A marked black and white Washingtonville police cruiser (Dodge Charger) sits in the back parking lot of St. Mary’s Church and clocks north bound traffic on State Route 208. The parking lot is surrounded by dense formation of trees and shrubbery, which shade the parking lot and make the cruiser much less visible than if it were parked in plain sight.

Moreover, North bound Rt. 208 has a sweeping bend right before the church and the back parking lot, so once you round the bend and see the cruiser, you are well within the range of the Ka signals.

This is a craftily chosen speed trap spot and, as such, should not be taken lightly, especially considering the artificially low speed limit of only 25 mph on this stretch of the state highway. It should be noted that Washingtonville police are well known around the area to give 5 mph over limit speeding tickets.