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Coverage dated October 21, 2026

Bill giving local police radar speed guns passes PA senate

Headline from We Are Central PA

BLAIR COUNTY, Pa. (WTAJ) -- The Pennsylvania Senate has overwhelmingly passed Senate Bill 509, legislation that would allow municipal police departments to use radar guns to catch speeding drivers. Pennsylvania is currently the only state in the country where local police are prohibited from using r…

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  1. ABC 27 Harrisburg

    State Senate approves legislation clearing local police to use radar for speed enforcement (opens ABC 27 Harrisburg)

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    HARRISBURG, Pa. (WHTM) -- The Pennsylvania State Senate passed legislation that would permit local police across the state to use radar for speed enforcement. Senate Bill 509, sponsored by Sen. Greg Rothman (R-34), was approved with a near-unanimous vote of 49-1. It will now go to the State House.

  2. We Are Central PA

    Bill giving local police radar speed guns passes PA senate (opens We Are Central PA)

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    BLAIR COUNTY, Pa. (WTAJ) -- The Pennsylvania Senate has overwhelmingly passed Senate Bill 509, legislation that would allow municipal police departments to use radar guns to catch speeding drivers. Pennsylvania is currently the only state in the country where local police are prohibited from using r…

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