New Rome, Ohio Speed Traps

I am a New Rome Police Officer, the information that you have obtained is inaccurate, our annual budget is different then what you have it at, also we do not participate in the the act of pulling individuals over for not having a seatbelt on, to let you know in the state of Ohio it is not probable cause to pull a motorist over for not wearing a seatbelt. Also you were talking about Powell Police Department, you wrote that there officers were not that bright, and there quick to "pull there guns" go pull the police reports about the shooting and the chase before you start criticizing law enforcement, its public information. Also if you don’t know the type of equipment that they are using…call the dept. they have to tell you. New Rome uses K-band radar.

Posted speed limit is 35mph. You slow down from a Columbus, OH speed limit of 45mph and spped back up to a county spped limit of 50mph — slowing down for approximately 1/4 mile. You are likely to be stopped for ANY violation (speeding, no seatbelt, taillight out, obscured license plate, you name it) and brought to Mayor’s court. New Rome has a population of about 200 people, $30,000 per year in property taxes, and over $300,000 per year in traffic fines. The consumate speed trap.