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Newsby Staff WriterNovember 22, 2019

California City Council Approves Budget for New Vehicles, Video Systems

The Costa Mesa City Council voted 5-0 on Tuesday night to approve $1.125 million this fiscal year to buy five replacement vehicles and upgrade or replace the video systems in the California city's police cars.

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Newsby Staff WriterOctober 18, 2019

Chicago Police to Buy 200 Ford Hybrid Patrol SUVs Made in Chicago

“The 2020 Ford Police Interceptor is made in Chicago, by Chicagoans and for Chicago police officers,” said Jonathan Lewin, chief of technical services, Chicago Police Department. “This is just another example of Chicago living up to its reputation as the ‘city that works.’”

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Newsby Staff WriterSeptember 13, 2019

FL HOA Reverses Course, Allows Officer to Park Squad in Driveway

An officer with the Clearwater Police Department who had been told by her homeowners association's board of directors that she could not park her marked squad car in her driveway is now getting permission to do so.

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Newsby Staff WriterJune 5, 2019

Anonymous Donor Funds Purchase of Patrol Cars for Small Town Department

Officers with the Hurt (VA) Police Department will soon be on patrol in brand new squad cars thanks to the kindness of an anonymous donor who is funding the purchase and outfitting of the vehicles.

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Newsby Staff WriterApril 17, 2019

CA City to Keep Flag Design on Patrol Vehicles

"I got 600 emails from people in Laguna, the ratio of support was 100-to-one in support of the design. I got emails from across the country. The flag is a symbol, it doesn’t represent a particular president or political belief,” the mayor said.

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Articlesby Melanie BasichFebruary 6, 2019

Looking Back: The Great American Police Car

POLICE has been covering law enforcement vehicles for a very long time, and over the years officers' mobile offices have changed quite a bit.

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Articlesby David GriffithFebruary 2, 2019

Patrol Vehicles 2019

This year the Big 3 are offering new SUVs, new engines, and new features for law enforcement fleets.

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Articlesby POLICE Magazine StaffFebruary 1, 2019

Driving the 2019 Dodge Durango Pursuit

With its new Durango Pursuit, Dodge offers law enforcement customers a muscular patrol SUV that may serve well as a K-9 unit.

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Newsby Staff WriterJanuary 9, 2019

Ford Adds Officer Safety Features to 2020 Police Interceptor Utility Hybrid

Factory-installed Police Perimeter Aler uses sensors to monitor an approximately 270-degree area around the vehicle. It detects nearby movement to alert officers of any suspicious activity. When such motion is detected, the system automatically turns on the rear camera, sounds a chime, rolls up the windows, and locks the doors.

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Newsby Staff WriterNovember 14, 2018

California Officer Responds to Shots Fired Call in Classic 1954 Ford Show Car

"I was driving our ‘54 Ford to the Veterans Day Ceremony and Car show at Gibbel Park yesterday morning when I heard one of our Officers was being shot at over the police radio,” the Hemet PD officer said.

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