Crime & Safety
Suwanee Police Radar Use May Return in March
Permission has yet to come from state authorities, but could be granted by March 1, spokesperson says.
Suwanee Police still are not able to use radar or laser to track speeders in the city limits, but that ability may not be far off.
Police spokesperson Clyde Byers said Tuesday that the department's understanding from state authorities is that the permission "probably" would return March 1. This agency and several others in Gwinnett County have been unable to use radar or laser to track speeders since Jan. 1, 2011, because of sanctions arising from the Service Delivery Strategy (SDS) dispute between Gwinnett County and cities in the Gwinnett Municipal Association.
Though SDS has been settled and judicial approval granted, ending the sanctions still is a matter of paperwork between the cities and state authorities. Snellville Police already have been allowed to resume using radar.
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The police effect also includes the Gwinnett Police, which patrols the unincorporated areas of Suwanee and Gwinnett County.
Sanctions from SDS also prevented the cities and the county from receiving financial grants from state agencies.
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