Crime & Safety
UPDATE: State Lifts Radar Sanctions for Suwanee, Gwinnett Police
Authorities give the OK Friday, however Suwanee Police had not resumed using the devices as of Saturday.
Updated 11:10 a.m., March 3, 2012
Police in Suwanee are closer to using radar to track speeders, it was announced Friday.
The state Department of Community Affairs announced, "All sanctions imposed by the court are immediately lifted."
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However, as of Saturday morning, Suwanee officers still had not been told they can use radar, a spokesperson said.
Notice still must be relayed to police by the Georgia State Patrol, which was prepared for Friday's announcement, according to Randy Meacham, executive director of the GwMA.
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Also, the Atlanta Journal-Constitution reported that Gwinnett Police, which patrols the unincorporated areas of Suwanee and Gwinnett, have had their radar use restored.
The main obstacle was lifted in February when cities in the Gwinnett Municipal Association (GwMA) and Gwinnett County reached an agreement on a new Service Delivery Strategy (SDS) agreement. Sanctions with that dispute prevented police from using radar for speed enforcement, effective Jan. 1, 2011.
Suwanee Patch will have more coverage of this development.
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