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FleetSpeakby Thi DaoJanuary 12, 2018

What Your Vehicles Say About Your Fleet

Your vehicles may paint a certain picture of the fleet and even the public agency. Is the picture a positive or a negative one?

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Inside the Badge by David GriffithDecember 28, 2017

A Trauma Surgeon Talks About Wound Ballistics and Stopping Power

"I got involved in wound ballistics and what it really took to stop a threat during residency in Philadelphia because I had a friend on the police force who lost his job for use of excessive force by shooting somebody, I think it was, 18 times, and I always thought, maybe he needed to shoot that person 18 times to stop the threat."

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How Chevrolet's Tahoe PPV Differs From its Retail Relative

For the Chevrolet Tahoe PPV, tires are added to the vehicles that are capable of handling speeds of up to 134 mph and the brakes are adjusted to handle frequent stopping at high speeds.

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Inside the Badge by Donald J. MihalekDecember 8, 2017

Vievu Body Cameras on Patrol with Major Agencies

Oakland PD was an early advocate of Vievu body camera technology and has been using the company's products since 2010. The department currently has 775 cameras; most of them the Vievu LE3 model. Now the department is moving to upgrade all of its officers' cameras to the latest Vievu model, the LE5.

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Inside the Badge by Leslie RebanksDecember 5, 2017

Testing Body Cameras for Image Fidelity

The traditional gelatin-silver image reproduction film process was a very stable imaging platform with reliable, repeatable characteristics; lighting was also more consistent. In digital photography, we have to contend with many more variables and different elements involved in producing the final image.

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Inside the Badge by Paul ClintonNovember 22, 2017

L.A. Sheriff's Department Tests 2018 Police Vehicles

The Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department conducted its annual evaluation of 2018-model-year police vehicles from Oct. 10 to 13. Agency deputies got behind the wheel of 13 four-wheel vehicles and five motorcycles for the testing.

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FleetSpeakby Thi DaoNovember 15, 2017

Are Your Drivers Safe?

It is probable that distracted drivers will not get caught and will not learn anything until something terrible happens. We know it, and they do too, so it continues happening.

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Managing a Police Fleetby Paul ClintonNovember 1, 2017

Police Vehicles Pushed to the Limit in California

The Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department conducted its annual evaluation of 2018-model-year police vehicles from Oct. 10 to 13. Agency deputies got behind the wheel of 13 four-wheel vehicles and five motorcycles for the testing.

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FleetSpeakby Thi DaoOctober 19, 2017

Who Tells Your Story?

With so many baby boomers in the fleet management profession, I think about what this generation leaves behind when they retire.

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Managing a Police Fleetby Paul ClintonOctober 5, 2017

2018 Police Motorcycles Tested in Michigan

Harley-Davidson adds performance-oriented stage kits to its pair of bikes, while Yamaha offers a police version of its FJR1300 sport touring model.

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Next-Gen Fleetby Facundo TassaraOctober 4, 2017

Improved Communication (There's an App for That)

Slack brings all of your communication together in a way that you can sort. Conversations, PDFs, and documents are all be archived and searchable.

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Managing a Police Fleetby Staff WriterOctober 3, 2017

2018 Police Vehicles Tested in Michigan

Michigan State Police test Ford's F-150 and hybrid sedan responders, as well as a Dodge Durango, during a 2018-model-year testing round that broadened the options for pursuit vehicles.

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