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Articlesby Melanie BasichOctober 14, 2010

Lower Profile Lighting

Traffic collisions continue to claim the lives of more law enforcement officers than any other type of incident each year. HG2 Emergency Lighting aims to lower that statistic with its Runner lighting solution, debuting at the International Association of Chiefs of Police show in Orlando this month.

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Newsby Staff WriterOctober 13, 2010

DUI Red-Light Runner Kills El Paso Officer, Injures Second

The officers were struck by a Mercedes at about 1 a.m. Six fire trucks responded to the crash.

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ProductsOctober 7, 2010

Oshkosh Defense Tactical Protector Vehicle (TPV)

The Tactical Protector Vehicle (TPV) from Oshkosh Defense is an armored SWAT operations vehicle designed specifically for the narrow streets of American cities and suburbs. Built on a Ford F550 chassis with a 325-horsepower turbocharged V-8 engine, the TPV can carry four to eight fully equipped operators.

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Newsby Staff WriterSeptember 28, 2010

Veteran Baltimore PD Officer Killed In Crash

Officer James E. Fowler III was killed late Monday, while heading to a training session at Penn State University. Fowler of Cantonsville was driving to Lewiston, Pa. on U.S. 22/322 West and came to rest along a concrete barrier.

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Newsby Staff WriterSeptember 27, 2010

CHP Adopts Kawasaki's Concours 14P Motorcycle

In a report presented as part of the state's open-bid process, the CHP estimated it would cost about $6 million to replace 336 of its motor units.

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Newsby Staff WriterSeptember 20, 2010

Detroit 3's Next Generation of Police Vehicles Tested

About 300 fleet purchasing representatives and law enforcement officers arrived at Chrysler's proving grounds in Chelsea, Mich., on Saturday to watch drivers from the Michigan State Police Precision Driving Unit put the Detroit 3 police vehicles through acceleration, braking, high-speed handling, and other tests.

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Videosby Staff WriterSeptember 15, 2010

Georgia SWAT Team's Amphibious Vehicle

The Cobb County (Ga.) Sheriff's Office SWAT team takes out its Cadillac Gage Textron LAV-300 amphibious light-armored vehicle for a test run in this clip from 2008. The 6x6 vehicle includes tires that are radial tubeless and can be outfitted with run-flat inserts. The LAV-300 MK II can climb a 60 percent gradient, operate on a 30 percent side slope, and tackle two-foot-high obstacles.

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Newsby Staff WriterSeptember 9, 2010

Handcuffed Robbery Suspect Took Cruiser On Two-Mile Joy Ride

Officers investigating a burglary at Wing Luke Elementary at 2 a.m. today found and arrested the unnamed suspect, who was able to maneuver his handcuffed wrists in front of him and crawl into the front seat of the patrol car because the partition screen was lowered.

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Newsby Staff WriterSeptember 9, 2010

Indiana Sheriff's D.A.R.E. Car Makes Friendly Impression

This vehicle will help the Indiana agency deliver the message of crime prevention and education.

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Newsby Staff WriterSeptember 8, 2010

NLEOMF to Raffle Harley-Davidson Bike

The bike, which was donated by Harley-Davidson, retails for $18,402 and was on display during National Police Week at the Fraternal Order of Police's Tent City during LawRide. Only 6,000 tickets are being sold, and the raffle winner need not be present to win.

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