting a stop to it....They say motor vehicle deaths and injuries are down nationally, I say SO WHAT??...Why do we accept ANY??...Motor vehicle violence kills and injures a lot more than gun violence and 15 over then limit IS public violence...any more than 20 over is EXTREME violence, a homicide just waiting to happen.

Typical arm chair quarterback crowd again. I have seen countless articles about traffic enforcement and many of you complained JPD doesn't enforce speeding enough. Never considering all the other calls for service they have to go on, leaves little time for traffic enforcement. Now, they get a grant to do exactly what you people have been belly-aching about and you still aren't happy.
Troublemaker are you serious? "Gee Mr Officer, what did you lose your job for?" "Well, I accepted a grant to help with the speeding problem in our City that everyone complains about." Go tell you doctor or lawyer how to do their job instead...good grief.
Some of you also need to realize, the City sets your speed limits, not JPD. You want your speed limits changed, petition the city to change them. Then you can complain and whine people are doing 45mph in the 30mph zone...Finally, it's NOT A QUOTA...it's a "contact" every 45 minutes. That doesn't mean it has to be a citation, it can be a warning too. The Officer said it himself, he looks at the persons driving history and other factors before issuing a citation. In fact the driver in this article got a WARNING! the officer used his DISCRETION! how is THAT a quota? It would be nice to see how many unlicensed drivers and uninsured drivers are caught as a result of this extra enforcement.
Get a grip people and stop hassling JPD for doing the job you all say they don't do in the 1st place. I forgot, it's Janesville...everyone is an expert on nothing.
P.S. good job JPD, outside of our military, you have the toughest job in America. Keep up the good work!

Wow. There's some front-page headline news for you! "Driver stopped and warned for going 40 MPH on a 4-lane main thoroughfare."

I don't want my tax dollars spent for this foolishness. The city should give the money back so it can be used for something important. Further, we should find out who was involved in applying for this grant and see if their position(s) can be eliminated. We shouldn't pay for government employees to pursue trivial things like this. They should go get some grants to bust the crack and heroin dealers. Leave the basically law abiding people alone.
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You wonder what the Tea Party movement is upset about when they talk about too much government? Here's an example.

I'm also pleased they're doing this because far too many drivers in Janesville speed. Folks need to leave themselves more time instead of rushing around. If you sit down and mathematically calculate it your technically smarter to drive slower and follow the laws. On another note if your not passing someone get your buns over or don't speed up if they try to pass you in right lane because you're well below speed limit. This is vindictive driving and can lead to an accident and road rage I see no logic in this at all! There is something seriously wrong with the mentality of a person who does this. Get your butt in for counseling and stop trying to wage war on our public roads!

I agree with honda's post perhaps we could focus on all aspects of safety instead of only speeding.

“She’ll say, ‘I’m going to drive over here,’ and I’ll just say, ‘OK, well, come back quick!’” Armstrong said."--- Quick? I guess that's so he has a better chance to meet his quota.

Sannio you are right it should be more than 25 along there, its 30 on Kellogg Av between Beloit Av and Center Av and Racine St is actually a Highway so it should be 30-35mph but then it wouldn't be the speed trap that it is! Center Av is 40mph from Kellogg to Burbank and 45mph from M&I bank to the Hy11 bypass, so why in the world is Racine St (Hy 11) only 25mph?
Time to change that and set up your speed traps somewhere else JPD..... And before anyone jumps in and says there is a school along there, I say thats what the 15mph school zone speed limit signs and flashing yellow while kids are present is for and that shouldn't be changed.

yup thats a quota all right...lets all just slow down a bit...save a biker and slow down

One of the requirements of the grant, administered in part by the Wisconsin Department of Transportation, is that officers working under the grant are mandated to make at least one stop every 45 minutes.
NOT A QUOTA! Hmmmm, sure sounds like one to me. Good thing the biggest worry Janesville has is speeders!

I was watching my speed all weekend, and this was Thursday???
In my opinion Racine St. by St. John Vianney should be faster than 25 MPH.

They need to send some of that money for more speed enforcment on HWY 59, Milton to Whitewater. From 2:30p to 3:00p. Today you had to do 70 mph if you wanted to keep up with traffic. And its not the student!

they should also be giving tickets to all the bikes that dont stop at stop signs pull out on streets without looking

Drive safely and have a good day.