Police cars are outfitted with all kinds of crazy shitāpush bumpers, onboard computers, and various cameras to name a few thingsāand all of that stuff is installed aftermarket. Cop shops transform ordinary Chevy Tahoes into terrifying beasts. The Sheriffās Office in Placer County, California, does all of theā¦
Two separate Florida police departments have reported serious engine problems with more than 75 vehicles, and now testing has revealed itās likely due to a contaminated fuel source, according to the My Palm Beach Post.
The West Palm Beach Police Department has had to pull 13 of its Ford police vehicles off the road since last week due to reported engine failure, according to WPTV.
In general terms, to say something is limited implies constraint, either in availability or capability. In the case of todayās Nice Price or Crack Pipe LTD Interceptor, that limit is your imagination, and maybe, its price.
Four Dallas police cars and eight Dallas Marshalās Office cars were damaged early Sunday after a man armed with a sledgehammer gained access to a station lot and came out swinging.
In June of 2016, BMW announced it won a contract to supply the Los Angeles Police Department with 100 electric carsāa multi-million-dollar program the chief said āmade sense for taxpayers and for the environment.ā Hah. The LAPD has barely used them.
Most cop cars have a big metal-and-rubber push bar mounted to the front bumper. While itās easy to imagine how the bar could be used, itās rare to actually see it in action. Thatās part of what makes this video so interesting: itās a good example of why those things can be so handy, especially if you have to, say, ā¦
Earlier this year, Ford unveiled the Police Responder Hybrid Sedan and F-150 Police Responder; pursuit-rated cars that, while not being as fast as some of their fully-gasoline-powered counterparts, still beat the hell of a Crown Vic. Today, Ford revealed a new offering for police: its first plug-in hybrid, which theā¦
About a year ago, a sheriffās office in Ohio purchased some GPS darts, which look like something out of a James Bond movie. Attached to the front of a cruiserās grille, a dart is fired onto the rear of a car the cruiser is pursuing, allowing police to track the car from distance. On Monday, for the first time, a Lucasā¦
Iāve loved goats ever since I saw that Taylor Swift āI Knew You Were A Goatā video from a few years back. They seem to be some of the most vocal and inquisitive creatures out there. Things like police cruisers aināt nothing to a goat.
Ford has been extremely rude lately developing a new generation of police pursuit vehicles, and now itās introduced the F-150 Police Responder. Itās getting really hard to keep track of everything Iām supposed to spot from a mile down the road.
Austin Police Sgt. Zachary LaHood told CBS News heās ālucky to be aliveā after experiencing carbon monoxide poisoning from a leak in his Ford Explorer. Six other Austin police officers have also been treated for carbon monoxide exposure in the last week, so the department has taken 37 of its Ford Explorer Policeā¦
Itās happened to all of us: weāre driving along, minding our own business, obeying the traffic laws, heading through that green light when suddenly we hear the sirens and see the lights and thereās the cop screaming through the intersection! Brake! Brake! Brake! Avoid the accidentāif youāre lucky.
No, this isnāt the car for arresting anybody, although Iād love to see the police try in the speed and driving haven that is the Isle of Man.
I know all of you are upstanding, law-abiding citizens. I know the very idea that you would violate the sacred trust that is known as a āspeed limitā is barely possible to comprehend. I get that. Even so, I suspect you might find this chart of police car headlight patterns handy, for, you know, purposes of generalā¦
Relax, this Porsche Cayman GT4 decked out in police livery is not for pulling people over or engaging in highway chases.
Car chases with cops are dangerous, and they almost never end well. The quicker they can be ended, the better. Cops have some exciting and risky techniques like the PIT maneuver to help them stop fleeing cars, and now thereās this MacGyverish-looking invention designed to let cops actually snag a fleeing car. Thisā¦
The Michigan State Police has conducted its own torture tests on pretty much all the cars, SUVs and motorcycles American cops are driving today. Preliminary results are inā check them out and see if your carās faster than your local law enforcer.
