NYPD Wants Waze to Stop Warning People About DWI Traps

[Helena]

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Police are upset that the app is warning drivers about upcoming checkpoints where cops are checking for drunk drivers, and they're asking the Google-owned app to knock it off.

Ann Prunty, acting deputy commissioner for legal matters for the NYPD, said this:

“This letter serves to put you on notice that the NYPD has become aware that the Waze Mobile application, a community-driven GPS navigation application owned by Google LLC, currently permits the public to report DWI checkpoints throughout New York City and map these locations on the application. Individuals who post the locations of DWI checkpoints may be engaging in criminal conduct since such actions could be intentional attempts to prevent and/or impair the administration of the DWI laws and other relevant criminal and traffic laws."