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The L.A. County Sheriff’s Department, working with Raytheon, recently outfitted 90 motorcycle officers with Panasonic CF 19 Toughbook laptop computers, which are smaller versions of the ruggedized devices found in first-responder vehicles across the country. Indeed, the agency previously replaced the mobile data terminals in about 1000 patrol cars with Panasonic CS 31 laptops and…
The Brief LOS ANGELES – A police pursuit in downtown Los Angeles ended in a crash early Wednesday morning (March 4, 2026) after officers responded to reports of gunfire at the Produce Market District. Two officers and the suspect were injured in the crash. What we know: Officers with the Los Angeles Police Department responded just after…
A fire broke out at a city fire station in Compton and destroyed $1.1 million in radio and communications equipment that the city bought last year in an ultimately aborted attempt to bring back its municipal police department. The City Council, which had voted in the summer of 2010 to embark on a $19-million venture…
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…
The city of Costa Mesa has voted to keep its fire department instead of contracting services with Orange County. In a unanimous vote late Tuesday night, the council rescinded layoff notices to 87 firefighters, effectively canceling a proposal to use the Orange County Fire Authority, the Daily Pilot reported. Under that plan, the county was…
SCMA member Glen Rothstein (LA-145, KK6OTP) shares the following article from Your Communication News: America’s largest emergency data communications system passed its first key test at the 2016 Tournament of Roses Parade on New Year’s Day in Pasadena, California. Mr Pat Mallon, Executive Director of the Los Angeles Regional Interoperable Communications System commented “For the first…
