OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Allegations of possible ticket quotas are being raised by some Omaha police officers after a captain sent an email to address low ticket numbers since a new electronic filing system was implemented.The Omaha World-Herald reports a captain in the Omaha Police Department wrote an email to staff asking them to speak with officers who issued less than eight tickets in March. The captain wanted to address disparities in the number of tickets officers were filing based on monthly reports.
John Wells, the police union president, said most of the police complaints he's received center on the eight tickets mentioned in the email. Officers are concerned the language in the email goes against state law that prohibits minimum numbers of traffic tickets and citations.
A police spokeswoman said the action requested by the captain is legal because it does not put any requirements on officers.
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