Police Specialty Vehicles News & Articles

• Digital Edition: Police1 guide to patrol vehicle electrification

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  Download this guide to learn why EVs are a good fit for law enforcement and how to plan for adoption

• After a long night of rescues, N.Y. deputies reach child trapped in a car

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  With driving so difficult, deputies turned to snowmobiles and all-terrain vehicles for their rescues

• Photos: Italian officers deliver kidneys to 2 patients in Lamborghini supercar

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  The sports car has a medical cool box in a purpose-built compartment at the front of the Lamborghini Huracan

• Tenn. sheriff's office unveils drone command vehicle

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  To date this year, the Hamilton County drone team has used the aircraft in around 670 missions for a total of nearly 500 miles flown

• How this police sniper's 100-foot shot stopped a deadly threat

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  Lt. Joseph Fix credits his time in the military as an Army Ranger and police SWAT training for his ability to remain calm and focused

• Omaha city council OK’s new armored vehicle for police department

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  “This is not a tank. This is a replacement vehicle,” one councilman said after receiving public criticism regarding the purchase

• Photos: Visit the IACP 2022 exhibit hall

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  Here's a sampling of the products on display at this year's IACP annual conference

• Wash. sheriff's office announces plan to acquire new $350K armored vehicle

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  A commissioner highlighted three local officer-involved shootings within the past two months as a reason for purchasing the vehicle to protect officers

• BearCat giveaway to launch at IACP 2022

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  Lenco Armored Vehicles will award a BearCat tactical response vehicle to one winning organization

• Colo. PD’s tactical vehicle for hostage, standoff situations turns heads

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  The Rook is outfitted with bulletproof glass and heavy-duty armor to protect against incoming gunfire

• Calif. city PD unveils county's first electric patrol car

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  "This vehicle will be more cost-effective, saving our citizens money while at the same time helping reduce emissions," Mayor Mark Landman said

• Spotlight: The BearCat armored rescue vehicle gives responders confidence in high-threat scenarios

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  Lenco is strengthening its position in first responder communities by investing advanced engineering resources into improving its vehicles’ capabilities

• Verizon Frontline debuts THOR's Hammer trailer for enhanced public safety communications

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  The nearly 30-foot trailer can serve as a private 5G standalone network connected to the THOR command center vehicle

• Twin Cities get ATF evidence testing van temporarily amid case backlog

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  The van is expected to double processing speeds for ballistic evidence

• 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

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