A Texas police officer publicly accuses her department of breaking the law with ticket quotas
A 13-year veteran of the Richardson police department doesn’t hold back. The city promises to investigate.
A veteran Richardson police officer stands up at a city council meeting and reveals that her department doesn't follow state law because commanders enforce illegal ticket quotas. Ticket quotas are illegal under Texas law. Watchdog Dave Lieber has the story.(iStock / Getty Images/iStockphoto)
That is some brave policewoman.
Ticket quotas are illegal in Texas. Walker charged that the department has done this for decades. She told the council she was speaking on behalf of current and former officers. (She later said that’s about 30 people.)