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Thursday, September 25, 2014

Salisbury Police Take To The Air In 1941

The rapid response of Salisbury police officers puzzled wayward types in the tranquil summer of 1941, as officers started arriving on calls at surprisingly fast speeds. When someone phoned headquarters to report a suspicious activity, it seemed as if the officer was waiting around the corner. More and more a patrol car screeched up on the scene before the troublemaker hastily departed the area.

This greatly enhanced efficiency wasn’t because of increased manpower, with added beats in every section of the City. Instead it was the application of the latest technology, a two-way radio system.

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8 comments:

  1. AnonymousSeptember 25, 2014 at 1:15 PM

    At least they WALKED
    The streets back then

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  2. AnonymousSeptember 25, 2014 at 1:35 PM

    Great post.When car PHONES first came out in 1946 they were in very limited use and weighed 80 LBS per unit!

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  3. AnonymousSeptember 25, 2014 at 4:13 PM

    Lee Stevens invented the hand held radio.

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  4. AnonymousSeptember 25, 2014 at 4:33 PM

    "Lee Stevens invented the hand held radio."

    But Al Gore invented everything else!

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  5. AnonymousSeptember 25, 2014 at 5:27 PM

    Lee is another person whose life changed dramatically when phone booths went away.

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  6. AnonymousSeptember 25, 2014 at 6:48 PM

    And then came the invention of the police scanner. Checkmate.

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  7. AnonymousSeptember 25, 2014 at 10:22 PM

    Anonymous Anonymous said...
    Lee Stevens invented the hand held radio.

    September 25, 2014 at 4:13 PM

    spit it out

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  8. AnonymousSeptember 26, 2014 at 9:21 AM

    NERDS.....

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