Petaluma police to replace tickets with free repair vouchers, one broken light at a time

Petaluma police have partnered with a voucher-not-ticket program in an effort to heal police-community relationships in the city.

The Lights On! initiative officially launched in the city on Monday. Under the program, a Petaluma officer conducting a traffic stop involving a mechanical violation, like a burned-out light bulb or broken turn signal, can provide the violator a voucher for free repair at a participating local auto repair shop, instead of issuing a ticket.