Vehicle Ops: Page 110

LAPD Tries To Curb Officer Accidents

The Los Angeles Police Department is considering new policies to curb officer traffic accidents to lower the number of lawsuits filed against the department.

Aftermarket Police Tire Evaluation

At the urging of the National Institute of Justice, the Michigan State Police's Precision Driving Unit evaluated aftermarket tires used on law enforcement fleet vehicles. In this clip, troopers in the unit explain the methodology of the testing.

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Duty Dangers: Vehicle Pursuits

Officers who underestimate a suspect's resolve to evade capture or overestimate their own limitations or those of the patrol car only enhance the dangers of vehicle pursuits. It's not just the lead unit in a pursuit that is imperiled. Upon hearing of a pursuit in progress, other officers may attempt to catch up and join the chase.

Photo: Mark W. Clark

Ways To End Vehicle Pursuits

Stationary roadblocks are no longer in wide use, but several innovative products could help officers safely end vehicle pursuits.

Photo: Mark W. Clark

Handcuffed Cruiser Thief Radioed for Help To Escape

A 22-year-old Indiana man who stole a police cruiser took the vehicle on a joyride and radioed dispatchers to ask how to get out of the handcuffs. Police later recovered the squad in a detention pond.

Texas Agency Switches to Chevy Tahoes

The Pflugerville (Texas) Police Department is switching to Chevrolet Tahoes as its new patrol vehicle because of their versatility, according to the agency.

Ga. Agencies Lease Harley-Davidsons for Motor Units

The Canton (Ga.) Police Department has acquired new Harley-Davidson police motorcycles through a municipal lease program provided by Sparta Commercial Services, Inc.

LAPD's Air Support Division

The LAPD Air Support Division is the largest municipal airborne law enforcement organization in the U.S. and operates from the LAPD Hooper Heliport. The helicopter crews assist with thousands of arrests, pursuits and crimes in progress each year. The LAPD's airborne law enforcement program began with one helicopter in 1956. Today, the Air Support Division is the largest municipal airborne law enforcement operation in the world and logged more than 18,000 flight hours in 2011. Photos courtesy of the LAPD's Air Support Angel's Foundation.

Three of the LAPD's American Eurocopter AS350 B2 helicopters patrol near Dodger Stadium.

Code 3 Introduces Website To Configure Lightbars

Code 3's C3VUE allows law enforcement personnel to create, visualize and specify your own lightbar online, the company announced.

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N.J. Agency Auctions Vehicles Online

The Washington Township (N.J.) Police Department will auction 22 out-of-commission vehicles on eBay.

N.M. Deputy's Restaurant Crash

A Taos County (N.M.) Sheriff's deputy responding to a call on Christmas Eve rolled his Chevy Tahoe SUV into a busy restaurant's patio. There were no injuries.

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N.Y. Sheriff's Air Unit Could Get Corporate Logo

Onondaga County (N.Y.) Sheriff Kevin Walsh has offered naming rights to the agency's helicopter to keep the unit in service. With Air One at risk of being grounded by budget cuts, Sheriff Walsh began talks with two potential sponsors.

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