Often however police departments have been allowed to keep money extracted through fines or property seizures. While I imagine the laws around this vary, near w

Often however police departments have been allowed to keep money extracted through fines or property seizures. While I imagine the laws around this vary, near where I live there was an infamous speed trap that managed to rake in piles of fines that the police department was able to use in its budget. Until it attracted national news and became an embarrassment.