Since late March, Ford has been working with 3M to create urgently needed powered air-purifying respirators, using design guidance from 3M and off-the-shelf parts, like vehicle ventilator fans and power tool batteries.
Both PPV and SSV packages benefit from the Tahoe's completely new design, which offers class-leading interior space, according to Chevrolet. The new Tahoe police-specific front seats provide additional hip room, allowing officers’ duty belts to fit more comfortably.
Here’s what the Big 3 automakers have to say about production delays and deliveries of patrol vehicles.
Altogether, the donations add up to nearly $300,000 of PPE, including sanitizer, disinfecting wipes and spray, respirators, masks, eyewear, gloves, protective clothing, and power air respirator supplies. Total pieces of equipment donated by Lenco are well over 35,000.
Police chief Art Acevedo stressed that the department did not have any indication that the crash was, in fact, a homicide, but said his department was investigating it as such to enable it to be approached with a “wide net.”
Now the SUV makes up the vast majority of the Massachusetts State Police frontline fleet, and the agency is hoping to transition to the new PIU Hybrids when possible, ordering 161 hybrid versions this year.
Ford announced this weekend that it has delivered 1 million face shields to medical workers and first responders nationwide since March 23.
Ford plans to assemble more than 100,000 face shields per week and leverage its in-house 3D printing capability to produce components for use in personal protective equipment.
The new OPS Public Safety Radio Flip-Up Base was designed and tested to fit the 2020 PIU, and it features premium storage drawers, specifically designed for Ford's latest patrol SUV.
CTech's CopBox hard-mounted trunk storage units are ready to ship immediately to upcoming and currently operating emergency responders and healthcare providers fighting the COVID-19 pandemic.
Lake Assault Boats has been chosen to supply up to 119 Force Protection-Medium (FP-M) patrol boats to the U.S. Navy. The first deliveries will begin in November 2020.
The identical craft are 35 feet long with a 10-foot beam. The V-hull vessels are powered by triple 250-hp outboard motors capable of achieving a top speed of 45 knots.
The National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Fund (NLEOMF) is raffling off a 2020 Harley-Davidson FLHTK Ultra Limited Peace Officer Special Edition motorcycle.
A man was seen on surveillance video attacking a New York Police Department patrol vehicle over the weekend.
New to Hardwire is its 2020 Interceptor Utility armor kit. The company is now offering kits in Level IIIA, Level III, and Level III+.
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