CLEVELAND, Ohio – Thousands of area drivers could receive speeding tickets after darting past Cleveland’s new portable traffic cameras during the program’s first week.

The city's Portable Camera Units (PCUs) captured photos of more than 4,600 drivers between Sept. 25 and Oct. 1. But that doesn't mean each person snapped by one of the five mechanical shutterbugs will see a ticket in his mailbox, a city official said.

The photos captured by the PCUs must be evaluated in a three-part process before tickets are issued, said Maureen Harper, spokeswoman for Mayor Frank Jackson.

Xerox, the company that maintains the PCUs, must review the photos to insure they captured possible speeding violations. The snapshots then go to the Bureau of Motor Vehicles, where license plate numbers are matched to drivers’ names and addresses. Cleveland police are responsible for verifying the speeding violations and giving the green light on issuing tickets, Harper explained.

Drivers confirmed to be traveling at least 11 mph over the designated speed limit will receive a $100 fine.

Lead-footed drivers could expect tickets to be mailed about 10 days after they are caught on camera, Harper said.

The citations are considered civil offenses and do not affect driver's license records.

PCUs are located at 2416 E. 55th St., 2300 St. Clair Ave., 4123 Pearl Rd., 3219 Detroit Ave. and 4050 Superior Ave.

The Pearl Road camera captured the most suspected speeders with 1,622 drivers snapped. The St. Clair and Detroit Avenues PCUs each photographed more than 1,300 motorists. The E. 55th Street and Superior Avenue cameras together netted fewer than 100 possible violations.

The PCU program got off to a bumpy starts last week after technical difficulties and missing signage stifled use of the cameras.

The city hopes to eventually have 15 PCUs deployed throughout the city.