Wednesday, August 25, 2010

Police Seek State OK To Use Radar To Stop Speeding

The issue has been around longer than many state lawmakers and state troopers have been alive: Should municipal police in Pennsylvania be allowed to use radar devices to stop speeding motorists?

Yes, Mt. Lebanon Police Chief Coleman McDonough and several other local police officials told a Senate committee last week.

As a retired state police lieutenant colonel, Chief McDonough has seen things from both sides. Since 1961, state police are the only officers in Pennsylvania allowed to use radar to catch speeders.

Read more: www.post-gazette.com/pg/10235/1081970-147.stm

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