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A SWAT vehicle, police armored vehicle, or police rescue vehicle is a non-military armored vehicle used by police tactical units to respond to incidents. They are most often in configurations similar to military light utility vehicles, infantry mobility vehicles, or armoured personnel carriers. They are generally designed to have armor that can ...
Lenco BearCat owned by the Lee County Sheriff's Office (Florida) SWAT team Los Angeles Police Department S.W.A.T. 'Rescue 1' B.E.A.R showing a battering ram attachment. BearCats of various configurations are in use by the following agencies and departments around the world with over 500 in use in the United States alone. [31] Australia
Non-military armoured vehicles (or paramilitary armoured vehicles if used by a paramilitary) are armoured vehicles used outside professional armed forces. While primarily invented and used for defense/internal conflicts from an equally well armed organized force, armour technology has found a number of other uses outside of this military context.
The Indianapolis Metro Police Department deployed SWAT, drone teams and helicopters, and impounded a Jaguar F-Type and a Ford Mustang, among other vehicles. Police Bring Out SWAT, Drones to Catch ...
The New York City Police Department vehicle fleet consists of 9,624 police cars, 11 boats, eight helicopters, and numerous other vehicles. The colors of NYPD vehicles are usually a all-white body with two blue stripes along each side. The word "POLICE" is printed in small text above the front wheel wells, and as "NYPD Police" above the front grille. The NYPD patch is emblazoned on both sides ...
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.
A response car, also known as a pursuit car, area car, rapid response unit, or fast response car, is a police car used to ensure quick responses to emergencies compared to patrol cars. It is likely to be of a higher specification, capable of higher speeds, and often fitted with unique markings and increased-visibility emergency lights.
In the United States, police tactical units are known by the generic term Special Weapons And Tactics (SWAT) team (other countries have adopted this term). [2] In Australia, the term police tactical group is used for police tactical units. [3] The European Union uses the term special intervention unit for national counter terrorist police ...