Los Angeles Police Chief Charlie Beck made a surprising entrance at the Los
Angeles Police Museum last month when he stealthily zipped into the parking
lot on a souped-up, racing-style, all-electric motorcycle.
An avid motocross racer, Beck parked the bike just yards away from where
retired police cars from the 1930s to 1950s now rest.
It was a striking study in contrasts and a visual of the LAPD's continuing
efforts to upgrade its technology. The department, under Beck's direction,
is now testing two types of electric motorcycles as part of an effort to
increase efficiency, decrease its carbon footprint and ultimately cut costs.
Such electric bikes are already used by a growing number of police
departments across the country, from New York to Oregon, and around the
world, including in Bogota, Colombia and Hong Kong.......
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