A ban on hand-held radar guns used by Connecticut State Police was ordered yesterday in Meridian, Conn. due to concerns that troopers may develop cancer from long-term exposure to radiation waves emitted by the devices, according to Adam Berluti, a state police spokesman.
The ban was ordered as a precaution while researchers study the possible links between cancer and use of the devices. It will affect 70 radar guns, which will be withdrawn from the service. Radar units with transmitters mounted on the outside of the cruisers will continue to be used by state troopers.
"The feeling here is to err on the side of caution until more is known about the issue," Berluti said. "The whole situation is under review."
The decision has come two months after three municipal police officers in Connecticut filed workers' compensation claims, saying they had developed cancer from using the hand-held radar guns. The move is the first of its kind.
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