Imagine an officer gets into the driver's seat, which recognizes her by retina scan, and it immediately moves to the position she prefers. The officer logs on via voice request to the department CAD system and "tells" the vehicle to patrol the downtown area using random patrol "Henry 1." This could be reality sooner than you think.
To help reduce the carbon emissions of county fleet vehicles, the Washtenaw County (Mich.) Sheriff's Office purchased an electric Chevy Volt to convert for patrol duty.
The Sebastopol (Calif.) Police Department found itself ahead of the curve, when Zero Motorcycles introduced a police version of its electric DS motorcycle. An enterprising sergeant with the agency had already done just that.
Dubai officials continued their lavish spending on exotic vehicles for their police force by adding a Bugatti Veyron. The Veyron would be the latest supercar acquisition that has also included a Lamborghini Aventador.
After recently introducing a Lamborghini to its fleet, the Dubai Police force has added the Chevrolet Camaro SS to its fleet, a first for a police organization in the Middle East, General Motors announced.
A year after the Obama administration denied Carbon Motors a loan to produce its specialty patrol car, the company has shut down the program and left its Indiana facility.
Engineered to navigate space conscious locations, the Go-4 Utility Vehicle is powered by a three-cylinder, 69-hp, four-speed automatic engine. The three-wheel vehicle is ideal for parking enforcement and campus safety applications.
Market Builders, Inc. of Salt Lake City will offer the eBikes—eight-speed bicycles with an electric motor and powered by a rechargeable lithium ion battery. The Polaris eBikes can travel up to 30 miles on a single charge at a speed of up to 20 mph.
The oil-rich Middle Eastern country of Dubai has added a 700-hp Lamborghini Aventador to its police fleet to catch the luxury vehicles driven by wealthy scofflaws.
A group of Tennessee Highway Patrol troopers stationed in Chattanooga have been using a heavy-duty truck to catch traffic scofflaws who text or drink while driving.