Police transport refers to any form of transportation used by police in their duties. These primarily include methods for patrol and prisoner transport .
40-400: A police van (also known as a paddy wagon , meat wagon , divisional van , patrol van , patrol wagon , police wagon , Black Mariah/Maria , police carrier , or in old-fashioned usage, pie wagon ) is a type of vehicle operated by police forces . Police vans are usually employed for the transport of prisoners inside a specially adapted cell in the vehicle, or for the rapid transport of
80-499: A "station house" or just "house") is a building which serves to accommodate police officers and other members of police staff. Police stations typically contain offices and accommodation for personnel and vehicles, along with locker rooms , temporary holding cells and interview/interrogation rooms. Large departments may have many stations to cover the area they serve. The names used for these facilities include: Multiple informal names exist, such as "cop shop", "cophouse" or (in
120-545: A 75 mph scooter as a concept for law enforcement. In 2020, electric kick scooters were trialed by municipal police in Honfleur and Vias, Hérault in France , Santa Barbara and California State University . Comparatively rare, some police departments do use smaller, three-wheeled vehicles, such Cushman scooters, for various uses but are most commonly known for their use in parking enforcement , particularly by
160-559: A fixed steel cage in the rear of the vehicle effectively separating the prisoner from the officers. The precise origin of the term is uncertain and disputed, though its use dates back to the 1800s. One theory holds that "paddy wagon" was simply a shortening of "patrol wagon", in the same way police cars are called patrol cars today. In the United States, "Paddy" was a common Irish shortening of Padraig (Patrick in English) which
200-619: A flip down wire shield across the windscreen, which helps prevent projectiles from damaging the vehicle. Many forces now differentiate between a "Carrier"—a vehicle used for Public Order situations and therefore equipped with shields etc.—and what is commonly known as a "Cub Van", a small van with a cage in the back. Some police departments, such as the Baltimore Police Department and Philadelphia Police Department , have been accused of braking abruptly or steering sharply in order to inflict injuries on unbuckled prisoners,
240-427: A number of officers to an incident. Early police vans were in the form of horse-drawn carriages, with the carriage being in the form of a secure holding cell. Frank Fowler Loomis designed the first police patrol wagon. These panel trucks became known as "pie wagons", due to their fancied resemblance to delivery vans used by bakeries. That usage had faded by the 1970s. In the modern age, motorised police vans replaced
280-577: A number of countries, typically containing more or less of these facilities. An example includes women's police stations in Latin America. There are 1,024 police stations and directorates in the Greek territory, each of them is responsible for the safety of the citizens in their area. They usually have parking areas for vehicles, interrogation areas and holding cells. In India, police stations are referred to as " thana " or " thane ". The term thana
320-519: A number of officers, often under the command of an inspector or superintendent , usually also commanding a sub-division or division respectively, and therefore giving the names of "sub-divisional station" or "divisional station" to their stations. In Scotland a police station may be referred to as a police office. As well as traditional, staffed, police stations, there are a number of kiosks in Dubai allowing instant access to police services via
360-403: A particular police station depend on many factors like area covered, population, topography , crime rate, sensitivity, important places and others. Some police stations may have police outposts under them. Police outposts are set up when areas covered by police stations have difficult topography, a lack of transportation, high population density, communally sensitive places and border points, or if
400-421: 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
440-646: A rear rack and bag to hold equipment. Mounted police do patrols on horseback (equestrians) or camelback . They continue to serve in remote areas and in metropolitan areas where their day-to-day function may be picturesque or ceremonial, but they are also employed in crowd control because of their mobile mass and height advantage and increasingly in the UK for crime prevention and high visibility policing roles. Mounted police may be employed for specialized duties ranging from patrol of parks and wilderness areas , where police cars would be impractical or noisy, to riot duty, where
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#1732797581630480-463: A stronger presence than that offered by the Harbourmaster or Coast Guard is needed. Police boats sometimes have high-performance engines in order to catch up with fleeing fugitives on the water. They have been used since the beginning of the 20th century. [REDACTED] Media related to Police vehicles at Wikimedia Commons Police station A police station (sometimes called
520-405: A technique called a " rough ride ". Most notably, Freddie Gray allegedly died as a result of such a ride in 2015. Other prisoners have received large settlements after becoming paralyzed during transportation in police vans. Police vehicle 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
560-411: A village basis. Most villages of any size had a "police house". Police houses in small villages were often staffed by a single uniformed constable , with larger stations being staffed by more. Local police stations were grouped together under the command of a uniformed sergeant , whose station was known as a "sergeant's station". Larger towns in the county constabulary areas had police stations staffed by
600-678: Is a rotary-wing aircraft , fixed-wing aircraft , nonrigid-wing aircraft or lighter-than-air aircraft used in police operations. They are commonly used for traffic control, ground support, search and rescue , high-speed car pursuits, observation, air patrol, riot control, and police tactical unit transportation. Police helicopters are normally equipped with variants such as night vision , FLIR , infrared, surveillance cameras, radar, special radio systems and engines, loudspeaker systems, tear gas dispensers, searchlights , winches and winch cables, flashing light beacons, police rescue equipment and special seating. Weapons are usually not attached to
640-818: Is an ethnic slur to refer to Irish people. These vehicles were usually painted black or a very dark blue. In the United Kingdom , Ireland , Australia , Canada , New Zealand and the United States , a police wagon was also sometimes called a Black Maria ( / m ə ˈ r aɪ ə / mə- RY -ə ). The origin of this term is equally uncertain. The name Black Maria is common for race horses beginning with an 1832 appearance in Niles Weekly Register (October 10) and then again in Colburn's New Monthly Magazine and Humorist (1841). The OED lists
680-636: Is derived from the Persian word sthan , which means a place or location. The British colonial administration adopted this term, and it has been widely used ever since. There are regional variations, such as Kāval nilaiyam in Tamil Nadu , etc. Police stations have a designated area under their jurisdiction. Police stations are headed by a station house officer (SHO) who may be of inspector or sub-inspector rank, assisted by an assistant sub-inspector, head constables, and constables . The number of personnel in
720-633: The New York Police Department and San Francisco Police Department . Additionally, two- and three-wheeled electric standing scooters (such as Segways ) are commonly also used for parking enforcement and in a patrol capacity similar to bicycles. Three-wheeled mini-trucks, like the Piaggio Ape , have been used by police department in Europe as well. A police bicycle is a land vehicle used by police departments, most commonly in
760-449: The UK) "nick". The area a police station serves has a variety of different names, such as precinct, district, division and zone. However, in some police forces such as Hampshire Constabulary , police stations do not serve a specific area and the officers have great flexibility over where they can operate. Typical facilities at police stations typically include: Specialized stations exist in
800-849: The United States and Canada typically use purpose-built motorcycles marketed by Harley-Davidson , Kawasaki , Honda , or BMW . Kawasaki Police Motorcycles , which were built for the US market in Lincoln, Nebraska , ceased production in September 2005. In the United Kingdom, the most common police motorcycles are the BMW RT series and the Yamaha FJR1300 . Police forces have withdrawn the Honda ST1300 Pan-European since
840-505: The United States, mounted patrols are still essential to local law enforcement operations. The largest Midwestern mounted patrol is in the Minneapolis Police Department of Minneapolis, Minnesota . The U.S. Border Patrol had 200 horses in 2005. Most of these are employed along the U.S.-Mexico border . In Canada, urban police forces use mounted patrols for areas inaccessible by motorized units. A police aircraft
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#1732797581630880-604: The aircraft. Police forces sometimes use military surplus helicopters, such as the Bell UH-1 Huey , but most buy their helicopters directly from major aircraft companies with necessary modifications, such as appropriate radios and high-powered spotlamps. Some police forces make use of drones and wingman suits. A police watercraft is usually a small or medium-sized vessel that is used by police agencies to patrol bodies of water. They are usually employed on major rivers, in enclosed harbors near cities or in places where
920-515: The area is very large. There are many police stations in India which lack basic infrastructure like proper buildings, landline telephones, wireless sets, vehicles, computers and adequate police personnel. Specialized police stations also exist for specific purposes, such as cyber crime, railway, traffic enforcement, and women. The police stations (or barracks) of the Garda Síochána come in
960-460: The configuration of the emergency lights , a police car may also be called a marked unit. In some places a police car may also be informally known as a cop car, a black and white , a cherry top , a gumball machine, or a jam sandwich , from the early 1950s, until the late 1970s, the lights were different from most areas, with two forward-facing, stationary red lights, with amber flashing lights facing rearward, inside of black metal housings mounted to
1000-544: The death of an officer was blamed on the machine. Some police forces also use scooters within towns, or special-purpose machines such as unmarked (covert), or off-road motorcycles. Of the British manufacturers themselves, Triumph motorcycles, built at Meriden , were used by some British and mainly Commonwealth police forces until 1983 when the factory closed. The police version of the Triumph Thunderbird
1040-463: The first usage in 1835. An example from Philadelphia was published in 1852. Brewer's Dictionary of Phrase and Fable suggests the name came from Maria Lee, a large and fearsome black keeper of a sailors' boarding house whom the police would call on for help with difficult prisoners. The English translation of the French detective novel Monsieur Lecoq , published in 1868 by Émile Gaboriau, uses
1080-462: The following types, in ascending order of size: FARAJA police command established in 2022 replaced NAJA police force has provincial and county commands, Police electronic offices are called Police +10 (پلیس+۱۰). Iranian cities needs 2000 more police stations/bases per deputy command. There are four thousand patrols. The county constabularies in Great Britain were previously organised on
1120-468: The form of a mountain bicycle . They are designed to meet the requirements unique to each department. The maneuverability of these vehicles on crowded sidewalks and their ability to navigate narrow, crowded driveways offer advantages over what is provided by more traditional police vehicles. Use of bicycles instead of cars can make police officers more easily approachable, especially in low-crime areas. Bicycles can also be issued to police officers to enhance
1160-592: The horse serves to intimidate those whom it is desired to disperse through its larger size, or may be sent in to snatch trouble makers or offenders from the crowd. A well-known mounted police force is the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP). The RCMP now uses standard police methods and does not use any horses operationally. However, horses are used in the Musical Ride as well as by several provincial and municipal police detachments. In
1200-595: The largest seller of motorcycles for authority use, as more than 100,000 BMW motorcycles were in official use in over 150 countries on five continents. In 2007, BMW sold 4,284 police motorcycles worldwide. BMW produces police-specific models such as the R1200RT-P and R900RT-P . More than 225 U.S. law enforcement agencies, including the California Highway Patrol , have BMW authority motorcycles in their fleets of patrol vehicles. In 2021 BMW announced
1240-775: The mobility and range of foot patrols. Bicycles are also effective crime-fighting tools when used in densely populated urban areas. The bikes are nearly silent in operation and many criminals do not realize that an approaching person on a bike is actually a police officer. Furthermore, if the criminal attempts to flee on foot, the riding police officer has a speed advantage while able to quickly dismount if necessary. The bicycles are custom designed for law enforcement use. Many manufacturers of bicycles offer police models, including Trek , Cannondale and Fuji . Other companies offer police, fire and EMS specific models, including Volcanic Manufacturing in Olympia, Washington . Many are equipped with
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1280-405: The older Black Maria and paddy wagon types as they were usually crudely adapted for accommodation of prisoners. The need for a secure police van was realised when prisoners who were resisting arrest needed to be transported. The concern was that if transported in a conventional patrol car , the prisoner might attack the officers during the journey. To combat this, police vans were designed with
1320-469: The police for excessive drinking on Saturday nights. When the van went by, people would say 'There goes Black Maria again!' and the word stuck." The term is still used today in parts of Britain for the vehicle that transports prisoners from gaol to court. Frequently, blackened-windowed buses are also used for the same purpose. Popular British band, The Clash , makes reference to the Black Maria in
1360-542: The police will not attempt to bring them in alive. Individual police stations may have a van for the accommodation of prisoners and transportation of officers. The Metropolitan Police Service in England makes extensive use of these, particularly among the Territorial Support Group , which carries out public order duties and adapts the vans to carry riot protection equipment. Police vans may have
1400-572: The requirements unique of a particular use. A police motorcycle is often called a "motor" by police officers in the United States. Similarly, motorcycle units are known as motor units and motorcycle officers are known as motor officers . The maneuverability of the motorcycle on crowded streets offer advantages not provided by larger, more traditional police vehicles. The motorcycle's relatively small size allows it to get to accident scenes more quickly when incidents such as traffic collisions slow down access by four-wheel vehicles. Police motorcycles in
1440-441: The roof of the car. In some areas of the world, the police car has become more widely used than police officers "walking the beat", because cars allow patrols to cover a much greater area in less time. In addition to cars, police trucks are also often used for situations in which a car would not be practical. A police motorcycle is a motorcycle used by various police forces and departments. They may be custom designed to meet
1480-604: The song " The Guns of Brixton " on their seminal 1979 album London Calling : "You know it means no mercy They caught him with a gun No need for the Black Maria Goodbye to the Brixton sun" The song refers to the London police tendency of using citizen possession of a firearm to justify use of lethal force, therefore "No need for the Black Maria", i.e. no need to arrange for transporting anyone to custody because
1520-520: The term Black Maria when referring to a police van. The term is featured heavily in Solzhenitsyn's The Gulag Archipelago . In his 1949 song " Saturday Night Fish Fry ", Louis Jordan mentions a Black Maria. In a 1962 article in the Hackensack, New Jersey newspaper The Record , it claims that the name Black Maria is named after a "large and riotous London woman...She was often picked up by
1560-523: 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. Commonly known names to describe police cars are (police) cruiser, squad car, panda car , area car and patrol car. Depending on
1600-588: Was nicknamed the Saint, an acronym of "Stops Anything In No Time". Norton 's Commando Interpol and later Wankel rotary engine Interpol 2 motorcycle were used by some British forces until that firm's collapse in the early 1990s. Other marques such a BSA were used by some forces although only the Velocette LE 'noddy-bike' model proved as popular with the police as the Triumphs. In 2008, BMW claimed to be
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