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Radio Patrols and the Rise of Radio Controlled Police Cars
The piece traces early radio controlled police cars from Detroit 1927 to nationwide use, describing dispatch procedures, car lookout risks, and a 140 dollar store holdup as a vivid example. It notes 170 municipalities, eight states, and the Coast Guard network as parts of a growing crime control grid with privacy tradeoffs.
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Boston
New York
Baum Street
Primrose
Milvale
Moline
Carbarn
35Th
Macon
Madison
Detroit
Federal Radio Commission
New York City
Indianapolis
Cincinnati
Louisville
Chicago
Coast Guard
New England
Baltimore
Washington
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