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Thornton police report shows early results from speed vehicles and red-light cameras

Thornton City Council · January 28, 2026
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Summary

Police presented Q4 public-safety and traffic data and updates on automated enforcement: two speed-enforcement vehicles (43 deployments, 369 violations, 1,266 warnings) and red-light cameras at 88th & Washington (75 violations, 215 warnings); staff will continue to evaluate data and return with recommendations.

Thornton Police Chief Jim Baird told council the department's fourth-quarter public-safety briefing emphasizes traffic enforcement and the city's recent deployment of automated tools.

Chief Baird said the city's mobile speed-enforcement vehicles completed a warning period and then began issuing citations; so far the department recorded 43 deployments, 369 violations and 1,266 warnings. The red-light camera at 88th Avenue and…

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