
Each year, law enforcement agencies in Michigan and Southern California evaluate new pursuit-rated police vehicles from the upcoming model year. This month, the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department tested 21 sedans, SUVs, and motorcycles from the 2014 model year. Read the full story here. Photos by Paul Clinton.
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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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Carbon Motors will auction its working prototype high-tech patrol car to help pay off creditors of the failed venture. Carbon Motors shut down its Connorsville, Ind., plant in May.
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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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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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The Winnebago County (Wis.) Sheriff's Office will covert eight agency patrol cars from gasoline- to propane-powered vehicles and build a propane fueling station to reduce fuel costs.
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The Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department is evaluating almost two-dozen 2014 model-year police pursuit vehicles this week as part of the agency's annual testing.
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General Motors will begin producing a four-wheel-drive pursuit-rated Chevrolet Tahoe PPV for the 2015 model year for law enforcement agencies, the automaker announced Tuesday from the SEMA Show in Las Vegas.
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A northern California community college has added two electric motorcycles to help the agency's patrol fleet meet sustainability goals. Foothill–De Anza Community College in Los Altos Hills purchased two 2013 Zero DS Police Motorcycles.
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