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Special Units
Inside the NYPD Bomb Squad
POLICE Magazine is proud to offer you this excerpt from "Bomb Squad," a book that answers the age-old question: Why would any right-thinking cop want to come face to face with a bomb?
August 31, 2007
Careers
NYPD's Collision Investigation Squad
In March, the NYPD revamped its Highway Division Accident Investigation Squad, beefing up staffing, adding higher-tech tools, and broadening its mission to respond to serious, as well as fatal, crashes. The unit also got a new name: the Collision Investigation Squad.
June 25, 2013
Patrol
The Elite Gum Squad
Who knew police work included scraping gum and hiking up live volcanoes?
January 31, 2003
Patrol
Pa. Cop Kills Self In Squad
Upper Southampton police officer Richard Lizzio, 56, was found Friday in uniform in his squad car in the parking lot of the Jesus Focus Ministry Church. Lizzio had been on the force for more than 20 years and was married.
April 17, 2011
Vehicle Ops
Pittsburgh Squad and Ambulance Collide
Pittsburgh Police are investigating two cruiser crashes over the weekend, including one patrol car's collision with an ambulance as both were responding to a fatal shooting.
May 15, 2011
Patrol
States Consider Firing Squad Executions
Prompted by the shortages of available drugs for lethal injections, Wyoming lawmakers are considering changing state law to permit execution of condemned inmates by firing squad.
May 21, 2014
Special Units
Investigating Gangs Outside the Gang Squad
I remember riding with another L.A. Deputy Sheriff in an East Los Angeles gang car in 1975. To me, it was a privilege working with a special gang suppression unit, but my partner complained that he hated working gangs because it was useless. But he was wrong.
June 30, 2007
Patrol
Fla. Suspect Goes Berserk In Squad
An Altamonte Springs (Fla.) Police officer suffered a broken nose after a suspect freaked out in the back of the patrol car following his arrest for disorderly behavior while intoxicated. Read the full story here.
December 25, 2012
Vehicle Ops
Ark. Agency's Suicide Reenactment In Squad
The Jonesboro (Ark.) Police Department created this suicide reenactment video to demonstrate how a handcuffed suspect could kill himself in the back of a squad car. The video was made in connection with the death of Chavis Carter. Read the full story here.
August 22, 2012
Patrol
Why I Joined the Bomb Squad
By the time you read this article, I should have completed the six-week basic course at the FBI/Army Hazardous Devices School in Huntsville, Ala. Which means I will be well on my way to becoming a certified bomb technician, a career aspiration that many people—including fellow cops—consider crazy.
August 31, 2008
Patrol
Video: Michigan Man Escapes Cuffs, Squad
A 26-year-old suspect can be seen wriggling free from his handcuffs and climbing out of a locked West Bloomfield Township (Mich.) Police cruiser in a raw video released by the department.
September 14, 2011
Patrol
Man Who Shot Officer Found Dead In Squad
Tyrone Smith, 32, was found unresponsive in the rear seat of a Sacramento PD cruiser, after being caught after a foot pursuit late Saturday night. Law enforcement officers had been searching for Smith for about seven hours, after he critically wounded a Twin Rivers Police officer.
October 23, 2011
Patrol
Video: Fla. Cop Picked Up Prostitutes In Squad
A Melbourne (Fla.) Police officer has been fired for using his patrol car to pick up prostitutes. Several of the encounters were captured on his dashboard video and nearby surveillance cameras.
July 26, 2012
Patrol
Video: SC Woman Escapes Cuffs, Steals Squad Car
A South Carolina woman accused of stealing multiple vehicles and wrecking them, including a Sumter County Sheriff's Office patrol car, was denied bond Thursday.
January 2, 2018
Patrol
Citizens Stop Man Who Stole Houston Squad Car
Several bystanders tackled a Houston man accused of stealing and crashing a patrol car and exchanging gunfire with police. More Here.
November 13, 2014
Patrol
Texas Officer's Squad Car "Hijacked" by Aggressive Dog
An officer with the Kilgore (TX) Police Department was dispatched over the weekend on an animal control call of an aggressive Pitbull. Upon arriving at the scene and locating the animal, he attempted to put the dog in the back seat of his squad car but the animal had other ideas, instead taking up residence in the front seat of the vehicle.
June 17, 2019
Special Units
Squad Car or Donut Shop?
This week, the Discovery Channel series Monster Garage featured a project vehicle that might be considered controversial to some cops—a black-and-white converted into a donut shop, complete with a coffee maker and display case.
August 19, 2003
Patrol
Mich. Man Escapes From Squad
A prisoner escapes from a West Bloomfield (Mich.) Township Police squad car, after wriggling free from his handcuffs.
September 14, 2011
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