A police car is a vehicle used by a police force to assist with their duties. Police are agents or agencies usually of the executive, empowered to enforce the law and to effect public and social order through the legitimatized use of force Typical uses of a police car include transportation for officers to use to reach the scene of an incident quickly, to patrol an area for suspected trouble, to provide a high visibility deterrent to crime, to make traffic stops on suspects, or to detain and transport criminal suspects. A police officer (also known as a policeman or policewoman) is a warranted employee of a Police force. Deterrence is but a theory from behavioural psychology about preventing or controlling actions or behavior through fear of punishment or retribution. A traffic stop is a temporary detention of a driver of a Vehicle by Police to investigate a possible Crime. In the sociological field, crime is the breach of a rule or Law for which some governing authority or force may ultimately prescribe a Punishment In the Parlance of Criminal justice, a suspect is a known person suspected of committing a Crime.

The world's first police car was an electric police wagon on the streets of Akron, Ohio in 1899. It could reach 16 mph and travel 30 miles before its battery needed to be recharged. ^[1] The car was built by city mechanical engineer Frank Loomis. The $2,400 vehicle was equipped with electric lights, gongs and a stretcher. The car's first assignment was to pick up an intoxicated man at Main and Exchange streets. ^[2]

Police cars have nicknames such as (police) cruiser, squad car, prowler, radio car, panda car, area car, scout car, patrol car. The phrase panda car refers to a small or medium-sized Police car operated by British police forces. In some places a police car may also be nicknamed a cop car, a Black & White, a cherry top, or a jam sandwich. Black and white is an American slang term for a Police car that is painted in large panels of Black and white. Cherry top is American slang which refers to a specific type of Police car with only red rotating emergency vehicle lighting mounted to the roof Jam sandwich may also refer to a Sandwich made with Jam. In British Slang, a jam sandwich (or Depending on the configuration of the emergency lights, a police car may also be called a marked unit, RMP (Radio Motor Patrol) or slick top. Emergency vehicle lighting refers to any of several visual warning devices which may be known as light bars or beacons fitted to a vehicle and used when the driver wishes to convey to Undercover cars can be called "Silver Bullets".

Contents 1 Usage 2 Functional types 3 Equipment 3.1 Audible and visual warnings 3.1.1 Passive visual warnings 3.1.2 Active visual warnings 3.1.3 Audible warnings 3.2 Police-specific equipment 4 Use by country 5 Police cars in popular culture 6 Gallery 6.1 Americas 6.2 Asia/Oceania 6.3 Europe 7 References 8 See also 8.1 General 8.2 Other types of emergency vehicles 8.3 Manufacturers 9 External links

Usage

In some areas of the world, the police car has become more widely used than officers or constables "walking a beat". A constable is a person holding a particular office most commonly in law enforcement. This is because there has been a shift in the focus of policing away from high visibility with "an officer on every street corner" to more focused services, sending officers out in response to incidents, and also allowing patrols to cover a much greater area in less time.

Advocates of community policing often cite this shift in to vehicles, and away from face to face contact, as a reason for breakdowns in relations with the community. Community policing or neighbourhood policing is a policing strategy and philosophy based on the notion that community interaction and support can help control As such, these organizations often ask police departments to encourage constables to spend less time in their vehicles and more time walking the streets and interacting with the community. This has led to some countries and forces, such as Britain introducing more walking patrols, using either fully sworn Police Officers or Police Community Support Officers. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located Police Community Support Officers ( PCSO) (Swyddogion Cymorth Cymunedol yr Heddlu SCCH or Heddlu Ategol are uniformed personnel working with the Police in England

Functional types

There are several types of police car.

1. Patrol car - The car used to replace walking for the 'beat' police officer. Rollinsford is a town in Strafford County, New Hampshire, United States. A police officer (also known as a policeman or policewoman) is a warranted employee of a Police force. ^[3] Their primary function is to convey normal police officers between their duties (taking statements, visiting witnesses etc. ), and are also to respond to emergencies,^[4] and as such would most likely be fitted with visual and audible warnings.
2. Response car - A response car is similar to a patrol car, but is likely to be of a higher specification, capable of faster speeds and will certainly be fitted with audible and visual warnings. These cars are usually only used to respond to emergency incidents, so are designed to travel fast, and may carry specialist equipment (such as large firearms)^[5][6][7]
3. Traffic car - Also known as Road Policing Units, these cars are designed for the job of enforcing traffic laws, and as such usually have the highest performance of any of the police vehicles, as they must be capable of catching most other vehicles on the road. The Road Policing Unit ( RPU) is the term for the traffic unit within the majority of all British police forces. They may be fitted with special bumpers designed to force vehicles off the road. They may also have visual and audible warnings, with special audible warnings which can be heard from a greater distance. In some police forces, the term Traffic Car may refer to cars specifically equipped for traffic control in addition to enforcing traffic laws. As such, these cars may differ only slightly from a Patrol Car, including having Radar and Laser speed detection equipment, traffic cones and flares, and traffic control signs.
4. Multi purpose car - Some police forces do not distinguish between Patrol, Response and Traffic cars, and may use one vehicle to fulfill some or all roles. These cars are usually a compromise between the different functions.
5. Community liaison car - This is a standard production car, visibly marked, but without audible and visual warning devices. It is used by community police officers to show a presence, and transport them between jobs, but does not respond to emergencies. ^[8][9]
6. Unmarked car - Many forces also operate unmarked cars, in any of the roles shown above, but most frequently in traffic and as response cars for detectives. They have the advantage of not being immediately recognisable. For this reason they are a valuable tool in catching criminals 'in the act'. In the sociological field, crime is the breach of a rule or Law for which some governing authority or force may ultimately prescribe a Punishment ^[10] In some areas, these may be known as slick top cars, ghost cars, stealth units, or, in Citizens Band vernacular, a "plain brown wrapper. Citizens' Band radio ( CB) is in many countries a system of short-distance simplex radio communications between individuals on a selection of 40 channels within CB slang (commonly called "CB Talk" are terms that those operating CB radio used mainly during the CB craze of the 1970s and 1980s "
7. Dog unit Car (K9) - This type of car is used to transport police dogs. A police dog is a Dog that is trained specifically to assist Police and similar law-enforcement personnel with their work In some jurisdictions, this will be a station wagon or car based van, due to the installation of cages to carry the dogs. A station wagon (or simply wagon) in American, Australian, Canadian and New Zealand usage and an estate car (or just estate ^[11]
8. Surveillance car - Forces may operate surveillance cars. Surveillance is the monitoring of Behavior. Systems surveillance is the process of monitoring the behavior of people objects or processes within systems for conformity These cars can be marked or unmarked, and are there to gather evidence of any criminal offence. Overt marked cars may have CCTV cameras mounted on the roof to discourage wrongdoing, whereas unmarked cars would have them hidden inside. These types of vehicles are very common in the UK
9. High visibility decoy car - Some police forces use vehicles (or sometimes fake 'cut outs' of vehicles) to deter crime. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located They may be old vehicles retired from use, stock models made to look like police cars, or a metal sign made to look like a police car. They are placed in areas thought to be susceptible to crime in order to provide a high visibility presence without committing an officer. In 2005, Virginia's (United States) legislature considered a bill which provided, in part:Whenever any law-enforcement vehicle is permanently taken out of service. The Commonwealth of Virginia ( is an American state The United States of America —commonly referred to as the . . such vehicle shall be placed at a conspicuous location within a highway median in order to deter violations of motor vehicle laws at that location. Such vehicles shall. . . be rotated from one location to another as needed to maintain their deterrent effect. . . ^[12]
10. Bait car - Police forces may operate cars used to trap criminals who are stealing cars (by carjacking, breaking in or other means). A bait car also called a decoy car or rat trap, is a vehicle used by a law enforcement agency to capture car thieves. Carjacking is a Crime of stealing a motor vehicle when the vehicle is occupied The car is taken to a place where it is known to be at risk of theft, and allowed to be stolen. The police then track the vehicle, and can kill the engine by remote control, and locking the doors. The same technique can be used to place portable items of value such as GPS units with an inbuilt tracker. Basic concept of GPS operation A GPS receiver calculates its position by carefully timing the signals sent by the constellation of GPS Satellites high above the Earth
11. Rescue unit - In some jurisdictions, the Police may operate the rescue service, and special units will be required for this.
12. Demonstration cars - cars which are not for active duty, but simply for display. These are often high performance or modified cars, sometimes seized from criminals, used to try to get across specific messages (such as with the D.A.R.E. program), or to help break down barriers with certain groups (such as using a car with modified 'jumping' suspension as a talking point with youths)

Equipment

Main article: Emergency vehicle equipment

Police cars are usually passenger car models which are upgraded to the specifications required by the purchasing force. Emergency vehicle equipment is the equipment fitted to or carried by an emergency vehicle which is additional to any equipment such as Headlights, Steering wheels Several vehicle manufacturers, such as Ford and General Motors, provide a "police package" option, which is built to police specifications in the factory. Ford Motor Company is an American Multinational corporation and the world's fourth largest automaker based on Worldwide vehicle sales, following General Motors Corporation ( GM) ( is a multinational automobile manufacturer founded in 1908 and headquartered in the United States. Police forces may add to these modifications by adding their own equipment and making their own modifications after purchasing a vehicle.

Modifications a police car might undergo include adjustments for higher durability, speed, high mileage driving and long periods of idling at a higher temperature. This is usually accomplished by heavy duty suspension, brakes, calibrated speedometer, tires, alternator, transmission and cooling systems, and also sometimes includes slight modifications to the car's stock engine or the installation of a more powerful engine than would be standard in that model. Suspension is the term given to the system of springs, Shock absorbers and linkages that connects a Vehicle to its Wheels Suspension A brake is a device for slowing or stopping the motion of a Machine or Vehicle, or alternatively a device to restrain it from starting to move again Calibration is the process of establishing the relationship between a measuring device and the units of measure A speedometer is a device that measures the instantaneous Speed of a land vehicle This article is about tires used on road Vehicles including pneumatic tires and solid tires. alternator is an electromechanical device that converts mechanical energy to Alternating current electrical energy Radiators and convectors are types of Heat exchangers designed to transfer Thermal energy from one medium to another for the purpose of cooling An engine is a mechanical device that produces some form of output from a given input It is also usual to upgrade the capacity of the electrics of the car to accommodate the use of additional electronic equipment.

Audible and visual warnings

Police vehicles are often fitted with audible and visual warning systems to alert other motorists of their approach or position on the road.

In many countries, use of the audible and visual warnings affords the officer a degree of exemption from road traffic laws (such as the right to exceed speed limits, treat red stop lights as give way etc. ) and may also infer a duty on other motorists to move out of the direction of passage of the police car (or face possible prosecution)

Visual warnings on a police car can be of two types - either passive or active.

Passive visual warnings

Passive visual warnings are the markings on the vehicle. Police vehicle markings usually make use of bright colours or strong contrast with the base colour of the vehicle. Modern police vehicles in some countries have retroreflective markings which reflect light for better visibility at night. A retroreflector (sometimes called a retroflector) is a device or surface that reflects light back to its source with a minimum scattering of light Other police vehicles may only have painted on or non-reflective markings. Most marked police vehicles in the United Kingdom have reflective Battenburg markings on the sides, which are large blue and yellow rectangles. Battenburg refers to a pattern of high-visibility markings used to maximise conspicuity primarily on the Emergency service vehicles but also in other applications ^[13] These markings are designed to have high contrast and be highly visible on the road, to deter crime and improve safety.

Police vehicle marking schemes usually include the word "Police" or similar phrase (such as "State Trooper" or "Highway Patrol") or the force's crest.

Some police forces use unmarked vehicles, which do not have any passive visual warnings at all.

Active visual warnings

The active visual warnings are usually in the form of flashing coloured lights (also known as 'beacons' or 'lightbars'). Emergency vehicle lighting refers to any of several visual warning devices which may be known as light bars or beacons fitted to a vehicle and used when the driver wishes to convey to Emergency vehicle lighting refers to any of several visual warning devices which may be known as light bars or beacons fitted to a vehicle and used when the driver wishes to convey to These flash in order to attract the attention of other road users as the police car approaches, or to provide warning to motorists approaching a stopped vehicle in a dangerous position on the road. Common colours for police warning beacons are blue and red, however this often varies by force. Several types of flashing lights are used, such as rotating beacons, halogen lights, or light emitting diode strobes. Emergency vehicle lighting refers to any of several visual warning devices which may be known as light bars or beacons fitted to a vehicle and used when the driver wishes to convey to A halogen lamp is an Incandescent lamp in which a Tungsten filament is sealed into a compact transparent envelope filled with an inert gas plus a small amount of Some police forces also use arrow sticks to direct traffic, or message display boards to provide short messages or instructions to motorists. The headlights of some vehicles can be made to flash, or small strobe lights can be fitted in the headlight/tail light/indicator lights of the vehicle.

Audible warnings

In addition to visual warnings, most police cars are also fitted with audible warnings, sometimes known as sirens, which can alert people and vehicles to the presence of an emergency vehicle before they can be seen. A siren is a loud noise maker The original version would yield sounds under water suggesting a link with the Sirens of Greek mythology The first audible warnings were mechanical bells, mounted to either the front or roof of the car. A later development was the rotating air siren, which made noise when air moved past it. An aerophone is any Musical instrument which produces Sound primarily by causing a body of air to vibrate without the use of strings or membranes and without Most modern vehicles are now fitted with electronic sirens, which can produce a range of different noises. Police driving training often includes the use of different noises depending on traffic conditions and manoeuvre being performed. For instance, on a clear road, approaching a junction, the 'wail' setting may be used, which gives a long up and down variation, with an unbroken tone, whereas, in heavy slow traffic, a 'yelp' setting may be preferred, which is like a wail, but sped up. Some vehicles may also be fitted with airhorn audible warnings. The air horn is a device designed to create an extremely loud noise.

A development is the use of the RDS system of car radios, whereby the vehicle can be fitted with a short range FM transmitter, set to RDS code 31, which interrupts the radio of all cars within range, in the manner of a traffic broadcast, but in such a way that the user of the receiving radio is unable to opt out of the message (as with traffic broadcasts). This feature is built into all RDS radios for use in national emergency broadcast systems, but short range units on emergency vehicles can prove an effective means of alerting traffic to their presence, although is not able to alert pedestrians and non-RDS radio users.

Police-specific equipment

Police officers additional equipment may include:

• Two way radio - One of the most important pieces of equipment in modern law enforcement, and strongly linked with the development of the police car. Many forces have moved from traditional UHF/VHF sets, which can be monitored externally, to more secure systems, such as those working on a GSM system, such as TETRA
• Equipment Consoles - Are used to house two way radios, light and siren switches. Very high frequency (VHF is the Radio frequency range from 30 MHz to 300 MHz. GSM ( Global System for Mobile communications: originally from Groupe Spécial Mobile) is the most popular standard for Mobile phones in the "TETRA" redirects here For other uses see Tetra (disambiguation TErrestrial Trunked RAdio ( TETRA) (formerly known as Some may be equipped with locking compartments for safe storage of firearms, file compartments and cup holders.
• Suspect transport enclosures - These are dividers which ensure that a rear seat passenger (a suspect) is unable to attack the driver or passenger. These may be simple bars or grilles, although they can include bullet proof glass.
• Firearm lockers - In certain countries some police vehicles are equipped with lockers in which to store firearms. These are usually tactical firearms such as shotguns or patrol rifles, which would not normally be carried on the person of the officer. A shotgun (also known as a scattergun) is a Firearm that is usually designed to be fired from the shoulder which uses the energy of a fixed shell to fire a number A rifle is a Firearm designed to be fired from the shoulder with a barrel that has a helical groove or pattern of grooves ("rifling" cut into the barrel walls
• Mobile data terminal - Many police cars are fitted with Mobile Data Terminals (or MDTs), which are connected via wireless methods to the police central computer, and enable the officer to call up information such as vehicle licence details, offender records, and incident logs. A mobile data terminal (MDT is a computerized device used in Police cars Taxicabs Courier vehicles service trucks commercial trucking fleets
• Vehicle tracking system - Some police vehicles, especially traffic units, may be fitted with equipment which will alert the officers to the presence nearby of a stolen vehicle fitted with a special transponder, and guide them towards it, using GPS or simpler radio triangulation
• Evidence gathering CCTV - Police vehicles can be fitted with video cameras used to record activity either inside or outside the car. A vehicle tracking system is an electronic device installed in a vehicle to enable the owner or a third party to track the vehicle's location In Telecommunication, the term transponder (short-for Trans mitter-res ponder and sometimes abbreviated to XPDR XPNDR TPDR or TP has the following meanings Basic concept of GPS operation A GPS receiver calculates its position by carefully timing the signals sent by the constellation of GPS Satellites high above the Earth In Trigonometry and Geometry, triangulation is the process of determining the location of a point by measuring angles to it from known points at either They may also be fitted with sound recording facilities. This can then later be used in a court to prove or disprove witness statements, or act as evidence in itself (such as evidence of a traffic violation)
• Automatic number plate recognition (ANPR) - This computerised system uses cameras to observe the number plates of all vehicles passing or being passed by the police car, and alerts the driver or user to any cars which are on a 'watch list' as being stolen, used in crime, or having not paid vehicle duty. Automatic number plate recognition ( ANPR; see also other names below is a Mass surveillance method that uses Optical character recognition on
• Speed recognition device - Some police cars are fitted with devices to measure the speed of vehicles being followed, such as ProViDa, usually through a system of following the vehicle over 2 points a set distance apart. ProViDa is a form of Video camera used in Police cars in Europe. This is separate to any radar gun device which is likely to be handheld, and not attached to the vehicle. A radar gun or speed gun is a small Doppler radar used to detect the speed of objects
• Remote rear door locking - This enables officers in the front to remotely control the rear locks - usually used in conjunction with a transport enclosure.
• Push Bumper (aka Nudge Bars) - Fitted to the chassis of the car and located to augment the front bumper, to allow the car to be used as a battering ram, or to push other vehicles off the road.

Use by country

Police cars in popular culture

Police chases have been dramatized in television programs and movies. Law enforcement in Australia is served by Police, Sheriffs and Bailiffs under the control of state, territory and the Federal governments Before 2001 there were several police agencies in Belgium: Rijkswacht (State Police a The Police of Denmark (da Politiet) is the interior part of the Danish legitimate force providers (the Danish military being the exterior Law enforcement in Germany is divided between the different levels of Federalism: the federal level ( Bund) the state level ( Länder) and the Structure Overview The Hellenic Police force is headed in a de jure sense by the Minister for Internal Affairs, however although he or she sets the general The Icelandic National Police (Ríkislögreglan is responsible for Law enforcement on all Icelandic territories except at sea where the Icelandic Coast Guard enforces Law enforcement in Italy is provided by five separate national Police forces Arma dei Carabinieri (military police India has numerous Law enforcement agencies. At the Union (federal/central level the agencies are part of the Ministry of Home Affairs and support the states Japan's police are an apolitical body under the general supervision of an independent agency the National Police Agency, and free of direct central government executive The New Zealand Police ( Ngā Pirihimana o Aotearoa) is the national Police force of New Zealand, responsible for enforcing criminal and Law enforcement in Poland consists of the Police force ( Policja) independent Judiciary, prosecutors (the highest of whom is the Public Prosecutor Law Enforcement in Sweden is carried out by several government entities mainly run by the Government of Sweden. Law enforcement in Switzerland is carried out on Federal, cantonal and Municipal levels Within the British police forces, different types of vehicles are used mainly depending on the situation along with the training the driver has received Policing in the United States Police vehicles in the United States and Canada are made by several manufacturers and are available in three broad vehicle types Police Package Car chase often describes the pursuit of a criminal by Police, and is increasingly captured on film from media and police Helicopters. If celebrities or unusual circumstances are involved, they may become major news features as viewed from an airborne camera.

On film and television, police cars are usually portrayed as containing a team of two police officers so that they may converse and interact on screen. In reality, most districts have only one police officer per vehicle, although at night this may increase to two.

Gallery

Americas

Crown Victoria

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Stafford Police Department, Stafford, Texas Crown Victoria

Chevrolet Impala

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New York City Police Department Auxiliary Police Impala

Chevrolet Tahoe

Chevrolet Tahoe of the Upper Dublin Township, Pennsylvania police department

Chevrolet Tahoe police SUV of Coppell, Texas

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2006 Chevy Tahoe Greensboro, NC

Dodge Charger

Dodge Charger of the Michigan State Police

Dodge Charger demonstration police car

Dodge Charger of the NYPD Highway Patrol

Other

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Asia/Oceania

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Europe

Two vans of the German Police, left one in green (old), right one in blue (new) colour theme	GAZ Volga former East German Police Car	A Peugeot 406 patrol car (old colour: white with green, in use on cars up to model year 2004) of the Saarland Police (Germany). Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany ( ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant is a Country in Central Europe. The Volga GAZ-24 (also pronounced Volha, Wolga) was an Automobile manufactured by the Gorkovsky Avtomobilny Zavod ( GAZ, Gorky Automobile The Volkspolizei ( German for "People's Police" was the National police of the German Democratic Republic ( East Germany) Saarland (ˈzaːɐ̯lant in German; French: Sarre) is one of the 16 federal states (German Bundesländer) of Germany. Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany ( ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant is a Country in Central Europe.	Road accident investigation vehicle of the Schleswig-Holstein Police (Germany). is the northernmost of the 16 ''Bundesländer'' in Germany. The former English name was Sleswick-Holsatia the Danish name is Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany ( ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant is a Country in Central Europe.
Portuguese Public Security Police Skoda Octavia patrol car	A London Metropolitan Police Vauxhall Vectra	A Northumbria Police Ford Transit Van, England	Finnish police van ("Musta-Maija" in Finnish) (here with the text in Swedish). Portugal, officially the Portuguese Republic (República Portuguesa is a country on the Iberian Peninsula. The Polícia de Segurança Pública - PSP (Public Security Police is the Portuguese police force that works in large urban areas The Škoda Octavia is a Small family car produced by Czech automaker Škoda Auto since 1996 its name revived from a model originally produced between "Metropolitan Police" redirects here See also Metropolitan police. Finland, officially the Republic of Finland ( is a Nordic country situated in the Fennoscandian region of northern Europe. Finnish ( or suomen kieli) is the language spoken by the majority of the population in Finland (92% As of 2006) and by ethnic Finns outside Swedish ( is a North Germanic language spoken by more than nine million people predominantly in Sweden and parts of Finland, especially along the
A Ford Focus police car of the Devon and Cornwall Constabulary, England. This is the article about the European and worldwide Ford Focus Devon and Cornwall Constabulary is the Home Office Police force responsible for policing the counties of Devon and Cornwall in England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland	Anti-riot armoured vehicle of the police of the Canton of Vaud in Lausanne, Switzerland. The Canton of Vaud ( French pronunciation) is one of the 26 cantons of Switzerland and is located in Romandy, the southwestern part of the Lausanne ( pronounced, Losanna is a city in Romandy, the French -speaking part of Switzerland, situated on the shores of Lake Geneva Switzerland (English pronunciation; Schweiz Swiss German: Schwyz or Schwiiz Suisse Svizzera Svizra officially the Swiss Confederation	A Swedish V70, using the older paintjob. "Sverige" redirects here For other uses see Sweden (disambiguation and Sverige (disambiguation. The Volvo V70 is a mid-size five-door station wagon / estate manufactured by Volvo Cars since 1996 &mdash and closely related to the S70, S60 The police in Sweden are using the same cars and colours everywhere: this is the SPD, Stockholm PD.	The same model, standing next, using the new, more reflecting markings.
1974 Plymouth Valiant Swedish police car in the period black and white paint.	Italian Fiat Stilo Police car	One of the Lamborghini Gallardo of the Italian police. Fiat SpA (an Acronym for Fabbrica Italiana Automobili Torino (Italian Automobile Factory of Turin) is an Italian automobile manufacturer The Fiat Stilo is a Small family car available as a 3-door and a 5-door Hatchback, as well as an estate ( Fiat Stilo MultiWagon) produced Overview The Gallardo was designed as a competitor to the Ferrari 360, and now competes with its replacement the Ferrari F430. Law enforcement in Italy is provided by five separate national Police forces Arma dei Carabinieri (military police	Red London Metropolitan Police Diplomatic Protection Group (DPG) car (BMW 5 series).
Norwegian police van Mercedes Benz Vito	Local police Opel Astra interception vehicle (police zone Kruibeke / Temse; Belgium)	Local police Nissan Patrol (police zone Kruibeke / Temse; Belgium)	Older police commando truck (Antwerp police; Belgium)
Federal police Volvo S60 (Motorway Police of Oost-Vlaanderen; Belgium)	Federal police BMW R1100 RT motorcycles (Motorway Police; Belgium)	Police bus Autosan A1010T (Poland)	Seat Altea Catalan Police car (Spain)
Smart Vienna Police Car (Austria)	Mercedes police car (Plovdiv, Bulgaria)	British police Lamborghini Gallardo (used for publicity purposes only)	French Peugeot 307 police car
Greek Citroën Xsara Police Car (Corfu)

References

See also

General

• Armoured personnel carrier
• Current models of police cars used in the US
• Emergency vehicle
• Mounted police
• Paddywagon
• Road Policing Unit
• Window film

Other types of emergency vehicles

• Police ambulance
• Police bicycle
• Police blimp
• Police boat
• Police Emergency Wagon
• Police helicopter
• Police motorcycle
• Police plane
• Police truck
• Police van
• Panda car
• SWAT van
• Jam sandwich (slang)
• Military police vehicle
• Fire chief's vehicle
• D.A.R.E. Car

Manufacturers

• Ford Crown Victoria
• Chevy Impala
• Carbon Motors
• BMW AG
• Mercedes-Benz

External links

• Police car showrooms from various manufacturers:
  • Ford (site will load only under HTTPS, but no sensitive information is required to view)
  • General Motors
  • Volvo

• New York Times Article on the new police edition Dodge Charger

Armoured personnel carriers (APCs are Armoured fighting vehicles developed to transport Infantry on the Battlefield They usually have only a Machine Policing in the United States Police vehicles in the United States and Canada are made by several manufacturers and are available in three broad vehicle types Police Package An emergency vehicle is any Vehicle that is designated and authorized to Respond to an Emergency. Mounted police are Police who patrol on Horseback They continue to serve in remote areas and in metropolitan areas where their day-to-day function may be picturesque Paddywagon and Black Maria are slang terms for either a Police car, or a police vehicle used to transport large groups of people who have been Arrested The Road Policing Unit ( RPU) is the term for the traffic unit within the majority of all British police forces. Window film, also called window tint or Lustalux, is transparent Plastic film or Metallic Laminate which is applied police ambulance is an Ambulance that is used by Police forces as a medical or rescue support vehicle specifically for police ground units A Police bicycle is a Land vehicle used by police departments most commonly in the form of a Mountain bicycle. A police blimp is a Blimp that is used by Police forces Police blimps serve the same purpose as Police helicopters and Police planes although A police boat is usually a small sea-faring vessel that is used by Police agencies to patrol bodies of water Police Emergency Wagon is a North American term for a Station wagon put into Police use with Police car variants A police aircraft is an airplane or Helicopter used in Police operations A police motorcycle is a Motorcycle used by various Police forces/departments A police aircraft is an airplane or Helicopter used in Police operations " Police Truck " is a song by the Dead Kennedys. The song was originally released in May 1980, as the B-side of the " Holiday in A police van (known in some forces as a police carrier or simply carrier) is a vehicle operated by all British police forces, and many others around the The phrase panda car refers to a small or medium-sized Police car operated by British police forces. A SWAT van, SWAT truck, SRT van is a vehicle used to transport heavily-armed Special Weapons and Tactics ( SWAT) or Special Reaction Team ( SRT Jam sandwich may also refer to a Sandwich made with Jam. In British Slang, a jam sandwich (or A military police vehicle is any vehicle used by Military police (MPs A fire chief's vehicle, also called a "chief unit" or a "fire chief's car" a "fire car" or sometimes even called a "Buggy" (a throw back Drug Abuse Resistance Education, better known as DARE or DARE, is an international education program that seeks to prevent use of Illegal drugs, membership The Ford Crown Victoria is the current model name Ford uses for the Rear-wheel drive full-size car first produced by the Ford Motor Company for The Chevrolet Impala was through 1996 a Full-sized Automobile built by General Motors for their Chevrolet division ( BMW) (Bavarian Motor Works is an independent German automobile manufacturer founded in 1916 Mercedes-Benz is a German manufacturer of luxury Automobiles Buses coaches and Trucks It is currently a division of the

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