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Residents and advocates press county to end red‑light cameras; witness alleges officer retaliation
Summary
At the Suffolk County Legislature public portion, multiple residents and advocacy groups urged an end to the county’s red‑light camera program and criticized enforcement practices; one speaker alleged a specific incident of retaliatory traffic enforcement by a county sergeant.
A string of public commenters at the Suffolk County Legislature’s June 25 meeting urged elected officials to terminate or ban the county’s red‑light camera (RLC) program and questioned whether enforcement prioritized revenue over safety.
Independent journalist and activist Sean Paul Reyes told legislators he confronted a Suffolk County sergeant he said was illegally parked in a bus lane; Reyes said the officer later stopped him and issued multiple tint tickets and held him longer than an average traffic stop. “Sergeant Meo told me…
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