Police Personal Transportation Vehicles News & Articles

• Case Study: French Police Increase Patrol Capabilities with T3 Motion's ESVs

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  By T3 Motion As part of a nationwide campaign to reduce crime, T3 Motion ESVs were recently tested by various police departments and municipalities throughout France to determine their viability as...

• Polaris introduces unique car-motorcycle hybrid

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  Polaris’ Slingshot offers the comfort and stability of a car and the thrill of a motorcycle

• Go green or go broke: Alternative vehicles for cops

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  Agencies of all sizes have a need for lower-speed enforcement, and every agency in America is looking to cut operating costs wherever they can safely do so

• P1 Survey: Police Vehicles and Accessories

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  59.2% of LEOs responded that their agencies are currently looking to purchase a new fleet of patrol vehicles

• Electric motorcycles gain traction

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  But will anyone ride a motorcycle that doesn’t make noise?

• SC campus cops add green vehicles

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  The Columbia College Police Department purchased Segways

• More cops adopt Segway patrol

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  In ‘Patrolling Across America,’ officers take battery-powered scooters for a trial run

• Calif. police buy electric scooters

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  Going where no patrol car has gone before; electric vehicles dart into alleys, run on sidewalksBy John Scheibe Ventura County StarVENTURA, Calif. — Jack Richards wasted no time and confidently step...

• San Jose officers to patrol on Segways

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  Related articles: 2 Wheel Drive: Law enforcement applications for the Segway Chicago officer on Segway nabs shooting suspect Calif. officer on Segway patrol makes car-theft bustSan Jose Mercury New...

• N.J. tests motorized 'chariots' for police

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  Vehicles could cut costs, provide more interaction with publicRelated articles: Fla. police trying out new scooter patrol LAPD scoots into the futureBy Denisa R. Superville The Herald NewsPATERSON,...

• Mich. cop on Segway nabs drunk driver

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  Related articles: 2 Wheel Drive: Law enforcement applications for the Segway Calif. officer on Segway patrol makes car theft bust Chicago officer on Segway nabs shooting suspectThe Associated Press...

• Fla. police trying out new scooter patrol

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  Electric scooter brings green efficiency, quiet authority to Miramar patrols Related articles: Columbus cops test new breed of vehicles, Police golf carts switch course from green to road, Santa Cr...

• SWAT on Segways: 100K officers set for Olympic security

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  By Calum MacLeod USA TodayBEIJING — China is mobilizing an anti-terrorism force of 100,000 to protect next month's Olympic Games that includes SWAT teams on Segways and officers who can shoot nets ...

• LAPD scoots into the future

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  The department is employing such Space Age innovations as 'smart' cars and high-tech three-wheelers.By Bob PoolLos Angeles TimesLOS ANGELES — With red-and-blue lights flashing and sirens wailing, L...

• From the IACP booth to your town: Segways are on a roll

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  NEW ORLEANS — If you were in New Orleans for the IACP Conference & Expo this week, chances are you saw NOPD horse-mounted patrol officers. No kickstand required: The Segway Human Transporter shown ...

• Chicago officer on Segway nabs shooting suspect

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  Scooter hit top speed of 12.5 mph. By Frank MainThe Chicago Tribune CHICAGO — Chicago Police Officer Thaddeus Martyka was riding his Segway Human Transporter looking for parking violations when he ...

• Cincinnati police get Segways

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  The Associated PressWatch Video CINCINNATI, Ohio — Cincinnati police aren't abandoning their conventional two-wheelers. But they are adding to their motorcycles and bicycles with another vehicle fo...

• Calif. officer on Segway patrol makes car-theft bust

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  By William Murphy,Newsday LONG BEACH, Calif. — Long Beach police have made their first Segway-assisted arrest, nabbing three juvenile car thieves after an officer gave chase aboard his two-wheeled,...

• Case Study: Segway® PTs Give a Big Boost to Community-Based Policing

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  Bridgeport, Connecticut, is a picturesque waterfront city of 140,000 people located on the Long Island Sound between New York and Boston. Known as “Park City” for its beautiful Seaside and Beardsle...

• 2 Wheel Drive: Law enforcement applications for the Segway

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  by Teresa McCallion Click here to subscribe to Law Officer Magazine Amid the terrible destruction and terrified crowds following the recent London subway bombings, British police officers rode batt...

• Fla. Deputies To Use Segway Scooters

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  The Associated Press CELEBRATION, Fla. (AP) -- The Osceola County Sheriff's Office on Thursday borrowed two Segways for a six-month test to determine whether the standup scooters can be used to pol...

• Chicago Police to Patrol Airports in Segway Transporters

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  The Associated Press Police patrolling Chicago's airports are going to get some high-tech help. The city has signed a $128,000 contract to buy 28 Segway Human Transporters for officers assigned to ...