Police rights

[xjustquietx.livejournal.com]

I'm getting nowhere on Google so I'm wondering if anyone here knows the answer. I was walking along Orchard St. when I saw a Somerville Police car going the wrong way. It didn't look like they had to be anywhere fast; their lights weren't on. They were in danger of running into an oncoming car going in the right direction.

Do cops here have that kind of freedom or were these guys just ignorant of/ignoring the rules?

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[koloratur.livejournal.com]

I was driving in Arlington today, and had to pull over because 2 cops cars were speeding through behind me with their lights on. No sirens, though. Where were they going? Well, they ran (at least) two red lights in order to get to...the Police Station. I hope there was something important going on :)