A police car is the description for a vehicle used by police, to assist with their duties in patrolling and responding to incidents. Typical uses of a police car
include transportation for officers to reach the scene of an incident
quickly, to transport criminal suspects, or to patrol an area, while
providing a high visibility deterrent to crime. Some police cars are specially adapted for work on busy roads.
The first police car
was a wagon run by electricity fielded on the streets of Akron, Ohio in
1899. The first operator of the police patrol wagon was Akron Police
officer Louis Mueller, Sr. It could reach 16 mph (26 km/h) and travel 30
mi (48 km) before its battery needed to be recharged. The car was built
by city mechanical engineer
Frank Loomis. The $2,400 vehicle was equipped with electric lights,
gongs and a stretcher. The car's first assignment was to pick up an
intoxicated man at Main and Exchange streets... |
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