Police Specialty Vehicles News & Articles

• Albuquerque PD gets new delivery of LDV mobile crime labs

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  The vehicle is equipped with a lab, conference room, kitchen and bathroom

• Fla. sheriff’s office adds a Corvette to its fleet

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  The C7 Chevrolet Corvette Z06 was “seized from a felony suspect,” according to the Escambia County Sheriff’s Office

• San Jose PD releases 93-page list of military equipment per new law

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  The law requires California police agencies to disclose their inventories of military-grade equipment

• Not a tank: Town OKs BearCat purchase after community discussion

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  Officials assuaged residents' concerns about militarizing the town after an email chain erroneously described the armored vehicle as "a tank"

• Trikke's electric personal police vehicle can transform how your agency patrols

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  The Positron is a cost-efficient way to enable LEOs to better engage with citizens while offering quicker response times than foot patrol

• Supply chain issues prompt sheriff’s office to buy its own jet skis

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  The agency used to lease jet skis for its marine patrol unit, but now local marinas don’t have enough, said Sheriff Rick Behnke

• 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

• New rescue ATV will help people in hard-to-reach places, N.J. sheriff says

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  Tidal wetlands are no match for SHERP’s five-foot-tall tires and water-rescue capabilities, police say

• Calif. PD will soon need council approval to buy, use military equipment

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  A new state law requires police agencies to establish policies about the use of such equipment

• San Diego Sheriff's Department can keep using military equipment, county says

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  A new California law requires police agencies to get approval to use — or continue using — certain equipment

• 2 new mobile command vehicles added to Calif. sheriff’s fleet

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  The command vehicles will provide critical support for both natural and man-made disasters

• 'Hide-and-seek champions': Minn. State Patrol pilots key to nabbing reckless drivers

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  Two pilots discuss their role in the force's recent crackdown on speeders

• How to buy specialty vehicles (eBook)

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

• All-electric off-road vehicle now available from Polaris

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  The RANGER XP Kinetic is expected to have 70% lower maintenance costs

• 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

• 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

• Mont. sheriff's office unveils new mobile incident response vehicle

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  The mobile work site can be used for anything from dignitary protection to search and rescue

• Why this is a time for tried and true team tactics

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  Police officers need to be able to apply the right combination of tactics to maintain or restore peace and personally survive while doing it

• Mich. sheriff ready to use 39,000-pound military-grade vehicle for flooding rescues

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  The 12-foot-tall Mine-Resistant Ambush Resistant vehicle has been previously deployed to extricate individuals affected by shoreline flooding

• Customer Spotlight: Carlsbad Police Department

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  Written in collaboration with Lieutenant Greg Koran of the Carlsbad Police Department

• 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

• Working together

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  LDV Customer Spotlight: Wilmington Police Department

• 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

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