Harford Residents Practice RADAR With Sheriff's Office Class

Being a police officer is not all fun and games, but members of the class had the chance to check out a few law enforcement "toys" Tuesday.

Members of the class learned how to use RADAR guns to check the speeds of passing cars on U.S. Route 40 outside the .

The group was all smiles and on the lookout for speeding drivers Tuesday. Check out the above photos to see the fun for yourself.

The practice session came after the sheriff's office traffic unit addressed the class and before attendees had the chance to see an array of weapons utilized by the sheriff's office.

While deputies were not issuing citations based on the student readings, instructors explained money from real tickets does not go to the sheriff's office.

"We don't make any money on those," Deputy First Class Grant Krulock said.

Krulock said most traffic citations are state violations and the money therefore goes to the state. In instances of county violations, the money goes to and not the sheriff's office.

Krulock said the sheriff's office does not have a monthly quota on traffic citations.

Editor's note: Bel Air Patch Editor is a member of the Citizen's Police Academy class.