Politics & Government
Hatboro Council Supports Laws Allowing Speed-Detecting Radar
Council passed a resolution calling on state lawmakers to support two pieces of legislation that would allow for municipal police to use speed-timing radar equipment.
Hatboro Borough Council wants local police to be able to use radar to monitor speed and they’ve passed a resolution showing their support for the measure.
Borough Council passed the resolution Monday, according to MontgomeryNews.com.
“Pennsylvania is the only state in the United States of America that gives its municipal police a law enforcement mandate and then prohibits them from using a common and effective piece of speed-timing equipment that the Pennsylvania State Police are permitted to use,” the resolutions reads.
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The resolution calls on state lawmakers to support two pieces of legislation that would allow for municipal police to use speed-timing radar equipment.
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