To give some scale to the size of this vehicle I had my wife, all 5'4" of her, pose for a photo with the vehicle.

I found these hooks on the rear of the vehicle interesting. I imagine they would be used to move obstacles and to pry doors from their hinges.

• Simi Valley DARE
  

"America's Safest City"

Simi Valley Police's Special Problems Section use low profile vehicles keeping the gang elements in Simi Valley at bay.

This is a photo of the interior of the Gang Unit's vehicle. It's the same as any other patrol unit with the exception that it's not marked (Not black and white).

The Panasonic computer terminal is actually a dummy terminal which is connected to a notebook computer which is safely mounted in the trunk.

The Special Problems Section was one of the first units to receive these mobile data terminals because they frequently need access to police records during the course of their duties.

Notice the round disk mounted to the trunk of the vehicle. This is the GPS receiver.

K-9 patrol cars are specially equipped to provide comfort and functionality for the officers who literally take a bite out of crime.

The first thing you will notice is that the unit is clearly marked as a K-9 unit along with the name of the dog printed just below the image of an American Flag.

On further investigation you will notice that the rear windows are darkly tinted to help keep the sun at bay.

At an event like this you will also see the hood of the vehicle is opened to help dissipate engine heat as the vehicle is constantly running to provide air conditioning in what would otherwise be a deadly heat trap.

The rear seat of the vehicle is removed and in it's place is a platform where the dog can rest comfortably along with food and water. The rear windows have metal screens so that the windows can be rolled down without having to worry about the dog "interacting" adversely with the outside world. Oh, and so he won't go chasing any cats.

The roof of each patrol car has a number printed on it in large lettering so that law enforcement helicopter pilots can identify them easily from the air. Each police station in Ventura County has a station number, Simi Valley being Station 9. Since Simi Valley is Station 9 the number on the roof of each patrol car starts with a 9.

This is Simi Valley Patrol Car 36. I imagine this particular vehicle gets quite a bit of use because it's one of the few units equipped with LoJack transmitter locators. The arrangement of four antennas in a square identifies it as such.

• LoJack