DES MOINES, Iowa —

State leaders have denied the Des Moines police department's request for additional mobile speed cameras, following a significant decrease in citations. Recent data from 2024 shows citations were down by 20% from 2023, which city leaders attribute to the mobile speed camera program being paused for more than a month while the law was reviewed .

Des Moines Police Chief Michael McTaggart shared data during a city council work session on Monday, revealing that more than 14,000 red light citations and 78,000 speed enforcement citations were issued from mobile cameras in 2024.

The majority of red light citations came from the camera at Martin Luther King Jr. Parkway and School Street, while most speed citations were issued from the 4700 block of I-235. Currently, Des Moi

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