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One of the highlights of TREXPO West scheduled for March 14–17 is sure to be the class on vehicle pursuit tactics and techniques that will actually include street work.
Read More →Law enforcement officers left their homes and families in Virginia two weeks ago partnering with the Picayune Police Department to ensure safety and protection for Picayune residents. This is in response to an increase in the city's post-Hurricane Katrina population.
Read More →Berkeley Nucleonics Corp. (BNC) has added two new instruments to its comprehensive line of advanced personal radiation detectors. These highly sensitive radiation monitors discreetly detect and measure gamma radiation then alert the operator through a vibration or audible alarm. They are the nukeALERT II 1703M Personal Radiation Detector (PRD) and the palmRAD 1621M Dosimeter.
Read More →The new tire protection system now available on Pierce’s homeland security apparatus includes a tire monitoring system and a tire wheel protection band. The tire monitoring system senses tire pressure and temperature to maintain proper vehicle handling, stability, and overall performance. A unit in the cab displays tire information so the system warns you of a potential tire problem before it happens.
Read More →Tech Sox are high-tech socks designed to eliminate painful pressure points inside motorcycle boots, to stay up instead of bunching and sagging down into the boots, and to keep riders’ feet dry and comfortable in any temperature. Injected elastic keeps the socks comfortably in place. Each pair of Tech Sox is available in five sizes and comes with a right and left footbed. The Boot cut hits below the calf muscle and the high cut hits above the calf, under the knee.
Read More →Supercircuits’ WatchBox is self-powered, which allows for wireless remote viewability in a custom and cost-effective security system. Through active monitoring, the WatchBox is currently being used by law enforcement to observe illegal dump areas, drug fields, and dangerous intersections. The WatchBox is equipped with an unobtrusive design, weatherproof NEMA 4X enclosure, and an infrared camera option for nighttime viewing.
Read More →Remington Technologies Division has just released a very unusual tactical video system. Called the Eye Ball R1, the system consists of a 360-degree video camera encased in a hard plastic ball that can be rolled or thrown into hostile environments, even through windows. The Eye Ball can capture video and audio information and send it to a display up to 200 feet away. When attached to a wire or a poll, the Eye Ball can be used to search basements, attics, and stairwells.
Read More →Pro SP PriorityStart from BLI international protects a patrol vehicle’s power source by disconnecting it to prevent any drain on the battery once voltage drops below 11.7 volts. The new Pro SP model has a surge “spike” protection circuit that adds additional protection to the electrical system. When the officer returns to the vehicle, he or she can simply operate the headlight switch or step on the brake pedal to cause the reconnection.
Read More →BIO-key’s new WEB-key fingerprint-based authentication systems give agencies a way to control access to secure applications. WEB-key uses biometrics technology to scan, measure, and analyze individual fingerprints, comparing them to a database of live images to confirm or deny access into any secured, registered area. Users can register their fingerprints with BIO-key, so other forms of identification are unnecessary.
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Today, a lot of police work involves specialization. In large departments nationwide we have harbor/shore patrol units, water rescue, high-country search and rescue teams, SWAT units, K-9 units, and the list goes on and on. That’s why many officers are looking beyond traditional patrol flashlights and at “specialty” lights designed for hikers, climbers, hunters, and divers.
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