In the United Kingdom, Captain Athelstan Popkess, Chief Constable of the Nottingham City Police from 1930 to 1959, transformed British police from their Victorian era foot patrol beat model to the modern car-based reactive response model, through his development of the "Mechanized Division", which used two-way radio communication between police command and police cars. Over time, these became their own dedicated police fleet offerings, such as the Ford Police Interceptor and Chevrolet 9C1. Starting in the 1940s, major American automakers, namely the Big Three, began to manufacture specialized police cars. įord introduced the flathead V8 in the 1932 Ford as the first mass-marketed V8 car this low-priced, mass-marketed V8 car became popular with police in the United States, establishing strong brand loyalty that continued into the 21st century. The car's first assignment was to pick up a drunken man at the junction of Main and Exchange streets. The US$2,400 vehicle was equipped with electric lights, gongs, and a stretcher. The car was built by city mechanical engineer Frank Loomis. It could reach 16 mph (26 km/h) and travel 30 mi (48 km) before its battery needed to be recharged. The first operator of the police patrol wagon was Officer Louis Mueller, Sr. The first police car was an electric wagon used by the Akron Police Department in Akron, Ohio in 1899. History The Akron Police Department's patrol wagon in 1899 Police cars usually contain communication devices, issued weaponry, and a variety of equipment, with emergency lights, a siren, and livery markings to distinguish the vehicle as a police car.
Most police cars are existing vehicle models sold on the civilian market that may or may not be modified variants of their original models (such as the Ford Crown Victoria Police Interceptor being a variant of the Ford Crown Victoria) the few purpose-built examples include the canceled Carbon Motors E7 and the Lenco BearCat armored vehicle. Police cars are traditionally sedans, though SUVs, crossovers, station wagons, hatchbacks, pickup trucks, utes, vans, trucks, off-road vehicles, and even performance cars have seen use in both standard patrol roles and specialized applications. A type of emergency vehicle, police cars are used by police officers to patrol a beat, quickly reach incident scenes, and transport and temporarily detain suspects, all while establishing a police presence and providing visible crime deterrence. Holden Ute (VF) used by the Western Australia Police ForceĪ police car (also called a police cruiser, police interceptor, patrol car, area car, cop car, prowl car, squad car, radio car, or radio motor patrol) is a ground vehicle used by police and law enforcement for transportation during patrols and responses to calls for service.
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