By Marni Newell
Kalamazoo, Mich---
Meridian, Conn. State Police Department ordered a ban of hand-held radar guns yesterday over concerns of troopers developing cancer from the radiation waves emitted by the device.
The research started two months after three municipal police officers in Conn. filed workers’ compensation claims, saying they developed cancer from using hand-held radar guns.
The move is considered to be the first of its kind by a state police agency.
“The feeling here is to err on the side of caution until more is known about the issue,” said Adam Berluti, state police spokesman.
The ban affects 70 radar guns, which will be withdrawn from service. State troopers will continue to use radar units with transmitters mounted on the outside of their cruisers.
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