Thursday, March 22, 2007

News from Danville, VA. The Danville Village Council took steps to obtaining a new radar equipment for the village police. This discussion about new radar gun began when the councilman reported about the new bus routes around the Danville School buildings. He told the council that he would like to have a speed check in that area and to act as an incentive for drivers to slow down around the school. Police sergeant said the department's hand-held police radar guns are outdated and they need an updated radar system to better monitor and catch speeders. Council authorized one of the Police Chiefs to spend up to $3,500 to purchase new radar equipment. Council also discussed a possibility of borrowing portable speed detection equipment, such as speed trailer, from the Ohio State Highway Patrol. Supposedly this equipment will be placed on the main routes in the village to help slow vehicles down.