4/28/2021 Desmarais: Department has seen a shift to being more proactive CUMBERLAND – Local police are dramatically expanding their fleet of cars equipped with cutting-edge moving radar, hoping to address one of the most common local complaints and catch more speeders. Half of the Cumberland Police Department’s current fleet of 12 front-line patrol and traffic cruisers have moving radar equipment allowing their operators to catch speeders driving toward them from the opposite direction, and the department is now expanding that number by another five, leaving just one vehicle without the technology. “With the use of additional radar units, the Cumberland Police would be better equipped to combat speeding in a town (where the) predominant complaint from its residents is speeding,” said Chief John Desmarais in a memo explaining the plan.