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Officer caught on cellphone video speeding, but not to an emergency A video shows an Omaha police officer speeding through traffic but not to an emergency. Share Shares Copy Link Copy

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WEBVTT TO SEE... IS NOW BEING WATCHED BY THE OMAHA CHIEF OF POLICE. THE VIDEO SHOWS AN OMAHA POLICE OFFICER SPEEDING THROUGH TRAFFIC... BUT NEVER LED THE MAN BEHIND THE CAMERA TO AN EMERGENCY. KETV NEWSWATCH 7'S DAVE ROBERTS SENT TO VIDEO TO POLICE. WE SEE IT ALL THE TIME. A POLICE CRUISER SPEEDING SCENES. ONE CURIOUS MAN WITH A CELL PHONE CAMERA... WANTED TO KNOW WHY POLICE ARE IN SUCH A RUSH. HIS UNLIKELY PLACE... AND ULTIMATELY A YOUTUBE VIDEO. ("Let's see how fast he's catch him. See if he's going to go do a traffic stop.") THIS CONCERNED CITIZEN SAYS HE NEVER THOUGHT HE'D BE ROLLING FOR SEVEN MINUTES FOLLOWING AN OMAHA POLICE CRUISER.("all right-- lane change no blinker. THE CAMERA WOULDN'T PROVIDE HIS NAME...BECAUSE HE ADMITS TO SPEEDING TO STAY ON THE OFFICER'S TAIL...RECORDING ONE ANOTHER.("nice no stop. I will stop at my stop-- go ahead and take this right turn and see where he goes.") IN THE END... IT APPEARS THE OFFICER RUSHED TO A CONVENIENCE STORE FOR A BAG OF PEANUTS. ON THE PHONE...WHAT INSPIRED HIM TO SHOOT THE CELL PHONE VIDEO. ("I have seen many cruisers speed by me driving along the lights on and you always wonder whether or not they are going to a call or they are law and thinking they can get away with speeding. Sure enough, he actually was speeding along thinking he could get away with what I OMAHA POLICE TOLD US IN A WRITTEN STATEMENT... "WHILE THERE ARE TIMES OFFICERS HAVE THE AUTHORITY TO VIOLATE TRAFFIC LAWS, THIS INSTANCE DOESN'T APPEAR TO BE ONE OF THEM." WE ATTENDED MAYOR JEAN STOTHERTS TOWN HALL MEETING TO GET HER RESPONSE. INSTEAD, OMAHA POLICE CHIEF TODD SCHMADERER... KINDLY QUESTIONS.("There is an internal investigation Dave. I really can't say much more than that because it is a personnel matter. I haven't actually had a chance to view It Is being investigated. At That time we will make the appropriate decisions with it.") OMAHA POLICE WANT TO MAKE IT VERY CLEAR ... SAYING QUOTE" WE APPRECIATE PEOPLE REPORTING OFFICER'S ACTIONS THAT THEY FEEL ARE QUESTIONABLE.HOWEVER, IT DOES NOT GIVE THE CITIZEN THE RIGHT TO VIOLATE THE LAW. END QUOTE. THE MAN WHO SHOT THE VIDEO YOU SAW TONIGHT WAS CLEARLY