04/09/09 GPD Undercover In Byram

Cops go undercover to bust crosswalk violators
Greenwich Time

....Lt. Timothy Berry said officers posing as civilians repeatedly tried to cross two heavily traveled streets -- one in Byram and the other in Old Greenwich -- using clearly marked pedestrian crosswalks and took notice when cars failed to stop.

"Uniformed police officers were stationed down the street and would be alerted by radio which cars committed a violation and were to be stopped," said Berry.

The operations occurred at a crossing on Mill Street at Henry Street in Byram and at Sound Beach Avenue in front of the First Congregation Church across from Binney Park in Old Greenwich, Berry said.

After just over an hour at the Mill Street location, police issued 25 citations -- 21 of which were for drivers who failed to yield to pedestrians, officials said. Three citations were issued for operating without a license and one for a red light violation, police said.....

....Kevin Allmashy, who owns the Executive Corner Deli on Mill Street, said he has complained to police numerous times about the Mill Street intersection. His store looks out on the dangerous crossing, where children and the elderly often have trouble making it safely across, he said.....

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