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Speed camera 'misuse' is probed

Kent Police said the 120 cases had been dropped as a precaution
More than 100 speeding cases have been dropped and a police officer suspended after a probe was launched into alleged misuse of a mobile speed camera.

Kent Police said the member of staff had been had been suspended on a "procedural matter".

The force said the inquiry would look at how a piece of equipment was used on a single occasion and that 120 cases had been dropped as a precaution.

It said the camera was not altered to record a higher speed.

A spokeswoman said: "We've suspended a member of police staff on a procedural matter pending an internal investigation.

"This is standard practice while an inquiry is conducted. It is a procedural issue that relates to the use of equipment."

Kent Police said it would continue to enforce speed restrictions while the inquiry was carried out.

doesnt make any mention of the LTI though that appears to be what the copper in the pic is holding

doesnt make any mention of the LTI though that appears to be what the copper in the pic is holding