CENTEREACH, N.Y., Aug. 26 (UPI) — A Long Island man was arrested on criminal tampering charges after he recorded himself using a painter’s pole to re-aim red light cameras.
Stephen Ruth, 42, of Centereach, posted videos on his Facebook page showing himself using a painter’s pole to aim red light cameras at the sky, rather than at the intersection.
Police said Ruth was arrested Tuesday on four counts of criminal trespassing, with sources telling WPIX-TV Ruth is believed to have used the method from his videos to re-aim four red light cameras in Suffolk County.
“OK, in order to do this successfully, you only need a pair of balls and a painter’s extension rod,” Ruth says in one of his videos. “I’m going to show you how easy it is to take the power back.”
