KALAMAZOO, Mich. -- Connecticut State police agreed yesterday to order a ban of 70 hand-held radar guns because of speculation by researchers that long-term exposure to radiation waves from these devices could be linked to cancer.
"The feeling here is to err on the side of caution until more is known about the issue," said Adam Berluti, a state police spokesman. "The whole situation is under review."
The ban is the first of its kind to be created by a state police agency, based on workers' compensation claims filed two months ago by three Connecticut police officers. Workers claim they developed cancer from using the hand-held guns.
State troopers, however, will continue to use radar units with transmitters mounted on the outside of their vehicles.
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