GWINNETT COUNTY, Ga.,None — Several Gwinnett County cities that lost the ability to use radar guns to detect speeders have a new way of getting people to slow down.
The Gwinnett County sheriff is stepping in, because his department's radar permit is still valid.
Several jurisdictions were not able to renew their permits after Jan. 1, because of an ongoing suit between the county and several cities over how to divide services and share revenues.
Until the dispute is resolved, Gwinnett police lack the status needed to renew the radar gun license. The sheriff said he is not bound by the sanctions of the dispute and is dispatching deputies to help local officers catch speeders.
"This is really a win-win for everyone involved except those who persist in speeding and being a danger on our roads," said Sheriff Butch Conway.
Channel 2 Action News watched as sherriff's deputies used radar guns along Sugarloaf Parkway in Duluth, and Duluth police officers handed out citations.
"If one police officer tells another police officer someone violated the law, they can use that as probable cause and make a stop," said Duluth police Maj. Don Woodruff.
Woodruff said officers don't want people to think they will not be able to enforce the law, while local departments wait for the county and cities to work out the dispute so they can renew their radar permits once again.
WSBTV
