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Newsby Staff WriterNovember 30, 2009

Italian Police's Prized Lamborghini Damaged in Crash

Today, a bandaged and bruised police driver may have had a tough time explaining how he managed to write off one of the force's prized Lamborghinis when he rammed it so hard into a line of parked cars that one of the stationary vehicles ended up on the police car's roof.

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Articlesby Tom WetzelNovember 30, 2009

Pursuit Training on the Cheap

Making sure police officers can drive well is not enough. They must also keep their mental skills just as sharp to follow policy under stress and exercise good judgment throughout the pursuit.

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Newsby Staff WriterNovember 25, 2009

Carbon Motors Raises $100 Million To Open First Factory

Carbon Motors Corp. has announced it has secured $100 million in private financing that will allow it to open its first factory in Connorsville, Ind., to build its E7 patrol car.

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ProductsNovember 23, 2009

2010 Tahoe

GM/Chevrolet is offering LE agencies two versions of the Tahoe SUV in 2010 — the pursuit-rated two-wheel and higher-off-the-ground all-wheel drive. The four-wheel version is powered with a 5.3-liter, V8 with six-speed automatic transmission (new for this model year)

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Newsby Staff WriterNovember 19, 2009

University of Georgia Adds NABCO's Explosive Containment Vessel

NABCO Inc announced the sale of a Total Containment Vessel (TCV) to the University of Georgia Police Department, which becomes the first campus law enforcement agency in the nation with its own capabilities to counter and contain chemical, biological, and explosive threats.

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ProductsNovember 19, 2009

Portable Surveillance Trailer

Wanco's portable surveillance trailer allows police to view and control cameras from a self-sustained remote location using a personal computer and an Internet connection. Pan-tilt-zoom cameras and an integrated digital video recorder make site monitoring easy. Users can control the cameras, access live and recorded video, and configure the equipment remotely or via the integrated control center. Up to four cameras can be mounted atop an electrically hoisted mast.

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ProductsNovember 19, 2009

Mongoose Locking Slide Arm

Gamber-Johnson's new Mongoose Locking Slide Arm is a rugged mounting solution for cradles and docking stations. It was developed using extensive research from the public safety and Utility/TELCO industry and input from fleet managers and computer end-users. The result is versatile, ergonomic, unobtrusive, rugged, adaptable, adjustable, and easy to install.

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Newsby Staff WriterNovember 16, 2009

Ford Confirms New Patrol Car For 2011

The Dearborn automaker also confirmed the vehicle will be based on the full-size platform that's the basis for the 2010 Taurus and Lincoln MKS sedans, the Detroit Free Press reports.

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Newsby Staff WriterNovember 12, 2009

Snap-on Tools Will Help Carbon Motors Develop Service Plan For E7

Snap-on Tools will help Carbon Motors develop service strategies for the first-ever purpose-built law enforcement patrol vehicle, the company has announced.

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Newsby Staff WriterNovember 11, 2009

Maryland State Police Pilot Caused Copter Crash, NTSB Finds

The crash occurred, after "the pilot's attempt to regain visual conditions by performing a rapid descent and his failure to arrest the descent at the minimum descent altitude during a non-precision approach," according to the agency.

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