By John Flemming
KALAMAZOO, Mich. -- Connecticut State Police issued a ban of hand-held radar guns yesterday, fearing a link between the long-term usage of the devices and the development of cancer.
“The feeling here is to err on the side of caution until more is known about the issue,” said state police spokesman, Adam Berluti.
The ban, considered to be the first of its kind, comes just two months after three municipal officers in Connecticut filed workers’ compensation claims, saying they developed cancer from the radar guns.
Although 70 radar guns will be withdrawn from service, State troopers will continue to use radar units with transmitters mounted on the outside of their cruisers.
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