Drivers get repair vouchers instead of tickets for broken car lights

Charles Kingsley had finished his overnight shift as a security officer and was driving home on a recent weekday when he passed a police car heading in the opposite direction. The squad did a fast U-turn, came up behind him, flashed the lights and pulled Kingsley over on Brookdale Drive just a few blocks from his Brooklyn Park home.

Kingsley’s mind raced as he tried to figure out what he’d done wrong.

http://www.startribune.com/drivers-get-repair-vouchers-instead-of-tickets-for-broken-car-lights/419693953/