Two Aus tins Form Mobile Police Station
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THE Leicestershire and Rutland J. County Constabulary recently put into operation a mobile police station. Made up of two Austin 25-cwt. vehicles, it is fully equipped with radio, field telephones, public-address system, maps, first-aid supplies and cooking facilities to serve 100 people.
Each vehicle carries part of the necessary gear. One has comprehenSivc first-aid equipment, and its work table is made so that it can be used for emergency operations. It also carries cooking equipment, consisting of gas and petrol stoves, water tanks, food stores and cutlery.
The other vehicle is fitted as an office, having desk, typewriter,
map table, six-line field-telephone exchange, public-address loudspeakers, and books and stationery. Both vehicles are equipped with short-wave radio transmitters.
The project was the idea of the Chief Constable, Mr. J. A. Taylor, M.B.E., who was assisted in design details by Supt. A. A. Lee, Insp. G. A. Michael, and Sgt. G. Roper. Mr. Taylor says that the unit fills a need for a mobile headquarters which can be rushed to the scene of a crime, disaster or search, and can remain in operation for several days. The unit will also serve as a police office at race meetings or other large public gatherings.
The two chassis were supplied by Ford and Slater, Ltd., Leicester, and the special bodywork was built, from police designs by Messrs. W. H. Goddard and Son, Oadhy, near Leicester,