The Town of Hamburg Police now have a Harley Davidson with mounted radar. Got to check it out today and it’s serious business. Be on the lookout.
Full dresser bike? or like a sportster?
steve1
August 7, 2009, 1:30pm
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saw it by the 219 ramp near boston! . . .
What can they chase with that? a bicycle?:rimshot:
glitch
August 7, 2009, 1:30pm
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Does it look like the WS one? I seen him today.
what’s with the completely bone stock white SUV, no markings, no side light, and regular plates shooting radar?
I saw it parked in parking lot, looking like a regular vehicle, shooting radar and handing out tickets. LAME.
Like a full dresser. Mostly black but the sides of the tank are nice and white. It has a real high shield and a massive single center light.
I don’t know what the deal is with that Lafengas. I think they took the SUV they usual left sitting to show the driver how fast they were going and turned it into an undercover.
glitch
August 7, 2009, 1:41pm
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I see the WS one with people pulled over all the time, they don’t fuck around.
boxxa
August 7, 2009, 1:51pm
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Since when have Harley’s been fast?
radio’s are faster than anything we drive
Kramer
August 7, 2009, 2:49pm
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yea they have had that for years…
Weird. I didn’t see it when I was interning there. The bike is also brand new so…ya.
Kramer
August 7, 2009, 8:10pm
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hmm…my roomates a village you know what but ill have to ask him again…
Maybe the village has had one for years? Who knows.
Edit…found an article.
http://www.thesunnews.net/news.php3?idkey=4803
M1, as the motorcycle is called, is as fully equipped electronically as any of the patrol cars. Up front on the left side of the handlebars is the radio, and a fixed radar gun will soon be mounted on the right side. Currently, the radar gun is hand-held and can only be used when M1 is stationary.
“That does limit its use a bit,” said Crawford. “I certainly can’t reach down while I’m driving to pull it out and then use it. That would be a bit hazardous.”
In the back is a special saddle-bag/carrier unit which holds the computer and printer which will dispense traffic tickets.
“It works great. I’m hooked up to all the same programs as the other patrol officers and I can check for warrants, suspensions, stolen vehicles and anything else that would be in the system,” said Crawford.
“That money has to be used to purchase police equipment,” said Kesner. “I’m always looking for better ways to do things and a patrol motorcycle was something that I had been working on for a while. And the town, especially Supervisor Steven Walters, was highly supportive of this. I spoke to other agencies that used motorcycles, like Cheektowaga, Amherst, West Seneca, the Erie County Sheriff’s Department and the State Police, to find out everything I could about them before we took that step.”
“That does limit its use a bit,” said Crawford. “I certainly can’t reach down while I’m driving to pull it out and then use it. That would be a bit hazardous.”
but I can certainly drive my 4,000 lbs crown vic at 20 over the speed limit, while drinking a coffee,playing on my laptop and talking on my cellphone.