Heads up to everyone who likes to monitor special events. This week we’ll see separate visits from both the President and Vice President giving us opportunities to monitor some tactical frequencies and messing up traffic for those on the West Side. Vice President Joe Biden will speak at a fundraiser and also take part in […]
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The Westwood Neighborhood Council is holding their fourth emergency/disaster preparedness fair on Sunday, July 27th 2014 from noon until 4 PM. This event will be held at the Westwood Presbyterian Church located at 10822 Wilshire Boulevard. Free parking will be available. Some of the agencies who will be at the fair include the Los Angeles
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The Los Angeles Police Commission Tuesday approved a nearly $8 million contract to place 381 dashboard cameras in police cruisers in LAPD’s Operations-Central Bureau, which would more than double the number of cars currently outfitted with the technology. The additional cameras will take approximately 12 months to put in place once the contract is approved
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They’re quiet, lightweight and eco-friendly. Never words used to describe a police cruiser — or even the Los Angeles Police Department’s fleet of Harley-Davidson and BMW motorcycles. But the LAPD is now testing two versions of electric motorcycles that are all three of the above. Specially equipped for law enforcement use, both can be charged
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Many police departments around the country have been using body-mounted cameras to record their interactions with the community, and with a new push from the City Council and Police Commission, the Los Angeles Police Department may soon be testing the technology aimed at reducing the number of officer-involved complaints and lawsuits. The idea for the
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A decades-old plan to renovate some and add other Los Angeles Police Department patrol stations is moving along, and according to a new report, officials will soon be taking a look at a new phase of building in the San Fernando Valley. Thomas Brennan, commander of the LAPD’s Facilities Management Division, said the last projects
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Parker Center, the iconic headquarters of the Los Angeles Police Department for over half a century, has closed its doors for the last time. Using a chain of handcuffs, LAPD Chief Charlie Beck on Tuesday January 15th locked the doors as several active and retired police officers, some wearing uniforms of years past, looked on.
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By: Doug Newcomb, https://www.wired.com While cutting-edge automotive infotainment systems like Cadillac CUE get lots of attention, Chrysler’s 2-year-old Uconnect Touch remains a dark horse in the field, gaining a fair amount of praise and winning awards from Edmunds and Ward’s Auto. The system’s 8.4-inch touchscreen, equipped in vehicles like the Chrysler 300 and the Dodge
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On July 22, 2012 Members of the Southern California Monitoring Association (SCMA) were invited to tour the Los Angeles Police Department’s Air Support Division at the Hooper Heliport on the roof of the Piper Technical Center in downtown Los Angeles. The tour was led by SCMA Members Lance Ordin (who is a Reserve with LAPD
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SCMA Members ONLY are invited to a behind the scenes look at LAPD’s Air Support Division at the Hooper Heliport at Piper Tech in downtown Los Angeles on Sunday July 22nd at 10:00 AM. The tour will take 2 to 3 hours. We will see all of the heliport’s facilities including the offices, tower, ramp,
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