Man arrested in speed-camera incident

SCOTTSDALE - A Scottsdale man arrested Wednesday night was accused of disrupting the operation of a photo radar van parked in the 6800 block of East Shea Boulevard, police said.

Jason Shelton, 35, was holding protest signs and blocking the van's cameras, Officer Dave Pubins said.

Scottsdale police said they arrested Shelton for refusing to give officers his real name and obstructing government operations.

Police later learned that Shelton and two other individuals were protesting at two other photo radar van sites earlier that evening, Pubins said.

They are investigating whether the other two individuals were obstructing the photo radar as well. Scottsdale has used photo enforcement to catch speeders and red-light runners since 1996.

Last Friday, a grass-roots group called CameraFraud.com gathered at Scottsdale and Thomas roads to protest the use of photo-enforcement cameras. The group's efforts reportedly started in part because the Arizona Department of Public Safety is preparing to add up to 100 fixed and mobile speed-enforcement cameras to the state's freeways.

Jason Shelton