How to buy vehicle consoles
By Tim DeesWhere vehicle interiors are concerned, "police package" cars are pretty much the same as the consumer models. Finding spots for two-way radios, siren and emergency light controls, ...
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A decade of challenges and changes in communications 1
We have come a long way in the last decade, breaking down many barriers and achieving tremendous progress, but we still have many gaps to overcome. The public safety community still is far behind commercial users in terms of communications functionality. Let's take a moment to reflect on the past decade of challenges and changes made in land mobile radio, mobile data terminals, governance, standards, and training.
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Twenty N.J. police cruisers fail state inspection 8
By Matt Katz Philadelphia InquirerCAMDEN, N.J. — If the people in charge of enforcing the rules of the road are violating the rules themselves, whom are you going to call?The state Department of ...
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Pa. trooper's Crown Vic bursts into flames 5
By David Falchek Times-TribuneSCRANTON, Pa. — A Pennsylvania State Trooper narrowly escaped serious injury after his car burst into flames on the McDade Expressway Saturday afternoon.The state police ...
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New tech gives Va. officers crucial info quickly 1
By Kristin Davis Virginian-PilotNORFOLK, Va. — The victim speaks only Spanish. The officer who responds knows only English. A dispatcher scrambles to find an available, on-duty officer fluent in ...
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Minn. finally adding dashcams to patrol cars 8
Star TribuneMINNEAPOLIS, Minn. — A recent proposal from state Department of Public Safety Commissioner Michael Campion is a welcome start toward rebuilding public trust in Minnesota law enforcement ...
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IACP Products: Tactical vehicles getting tech savvy
Walking around the IACP tradeshow floor, it is clear that tactical vehicles stand out among the booths of tech devices like small mobile computers and wireless radios. Tactical vehicles are huge, heavily ...
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IACP Digest: Visiting the vendors
Mid-way through my attendance at the IACP session on domestic and international terrorism on Sunday morning, I received a text message from my friend and colleague Hannah Simon: “TASER has an AXON ...
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IACP Products: The pursuit ends here
You pull over a vehicle for a traffic violation, and do a background check. The vehicle's stolen; the suspect is wanted for armed robbery. It takes a split second to realize that this vehicle could take ...
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How to buy police motorcycles 1
The use of motorcycles by law enforcement has been a time-honored practice, dating back to the beginning of the 20th century. Most commonly used by major metropolitan departments and state police agencies, ...
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