A PENSIONER'S one-man crusade against speeding motorists led to a run-in with armed police who were told he had a gun, writes sister paper the Daily Echo.
Officers swooped on Terrence Wallis' home after he was seen with a 'weapon' in public but the device turned out to be a radar gun.
Terrence, 74, bought the Bushnell radar gun online for £100 last year to record the speed of motorists driving through the village of Alderholt in East Dorset.
He records the speed of drivers he believes to be exceeding the limit then puts the details, sometimes with pictures of the vehicles. on his website.
He said he has recorded vehicles travelling at up to 80mph in a 30mph limit.
He told the Daily Echo: "A lady rang the police to say that she had seen a man with a gun.
"While I was surrounded by police with guns, they were radioing through to say that the police helicopter was no longer needed."
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