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Police vehicles in the United States and Canada consist of a wide range of police vehicles used by police and law enforcement officials in the United States and in Canada.Most police vehicles in the U.S. and Canada are produced by American automakers, primarily the Big Three, and many vehicle models and fleet norms have been shared by police in both countries.
According to the City of Chicago, "assets managed by the Department include more than 11,000 pieces of equipment and vehicles and more than 425 leased and owned facilities." [1] Among the types of vehicles and equipment handled by the departments are police cars, pickup trucks, refuse trucks, fire ladders, and airport all-purpose runway brooms. [2]
BearCats are typically referred to by law enforcement agencies as being "armored rescue vehicles" [17] with their primary use being to transport tactical (SWAT/Special Reaction Teams) officers to and from hostile situations and to assist with the recovery and protection of civilians in harm's way during terrorist threats, hostage incidents, or encounters with large gatherings of aggressors.
A Chevrolet Impala 9C1 displayed at the 2008 Chicago Auto Show. 9C1 is a production code used by Chevrolet to designate a vehicle intended for use as a police car or car-based emergency vehicle. 9C1-designated vehicles are marketed under the Police Pursuit Vehicle or Police Patrol Vehicle (PPV) nameplate.
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The Chicago Police Department played a major role in 1993's The Fugitive, showing them in a semi-brutal fashion after Kimble is incorrectly believed to have killed an on-duty police officer. The use of actual Chicago Police Department vehicles and uniforms is extensive and can be seen throughout the film.
While vehicles in the Grand Theft Auto series are loosely based on real-world makes and models, custom vehicle models such as this Audi R8 are a popular form of modification throughout the GTA community. User modification, or modding, of video games in the open world sandbox Grand Theft Auto series is a popular trend in the PC gaming community ...
The police vehicle is a rebadged version of the Holden WM/WN Caprice. [4] The nameplate also had a civilian and police presence in the Middle East from 1999 until 2017, where the imported Holden Statesman/Caprice built by Holden was marketed as the Chevrolet Caprice in markets such as Saudi Arabia and the UAE.