Police Vehicles News & Articles

• Spotlight: How Trikke Professional Mobility is leading the law enforcement industry in reliable alternative transportation

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  The new generation of officers are beginning to understand the many advantages and applications of small electric vehicles as part of their toolbox

• Photos: Deputy ‘allows himself to be struck’ by wrong-way driver, saving others

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  The impact pushed both vehicles over 140 feet and into a semi-truck, police said

• Video: Active shooter on Ohio highway fires at officers

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  A violent scene brought traffic to a standstill Friday morning

• Pain at the pump: Another crisis for public safety

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  As fuel prices skyrocket, look for ways to reduce control fuel costs now, prepare for the long-term and address employee morale

• Debunking the top 10 electric vehicle myths in law enforcement

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  Here’s the skinny: Electric vehicles will save your agency money, improve your fleet and keep your department current with vehicle technology

• How in-car video systems benefit law enforcement (eBook)

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  In this eBook, we review how to use in-car video footage for training and how video technologies improve situational awareness

• Trending topic: Electric vehicles for public safety

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  While world leaders debate and approve actions to reduce methane emissions and protect forests, public safety is already putting no-emission electric vehicles into service

• 5 ways police departments can improve officer traffic safety

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  How a Texas department enhanced officer traffic safety and accountability after two of its officers were struck and killed by passing vehicles

• Meet this California PD's tricked out Tesla

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  The Fremont Police Department believes there could be substantial savings by putting a fully electric vehicle into service as a patrol vehicle

• 9 extreme heat safety tips for public safety personnel

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  As you ready yourself and your community for a heat wave, keep these tips in mind

• How to buy armored vehicles (eBook)

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  Download this Police1 armored vehicles buying guide to learn key steps for product selection, purchasing and implementation

• Photo of the Week: Calm before the storm

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  This week's photo comes from Sergeant John Sabatino of the Cañon City (Colo.) Police Department. Sgt. Sabatino took this photo as a rainstorm was approaching the town. Awesome shot! Calling all pol...

• Photo of the Week: Country sunset

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  Deputy Samuel Avila of the Platte County (Neb.) Sheriff's Office took this photo while waiting for a tow truck after a single-car rollover. As the sun sets over the unplanted cornfields, a thunders...

• Photo of the Week: Mountain springtime

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  This week's photo comes from Master Deputy Bob Silva with the Eagle County (Colo.) Sheriff's Office. Here, a Gypsum Police Department - a contract municipality under the ECSO - patrol vehicle overl...

• Community policing on wheels: 3 things to consider for your next mobile command center

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  Saint Regis Mohawk Tribal Police took its community-first policing on the road with a multi-purpose command transport vehicle

• Top 10 most extravagant police vehicles

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  Here are some of the coolest police cars from around the world

• How to buy in-car camera systems (eBook)

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  Download this Police1 in-car camera systems buying guide to learn key steps for product selection, purchasing and implementation

• How to buy police motorcycles

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  Follow these key purchasing considerations, including determining the vehicle’s function, assessing available resources and questions to ask vendors

• A hybrid SUV engineered specifically for police work

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  The 2020 Ford Interceptor Utility hybrid is introducing a new paradigm in police patrol vehicles

• Going green: Integrating hybrid vehicles into your agency

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  If hybrids aren’t currently part of your fleet, you may be overlooking an opportunity for significant savings without sacrificing operational capability

• Outside-the-box funding for police fleets

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  With some creative thinking, strategic writing and matching your needs to the grant agency’s purpose, you could be awarded funding to upgrade your department’s fleet

• Why the SUV has become the new standard for patrol vehicles

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  The sheer utility of SUVs has proven capable of supporting a variety of police operational functions

• Dealing with vehicle cybersecurity issues

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  It’s not just the mobile data terminals inside police vehicles that are vulnerable to cyberattacks

• How patrol car technology is improving operations

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  The array of technology in today’s police vehicles adds markedly to their utility and safety for the officers who operate them

• How a mobile incident command vehicle fleet supports emergency management

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  The story behind one of the busiest mobile incident command and communication resources in Silicon Valley

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