Police Car Auctions

How To Find The Best Police Car Auctions Near You

With a high turnover of working vehicles and thousands of cars and trucks picked up each day in the line of duty, police car auctions are the place to find great value quality vehicles. Federal and government cars,  surplus vehicles and seized or bank repo cars stock are available for sale across the US and online. Here’s our top guide to finding the best police car auctions in North America.

Police Auto Auction

In the United States, police vehicles are a vital part of the protection service, allowing officers to quickly and safely pursue criminals and reach crime scenes to deal with emergency situations. Police car auctions generally fall into two major categories: Police Pursuit Vehicles (PPV) and Special Service Vehicles (SSV). Pursuit repossessed cars are the most commonly used, aiding officers reach incidents as fast as possible. Ford has been the car manufacturer of choice for the US police since the 1960s. Other manufacturers preferred by police departments include Chrysler and General Motors’ Chevrolet brand. Former police cars are usually available at police auto auction, with the markings stripped, for bargain prices. What’s more, these cars are often kitted out with the latest driving technology. For example, Ford’s current PPV of choice is the Police Interceptor Sedan and comes with a blind spot indicator, rear view camera, reversing sensors, and electronic stability control.

Most professional police cars will run to about 150,000 miles before retiring. While this might seem like high mileage for a used car, police cars are specially designed to be tougher than commercial cars. Police cars cannot be purchased new, so the second-hand market is the only valid option for anyone looking to drive one of these high-performance vehicles. Former police cars also get a lot of attention in the rental and events market, with everyone from newlyweds to film crews looking to hire an authentic-looking cop car that will turn heads.

Whatever your reason for buying a surplus police car, you’ll need to find one before making a purchase – something you can do at a US police auction.

4 Reasons Why Cop Cars Are Unbeatable

1.    Space – These vehicles have massive trunks and plenty of room in the backseat.

2.    Performance – Robust cars with big engines and rear-wheel drive.

3.    Reliability – Built to take on any driving challenge, from high-speed chases to collisions.

4.    Free Upgrades – From high-performance electrics to the latest GPS technology, cop cars are practically future-proof.

How Do Police Car Auctions Work?

Police car auctions operate in the same was that regular auctions do – each car will be displayed and sold by an auctioneer. Before the auction, you will probably need to register for an auction number which will be taken down if you are the winning bidder on any car. Most police auctions are open to the public and anyone aged over 18 can go along and bid on a vehicle. Most auctions deal only in cash, so be prepared to bring funds with you if you are serious about buying a police car. Some authorities choose to make vehicles available online (and in rare cases even on eBay). All cars, whether they are former police fleet vehicles or seized stock belong to the government before the auction. A number of vehicles will be redistributed to city workers or other government departments before the auction starts and all proceeds from car sales go back into the police department.

In most cases, it is not possible to test drive a police car before the auction starts, and it is the buyer’s responsibility to remove the car after winning the auction (this will usually mean towing since the vehicles will not be insured). For these reasons, buying a car at a police auction is usually preferred by those who understand a bit about car mechanics and have the knowledge to repair or even re-sell vehicles at a later date.

The specifics of any police auction depends on the police authority handling it – for clarification, get in touch with your local police department.

Where Do I Get Local Police Car Auction Listings?

There are several methods you can follow to get the latest auction dates and locations in your local areas. You can contact your local police agency and enquire about upcoming auctions. It is also possible to find updated lists online and through specialist police auction databases. Some databases allow you to enter your zip code and preferred model to find upcoming local auctions. As these databases are constantly updated and hold a large amount of data, full access is usually a premium service that requires a sign-up and monthly subscription or one-off charge.

How To Deal With A Stalker – Self Defense for Women

When I hear the word “stalker,” the first thing that comes to mind is the character actress Brooke Shields played in the chilling television movie “Stalking Laura.” I was shocked to learn later that the movie that scared me half out of my wits was based on the life story of Laura Black, a young aspiring engineer who was aggressively stalked over a period spanning four years by her colleague Richard Farely.

Although being stalked or harassed can be terrifying, you have the power and the means to protect yourself. One of the most important things to remember is that the stalker’s behavior is not your fault and that you deserve to be protected from such behavior.

10 practical steps to protect yourself from a stalker:

  1. Hire an attorney and let him or her know immediately what is going on. Talk with your lawyer about the best course of legal action to take.
  2. Carry your cell phone with you at all times. A smartphone that can record both audio and video is useful.
  3. Get caller ID and an unlisted telephone number.
  4. Tell your friends, family, neighbors, landlord, and coworkers what has been happening, and show them a picture of the stalker. The more people know about your situation, the more eyes and ears are watching out for you.
  5. Keep all texts and e-mail messages, as well as any other relevant physical evidence, such as letters and gifts from the person and photos of property damage. Obtain and record the names and phone numbers of people who witness any harassing behavior.
  6. Keep the doors and windows to your house and your vehicles locked at all times and install security systems at home and on your vehicles.
  7. Park your vehicle in well-lit, heavily-trafficked areas.
  8. Consider deleting any social networking sites to which you belong. Social media platforms provide a stalker easy access to your personal information. If you do not want to delete your social media accounts, set up your profiles so that only those you trust can see your personal information and posts.
  9. File a petition for a restraining order against the person. This process is typically very simple and can be handled with or without an attorney.
  10. Sign up for self-defense classes that will teach you the basic techniques of fending off the stalker should they approach you or become physically violent towards you.
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Training tips – the six ‘Ps’ for self-defense

An increasing number of people are learning self defense and training to own their personal security and safety. Changing environments, restrictive clothing, and unfavorable conditions can compromise your self-defense techniques in a crisis situation. This article offers a unique angle (the six ‘Ps’) for more effective self defense training. 

Instructions

* 1: Prepare for all environments. Do you work at home or in an office building? How much time do you spend in your car? Rehearse “what if” scenarios for those situations where you are most vulnerable to attack.

* 2: Identity changing environmental conditions. Practice how you would adapt self-defense techniques in the dark, on the stairs, in the snow, on the beach, in the closet.

* 3: Practice self-defense techniques in clothing appropriate to each environment. How does a sidekick feel in your business suit? How does a bathrobe restrict mobility? Would you be too modest to leave your robe behind to escape if grabbed?

* 4: Identify weapons in the environment. What do you have available in your car, your office, your home? Rehearse first and second weapon choices in each environment.

* 5: Prepare a checklist for each environment. Do you have enough gasoline? Is the cell phone battery charged? Do you know where to go to escape or to hide? Have you identified vulnerable scenarios and prepared for them? Have you identified potential weapons?

Tips & Warnings

* Practice self-defense under a variety of environments and conditions. Place emphasis on confined situations and poor conditions to prepare yourself physically and mentally.

* Buy a cellular phone and keep it with you. At minimum, you’ll have the ability to call the emergency number (911 in the U.S. /119 in Japan) if you’re being followed or if trapped in your car.

* Escape the attack if at all possible. Property of any kind is not worth risking your life for. If you use a weapon, be sure the attacker cannot take it and use it against you.

* Remember that, as you scan your environment for weapons, your potential attacker could be doing the same thing.

* Find a Real World school that teaches versatile, direct and not overly complicated to apply techniques that feel natural and they work.

10 Safety Tips for everyone

Your safety is your personal responsibility. At a time when threats to security are increasing by the day, it is important that you know how to protect your peace. Below are 10 key tips that can help you stay safe as you go about your everyday life.  

1. BE ALERT

Criminals need you to be distracted, lost, in need of assistance, or simply being in the wrong place. Just adopting the habit of stopping and watching people around you and (behind) you will arm you against crime.

2. BE SOBER

Alcohol, drugs, jet lag, and too much of a good time can fuzz your common sense, making you think you are with cool cats when you’re really among wolves. Bars and nightclubs are where bad people hang out.

3.LOSE IT OR LOSE IT

Preventing theft begins when you pack. If you take too many things and are forced to leave items in the car or hotel, you dramatically increase the chance of losing those things.

4.ENSURE AND INSURE

It really makes a difference if your camera, clothes, health, and even your life are insured against loss when traveling.

5.TRUST NO ONE, SUSPECT EVERYONE

When you travel you meet hundreds of strangers with either pure or impure thoughts. It all depends on how you present yourself. If you’re interested in their kids, their health, and their family, the chance of something evil happening to your decreases. At the same time understand that financial pressures in some countries might force the same people to finger you to gangs, thugs, radicals, and the like.

6.STAY AWAY FROM TOURIST

Tourists attract petty criminals, con artists and potential suicide bombers (in some places), like dogs attract fleas. It goes without saying that crime occurs at youth hostels, tourist attractions, main plazas, foreigner bars, red-light districts, and other popular areas.

7. PREVENT OPPORTUNISTS

Crime generally occurs after you change $2000 at the Amex office or your wife/girlfriend hitches up her girdle or dives in her bra to get $10 to pay for museum tickets. Zippers on backpacks, luggage circling carousels, papers sticking out of breast pockets, fat purses and bulging pockets are “ROB ME” signs. Places like trunks of rental cars, towels at beaches, and daytime hotel rooms are areas where cameras, money and just about everything of value should be expected to disappear.

8. LOCK EM OUT

The best defense is preparation. By being careful you will avoid unfortunate incidents and wonder what all this fuss is about. Most hotel rooms can be flipped open by a 90-lb.maid, so it doesn’t take much for 200-lb.thug to enter your room at night. (That is where you keep all your worldly possessions isn’t it?) Although this is not as pervasive as street robbery, hotel robbery is more serious. Use a wedge, motion detector, or chair against the door when you go to sleep. During the day, leave a TV or radio on. Take the room key with you and keep your valuables in the hotel safe. In less developed countries, leave your valuables with the innkeeper or his family.

9. FAKE ‘EM OUT

If you find yourself being trailed by an unshaven man through the back streets of Manila, Mexico City, Bali, or even L.A., Miami, San Antonio, wherever, then it’s time for Plan B.Strange as it seems, the act of throwing down your decoy pouch will diffuse most situations. (Unless of course, the swarthy man is just trying to catch up to you to return the camera you left at the restaurant.) Assume that your attacker is just after your money. So give it to him, but not much of it. Carry a money belt, pouch, wallet, and neck pouch with a little bit of money in each place. Protest a lot, and then run like hell in the opposite direction. When you are being robbed, your attacker may have a weapon. The trick is to keep slowly shuffling backward as you fumble with your decoy pouch or wallet. If you think you can sprint into a safe place, do it. Most thugs will not chase you when other people are around.

10. TAKE EM OUT

If you are attacked, your attacker will have the advantage. He will either sneak up behind you, walk up to you and then quickly turn, or he will hit you with a pipe or stick. Violent attacks often are performed by gangs. They will typically continue to kick and hit you while they tear off your possession and empty your pockets. Quite honestly, you are better off shielding your head and stomach and helping them find what they are looking for. Keep in mind that if you choose to fight you are endangering your life. If you choose to fight back you must also be prepared to see this through until your attacker becomes the victim. Not a comfortable thought for tourists out on town for a night. Any book or program that teaches you to be like Jackie Chan, Chuck Norris, Steven Seagal, or to be fearless, a badass is, for lack of a better term, BULL. The last thing on the victims mind is their capability to be movie-like, to do smooth Kung fu, Karate, Aikido moves that you will use to destroy your opponent.

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The Importance of Police Officers in Milwaukee

Police officers lay a vital role in Milwaukee. They are a symbol of law and order in a society. They make sure that civilians’ rights are kept and the bad people are taken out of the streets and into prisons. Police officers are an important part of society.

A society without law and order will lead to chaos and anarchy. A society without a rule of law will lead to a disorganized and chaotic one. Police officers uphold the rule of law and protect those whose rights have been violated. Here are some of the reasons as to why police officers are vital to a society:

Police officers are the symbol of law and order in any society. It is not just the uniform or the weapons, police officers are symbols of the rule of law of any society. Police officers make sure that the law is followed and is upheld no matter who that person is. You will know that a society is on the brink of falling apart because its police officers no longer uphold the rule of law.

Police officers also ensure the safety and security of each citizen in society. It is the police officers’ job to protect the citizens and uphold their rights. Police officers make sure that the rights of civilians are upheld and anyone who breaks them will be punished accordingly.

Police officers make sure that everyone follows the law, no matter how high their position is in society. Police officers are there to enforce the rule of law. You will know a society is thriving because the rule of law is upheld and the police officers uphold the law even if the person they punish is a high ranking official or a person who has a lot of money. Justice is black and white, and police officers adhere to it no matter what.

Police officers also protect the people from lawbreakers. It is a police officer’s job to protect civilians and make sure that they are safe from thieves, trespassers, murderers, rapists, and other lawbreakers.

Police officers also respond to emergencies to make sure that everyone is all right. Police officers are not always after drug traffickers or murderers, they also respond to emergency calls about a disturbance, noise, or other minor incidents that are worth noting.

Police officers are also involved in the community. They provide seminars and talks about safety and security. Police officers help educate civilians about potentially dangerous people, dangerous drugs, weapons, dangerous activities, how people can handle emergencies, and other things.

Police officers also investigate crimes. They gather evidence, look for suspects, interrogate suspects, and they gather additional information from witnesses. Police officers are the first to respond to a call once a crime occurs.

These are some of the roles that a police officer takes in a society. Police officers are not just enforcers of the law, but they also help the community in any way possible. They help educate civilians on what to do during certain situations.

5 Simple Steps on How to Do Business Planning Once Retired from the Force

It’s common for people to become police officers right out of college in their early 20’s and then in just 30 years they can retire from the police force but yet are on in their early 50’s.  What to do with all the time ahead?  Police officers by their very nature are drivers and many will want to start up their own small business to make some extra money.  They have the pension coming in so they have the unique ability to take a chance and try and start a business knowing they have money coming in.

A business without a definitive plan is doomed to fail, and this is one fact that all entrepreneurs need not ignore. Even though the idea of creating a business plan might be simple, it requires excellent and intelligent brainstorming skills. Aside from being your guide to success, a business plan helps you determine goals and identify whether these goals are being met or not. Plus, a business plan keeps track of your finances as you merge into the business domain. Now, if you’re ready to meditate with a pen and a paper in your hands, let’s get started with some of the steps you need to follow when creating the perfect business plan.

Step 1: Know Your Business by Heart
No matter what field you are into, chances are that you would have to face stiff competition. A lot of businesses fail because of one thing, and that’s the lack of preparation. Before you take money out of your piggy bank, make sure that you are already prepared to face the tightest competitors by knowing your industry by heart. What is the nature of your business? What are the dos and don’ts you need to consider? You can get ideas either from reading books or by getting advice from people who are already a part of the field.


Step 2: Identify the Purpose of the Plan
While it is true that a business plan helps you create a clearer vision of the path you are going to take, a business plan also serves you in a number of ways. If you are funding your own business, the plan should be directed to your own benefit as a proprietor. Nonetheless, if you want to attract investors, you should create a business plan that also serves for their benefit. Hence, before creating a plan, make sure that you have identified its purpose first.


Step 3: Set-Up a Budget
Even though there is no way for you to determine a definite budget for your business, it is crucial that you create your own cash flow forecast to make sure that you are on the right path. In most instances, budget dictates everything. Setting up your own budget can help you decide on the possible routes you can take for your business to flourish and succeed.


Step 4: Put Your Plan into Action and Identify Timeframes
In the business domain, it’s not enough that you plan alone. Instead, it is crucial that you act on all of your business plans and set up your own milestones and timeframe. This will help you identify whether or not you are on the right track. Plus, acting on your plan on a definite schedule will enable you to create new strategies that will further your success.


Step 5: Keep Your Business Plan Up-to-Date
No business plan is permanent the same way that the world is continuously evolving. Keeping your business plan updated can help you enable adjustments through the new technological advancements that you can use to your own advantage. Additionally, keeping track of your plan can help you build new approaches especially if your business methods are not working as much as you want them to.
If change is constant, there is one thing that would never change in the business domain, and that is the fact that business plans are forever necessities to building your ladder to success.

Some common industries one may consider are:

1) Hospitality industry, maybe open up a bar or restaurant. http://www.entrepreneur.com/article/73384

2) Financial services such as becoming a long term care insurance agent.  They help people in their 50’s begin to plan for retirement. https://www.ltctree.com/

3) Security service.  Places like car dealers will hire security firms to watch over the lots.

4) Travel agent

5) Real estate agent.  Police have driven so much around their towns that they know the areas well and this can help sell houses.

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