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Newsby Staff WriterNovember 20, 2013

Video: L.A. County Sheriff Completes Police Vehicle Tests

This year, the sheriff evaluated 21 pursuit-rated vehicles — nine sedans, nine motorcycles, and three SUVs — in various categories including acceleration, dynamic handling, braking, and ergonomics.

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NewsNovember 19, 2013

Baltimore County Gets 50 Ford Police Interceptors

The Baltimore County Police Department will begin replacing its aging fleet of patrol vehicles with Ford Police Interceptor sedans in December when 50 new vehicles hit the streets.

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ProductsNovember 18, 2013

Chevrolet Tahoe Wide-Body Console

Troy Products' Tahoe-specific wide-body console fills the space between the two front seats. It includes a built-in compartment for storing binders, file folders, and clipboards.

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NewsNovember 18, 2013

Emissions Plummet with L.A. Sheriff's New Prisoner Buses

The Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department is using a regional air-quality grant to accelerate the replacement of the nation's largest fleet of prisoner transport buses.

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NewsNovember 18, 2013

Minn. County's Solar Array to Feed Fleet Facility’s Electricity Use

Minnesota's Dakota County will pay $130,000 for the $1.3 million installation by taking advantage of incentive programs for renewable energy, and it should make that money back in energy savings in 12 to 14 years

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ArticlesNovember 13, 2013

Electric Motorcycles on Patrol

While it's unlikely that all-electric cars will replace their gasoline-powered counterparts for law enforcement patrol duty, smaller electric vehicles have made inroads into police fleets.

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NewsNovember 13, 2013

Iowa Troopers Weigh SUVs vs. Sedans

The Iowa State Patrol is leaning toward replacing half of its fleet of 380 marked enforcement vehicles with Ford Police Interceptor Utility SUVs to replace aging Ford Crown Victoria sedans.

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Newsby Paul ClintonNovember 13, 2013

Police Moto Guzzi Motorcycles Arrive In U.S.

Milan-based Piaggio S.p.A. has begun offering its Moto Guzzi California 1400 Touring ABS and Moto Guzzi Norge 1300 ABS motorcycles to U.S. law enforcement agencies.

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NewsNovember 8, 2013

Zero Adds Trio of Fleet Electric Motorcycles for '14

Zero Motorcycles is offering three new fleet motorcycles for the 2014 model year. The company will offer the Zero SP, Zero DSP, and a military spec motorcycle for special forces operators.

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Articlesby Paul ClintonNovember 6, 2013

How to Use Police Vehicle Tests

The agencies that test new model-year, pursuit-rated vehicles offer complementary evaluations and differing methodologies that give them equal weight among vehicle purchasers.

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