SYDNEY POLICE WIRELESS

Shannon News, 5 April 1927, Page 3

SYDNEY POLICE WIRELESS

The police wireless patrol of Sydney is one of the fln&st in the world. There are two patrol cars, permar mently equipped with special wireless apparatus. The Amalgamated Wireles have designed a tranmitting plant that is situated at their station at Willoughby, and which enables direct communication to b e obtained with both headquarters of the Sydney police and the patrol cars. The transmitter is a powerful 2000 watt instrument for use on ICW. CW and speech. The averag-e time for the patrol to arrive on the scene of a crime after receiving word from headquarters was about 4.4 minutes for 1926, but it ts expected that this period will be considerably shortened. The highest average speed for a continuous run was 75 miles per hour. Their worK, in which they very rarely fail, includes chasing stolen cars, answering burglary alarms pursuing criminals, visiting scenes of serious accidents, fires, etc. Two plain clothes detectives, a policeman, motor driver and operator, all of whom are members of the police force j are generally carried on each of the two cars. They are on duty patrolling the city all night long in the very high powered cars. To all outside appearances the cars are ordinary touring ones, as the wireless apparatus is hidden out of sight.