Tiny Florida Town Shuts Down Police Department

Alleged "speed trap" town of Waldo votes to get rid of its police department.

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VIDEO: Tiny Florida Town Shuts Down Police Department

The City Council of a tiny north Florida town known as one of the nation's worst speed traps has voted to disband its small police force. The Waldo City Council on Tuesday voted 4-1 to eliminate the department just weeks after the chief and interim chief resigned because of state investigations into many issues, including an illegal ticket quota.

MY FOX Tampa Bay reports on the controversial town's speeding enforcement and how it may have led to the demise of the department.

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