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Public Safety Agencies Choosing IPT Radio Batteries
Eight police departments and six university campuses are among those who have decided to use Impact Power Technologies (IPT) LifeSaver Series Batteries to maximize their land mobile radios' performance.
May 31, 2016
Technology
Riviera Beach (FL) PD Issues All Police Officers Smartphones on FirstNet
Riviera Beach Police Chief Michael Madden said, "In conjunction with our recent body camera deployment, we issued each of our Police Officers a smartphone on FirstNet, causing a major shift in the way we collect and share information imperative to our mission. It bridges many gaps on the technology forefront and drastically improves communications between first responders and with our community at large."
April 6, 2019
Patrol
Auditors Recommend Changes to Miami Beach PD After Controversies
Miami Beach's frequently scrutinized police department should "strongly consider" equipping officers with cop-cameras, discouraging them from firing at dangerous drivers, and rethinking officers' off-duty details, according to an audit of the department released Wednesday.
June 25, 2014
Patrol
Long Beach PD Memorializes Fallen Officers
Two days after a man armed with three weapons fired on Long Beach officers during a pre-dawn gun battle, the Southern California department honored the 28 officers who have died in the line of duty.
May 4, 2009
Long Beach Police Chief Anthony Batts eulogizes the 28 officers who have died in the line of duty with the department, while speaking at an annual memorial for fallen officers and firefighters.
Patrol
External Pick for Long Beach (Calif.) PD Chief Causes Controversy
At the announcement of Long Beach, Calif.'s newest police chief, Jim McDonnell said he plans to focus on budget issues and fighting gang crime. But many on the department are more concerned with the fact that the former LAPD veteran of more than 30 years was chosen over internal candidates, including all of LBPD's deputy chiefs.
February 3, 2010
Training
Long Beach PD Chief to Run for L.A. County Sheriff
Six months after deciding he would not pursue Los Angeles County’s top law enforcement job, Long Beach Police Chief Jim McDonnell announced Monday that he will indeed run for the county post.
January 13, 2014
Technology
Miami Beach PD Uses IPT Radio Batteries to Prevent Communication Failures
The Miami Beach (FL) Police Department depends almost entirely on two-way handheld radios for its communications. However, the OEM batteries that powered their radios weren't meeting their needs. So the agency turned to Impact Power Technologies.
October 29, 2015
Patrol
Shots Fired: Boynton Beach, Florida 06/12/2012
Reynolds saw the muzzle flashes from Wallace's .45 and darted to his left, sprinting across the blacktop and onto a gravel road. Bullets ricocheted off the ground at his feet. He ran for the cover of a telephone pole and returned fire, laying down six rounds of suppression fire. Munro opened fire, too. Wallace shot back.
November 19, 2012
Photo: Boynton Beach PD
Command
South Florida Agencies Recruiting at the Beaches During Spring Break
Police officers were seen handing out Frisbee discs and sunglasses to beachgoers as an attempt to talk to them about their recruitment efforts as they take advantage of the high amount of college-aged spring breakers in town.
March 13, 2024
Patrol
Florida Police Enforcing COVID-19 Distancing Rules on Beaches
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis on Tuesday issued an executive order saying: “I direct parties accessing public beaches in the state of Florida to follow the CDC guidance by limiting their gathering to no more than 10 persons, distancing themselves from other parties by 6 feet, and support beach closures at the discretion of local authorities."
March 18, 2020
Young people are flocking to Florida beaches despite the coronavirus crisis. Police are being asked to enforce the governor's orders on social distancing. (Photo: Click Orlando Video Screen Shot)
Patrol
Off-Duty Florida Officer Saves Boy From Shark at Beach
An off-duty officer with the Cocoa Beach Police Department is being hailed as a hero after he leaped into the surf to pull a young boy out of danger from a nearby shark in the water.
July 20, 2020
Officer Adrian Kosicki was walking along the beach with his wife when they noticed a shark approaching a boy playing in the shallow water.
Patrol
Florida Police Train to Patrol Beaches on ATVs to Reduce Crime
Officers with the Miami-Dade (FL) Police Department recently took part in a training event in Key Biscayne during which they became certified to drive ATVs on beaches and other outlying areas in order to respond to calls for service.
August 23, 2018
Patrol
Florida Deputies Arrest Teen Carrying Gun and Drugs on Spring Break Beach
The crowd scattered when 16-year-old Felixander Solis-Guzman raised a handgun at another boy, causing deputies to flood the scene, as seen on Volusia County Sheriff's Office body cam footage.
March 20, 2024
Volusia County, Florida, Sheriff's deputy pursues gun-wielding suspect toward the surf on New Smyrna Beach.
Technology
NYPD Plans to Use Drones to Drop Floats to Drowning Swimmers at City Beaches
“We’re gonna deploy these drones on the beach, the pilots will be flying up and down the beach keeping beachgoers and swimmers safe,” Deputy Commissioner for Operations Kaz Daughtry said.
February 21, 2024
Patrol
Video: Miami Beach Police Respond To Beach Confrontation
Late Monday night, the Miami Herald posted YouTube videos online showing Lt. Douglas Simon arresting a woman later identified as Sara Greenback who police say was kicked out of a Funkshion Fashion Week concert on the beach for "unruly behavior."
March 28, 2011
South Beach Arrest Vid
Vehicle Ops
Baltimore PD Rolls Out Hybrid Patrol Fleet
The department hopes the hybrid vehicles will decrease downtime, lower overall repair costs, and lower overall fuel costs.
May 3, 2022
The department hopes the fleet of 168 hybrid vehicles will decrease downtime, lower overall repair costs, and lower overall fuel costs. (Photo: Baltimore PD)
Special Units
Boston PD's Gang Flier Meant to 'Shame' Members
The flier with mugshots was distributed in the neighborhood where 14-year-old Nicholas Fomby-Davis was killed. The men and gang were not identified in the flier because Commissioner Ed Davis said he didn't want to give credence to the group.
June 1, 2010
Technology
Houston PD To Outfit Fleet With GETAC B300 Rugged Notebooks
The Houston City Council has approved a contract with PCS Mobile to outfit the city's 1,800 police cruisers with Getac B300 rugged notebook computers along with in-vehicle docks and mounts.
May 29, 2012
The Getac B300. Photo: Getac.
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