Police park cruisers' taxi-style lights

Halton police have been putting taxi-style lights atop some unmarked cars to nab speeders and aggressive drivers in Milton and Halton Hills.

But Inspector Bill Ford says the program, although successful, was scuttled three weeks ago because some folks thought it gave police an unfair advantage.

"Our goal here in Halton Region is to reduce the number of deaths caused by aggressive driving and motor vehicle accidents," Ford said.

"It was very effective."

"The complaint was that we were using a cab light, but my response is that we were using a police light that looks like a cab light. It didn't say Halton Taxi on it. It said POLICE 878-5511."