CHP Guardian Units
Security outside the Hancock Park home where Obama was holding a fundraiser Monday evening. It takes a few CHP motors (Guardian Units) to secure the motorcade when the Prez is in town.
Credit: Lawrence K. Ho / Los Angeles Times
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The latest version of the Department of Homeland Security National Interoperability Field Operations Guide (NIFOG) is now available for download. You can find this PDF file at this link: https://www.cisa.gov/sites/default/files/publications/NIFOG%20Ver%202.0_508%20version_FINAL_9_23_2021_%28signed%29.pdf The electronic version is also available at the Apple App store and Google Play for your mobile devices: Apple https://apps.apple.com/us/app/enifog/id1231552691 Google https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.saic.eNIFOG&hl=en_US&gl=US Source: Chris Parris…
The Pasadena Police Department was an early adopter at the advent of two-way radio technology early in the last century. Boston installed the first radio sets allowing officers to communicate with a dispatcher at the station in 1934; by 1937, Pasadena had the equipment in its own squad cars. Even earlier, in 1930, Pasadena became…
The Redondo Beach Police and Fire Departments will be having their annual open house this Sunday, October 4, 2015. The event will be at the Redondo Beach Civic Center from 10 am until 3 pm. Members of the public can shoot a handgun at a video simulator which simulates sudden occurrences in which a police officer…
Victorville, CA – March 18, 2025 – A San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Deputy was tragically killed on Monday, March 17, 2025, in a horrific traffic collision during a high-speed pursuit of a stolen vehicle in Victorville. The deputy, identified as 36-year-old Hector Cuevas Jr., a six-year veteran of the department, succumbed to his injuries at…
SCMA member Bob Yuan (KJ6UVT, LA-189) captured these images at the ending of a pursuit in the city of Santa Monica. Police were chasing a carjacking suspect who stole a black Maserati at knifepoint. The suspect was arrested after crashing the car.
Over the next 21 months, Raytheon will be working with the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department to install mobile Panasonic Toughbook computers in roughly 2,400 police cruisers. Deputies will be able to access the Internet, fingerprint databases and other criminal databases inside their vehicles, and use GPS positioning to get to emergency calls quickly. The…