Whatever happened to that crackdown on all that dark tint? In 2012, the law came into force, and specialized tinto-meters forced everyone in the city to comply with the law: meaning a maximum of 50% tint on front windows, 25% on the back. But like everything else, that hardline melted into business as usual, and now you can see 5%, 3% and even 1% tint rolling around the city like nobody's business.
But police and the city traffic department say it is their business, and today we saw them checking up on Southside Commander Chester Williams and his 1% tint. He told us, his one is legal, but others aren't:..
Jules Vasquez
"But is it okay for you to have 1% tint?"
ACP Chester Williams, Pushing on with curfew
"No comment Jules. Police do have vehicles that they use to do undercover work that we would take people to different areas to show us different locations that we use to take around sources and cannot have them exposed."
Jules Vasquez
"But you encourage this new crack down? Because we've seen the tint exploding all over the city. The 1% tint, it's okay in your case, you're a cop that's fine. But is this a crackdown on criminals or those in illicit circumstances who may use it?"
ACP Chester Williams, Pushing on with curfew
"Yes we do have other police vehicles that are tinted as well, that are used for those purposes. Yes like you rightly said, we have seen a trend where tinted vehicles have been used to commit criminal acts by those persons who want to commit criminal acts. We are focusing primarily on taxis, rented vehicle, I don't see why a person need to rent a tinted vehicle. Often times when people go and rent a tinted vehicle, it's the criminals who go and rent tinted vehicles to go and commit criminal acts. We are also targeting vehicles of persons who we know are involved in criminal activities and their associates."
Presently, warnings are being issued to offenders.
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