Summary

A STUDY AND TEST OF VARIOUS VEHICLES TO DETERMINE THE BEST VEHICLE TO BE USED BY LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES.

Source CONUS Archive
Record ID 240146
Story Slug BEST POLICE SQUAD CARS (10/16/2002)
Location POMONA, CALIFORNIA
Format VOSOT
Date 10/16/2002
Archive Time 42:52
TRT 1:17
Supers Pomona, California Leanne Suter, Reporting Capt. Bob Sedita, LA County Sheriff's Dept.
Video Description COP CAR DRIVING, NAVIGATING COURSE, SOT.
Description A STUDY AND TEST OF VARIOUS VEHICLES TO DETERMINE THE BEST VEHICLE TO BE USED BY LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES.
Script LEAD: A SQUAD CAR IS THE EXTENSION OF A POLICE OFFICER'S UNIFORM. SCRIPT: (TAKE VO) AND IT IS WITH THAT IN MIND THAT THE L-A COUNTY SHERIFF'S IS LOOKING AT POTENTIAL VEHICLES. TEST DRIVERS CHECKED OUT THE HANDLING, SPEED AND PERFORMANCE OF VEHICLES ON A CLOSED CIRCUIT. THEY TESTED CARS TO IT'S LIMITS, SIMULATING A STREET CHASE, TO HELP GAUGE THE EFFECTIVENESS OF THE CARS. (SOT - SEDITA "NO VERBATIM AVAILABLE.")
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