Boy, 11, tracks speeders with toy radar gun

LOUISVILLE, Ky. --

Landon Wilburn, 11, has a future as a cop - a traffic cop. The youngster, who used to shout at speeders to slow down as they drove through the Stone Lakes subdivision in Louisville, now has taken matters into his own hands.

Dressed in a reflective vest, wearing a bicycle helmet and armed with an orange Hot Wheels brand radar gun, he points and records the actual speed of passing traffic.

Landon also carries a flashlight with a built-in siren.

"When I saw it happening, I got the biggest kick out of it," said resident George Ayers, 61. "People were locking up their brakes when they saw him."

Many in the subdivision are frustrated that motorists tear through the neighborhood at 55 mph despite signs posting a 25 mph limit.

Officials said the city will install speed humps in the neighborhood if 70 percent of residents agree and are willing to put up half the money.

I applaud his actions. If people were doing 55mph in my 25mph neighborhood I would probably do something similar - its obvious the city has no interest in enforcement in that neighborhood. They want the residents to pony up half the cost for speed bumps to even consider them. Way to go for him.He knows there is a problem there in his neighborhood and he wants to do something positive about it.

Get the kid a led lightbar, some strobes, a dash light and a nice police charger, and that makes an amazing cop. (please don't let this comment offend you, it was a joke)

MTA BUSES USING EMERGENCY LIGHTING

Came across these pictures today and wanted to share it with my readers. Turns out some MTA buses are now running blue lights. Picture shown below is an MTA bus with a blue dash light and Par36s. Next thing we know, we'll see them with led lightbars and sirens. I find this to be very ridiculous and unnecessary. There are enough whackers out there trying to impersonate public service men and women, and this just adds to it. Why does a bus need an led dash light or led light bar? What has this world come to? Maybe its a bus just for volunteer firefighters? Can't be.. Maybe the department head is a whacker? quite a possibility..

Some pictures of buses with led lightbars, led arrow sticks, dash lights, and light bars.






Video of bus with blue led dash light and blue led lightbar.

HAPPY BELATED 4TH OF JULY!

Hope all our readers enjoyed their 4th of july. Hope the fireworks were outstanding... Spent the day with friends, ate a few burgers, had a couple of beers and tanned in the sun. Great fireworks show in my area. You know I've gone mad when i start to think about emergency lighting while watching the fireworks show. All I was thinking about was led lightbars. You can't blame me though, watching those bright red and blue colors can make a person go into light bar thinking mode. Hope everyone had a good time.

Check out this video I found. Shows the true essence of independence day.

13 Year Old boy goes for a joy ride

South Carolina Boy Interested in Law Enforcement Steals Police Cruiser Twice, Mom Sees Nothing Wrong

DILLON, South Carolina — Call him the short arm of the law.

Police in Dillon, a small South Carolina town near the North Carolina border, say a 13-year-old with an interest in law enforcement twice stole a police cruiser and took it out to do some patrolling.

The boy's mother saw him bring the car home both times but didn't see anything wrong with the joyrides, Police Sgt. Jason Turner said.

The boy, who was charged with larceny and second-degree burglary, was not identified because of his age. He remained in Department of Juvenile Justice custody Wednesday.

His mother, Patricia Gillespie, was charged with contributing to the delinquency of a minor. She was released on $5,000 bond. A phone listing for her could not be found.

Turner said residents called police Sunday to say they'd seen the boy driving a police car. He said the boy also took the cruiser the previous Sunday and drove it around before returning it to the station. No one noticed it was missing.

The boy apparently watched someone enter a code to get into the department, then used it to get in and take the keys to the cruiser, Turner said.

Ryan's Quest for Duchenne muscular dystrophy *PLEASE READ*

I would like to help spread the word about Ryan's Quest. Ryan is a little 2yr old boy living in Hamilton Township, NJ, who has been diagnosed with Duchenne muscular dystrophy. Ryan's father is a Hamilton Twp Police Officer and is rallying the support of other police agencies and unions to help raise a money for research funding. It is said to note that because of Ryan's condition it is highly unlikely that he will live to see his teenage years. Please find a spot in your heart for Ryan and donate to his cause. Please visit Ryan's website http://www.ryansquest.org

Hancock, The Movie

Just saw the movie Hancock in the theaters and all I have to say about this movie is that its probably going to be the greatest movie of the summer. So you may ask what does the movie Hancock have to do with the essence of this blog which is mostly related to LED Lightbars, dash lights, police lights, etc, well you'll understand if you saw the movie. The movie was about an action hero who comes to the rescue of the police when the job gets too hard for them to handle (fiction) and we all know, where there are policeman, there must be light bars, mini light bars, dash lights, police lights on the police cars. The movie was full of these police cars with amazing lightbars. The Lightbars contained many different types of leds and were mostly red and blue. Will Smith did a phenomenal job and I highly recommend seeing the movie. If you folks know of any other movies which contain really nice lighting outfits on the cars, feel free to post your comments. You can never get enough of led lightbars.

Firefighter Shot While Investigating Fire

I saw this on the local news and felt sick to my stomach. Why the hell would someone shoot at a Fireman?



Chicago, IL. --

A veteran Chicago firefighter remains in serious but “stable” condition Sunday morning following surgery after being shot on the Southeast Side while investigating a fire.

The firefighter, who works in the Office of Fire Investigations, responded to the 2900 block of East 80th Street about 3:30 a.m. for a working fire, Fire Media Affairs Asst. Director Eve Rodriguez said.

Shots were fired, and he was hit by a bullet, Rodriguez said.

The man, whose identity has not been released, is in his 40s and is an 18-year-veteran of the Chicago Fire Department, Rodriguez said.

He remains in serious but "stable" condition following surgery at Northwestern Memorial Hospital Sunday morning, Rodriguez said. He was initially taken in serious condition following the shooting.

Police responded to the shooting at 2949 E. 80th St. about 4:36 a.m., according to police News Affairs Officer Laura Kubiak, who said the firefighter was investigating a fire in the alley when he was shot.

Police had no information regarding an offender as of Sunday morning.

Chicago Fire Dept. Commissioner Ray Orozco is expected to provide an update of the man's condition at noon at the CFD Memorial Park at Lake Shore Drive and 31st Street.

I saw this on the local news and felt sick to my stomach. Why the hell would someone shoot at a Fireman?

The Evolution of the Fire Truck

Great Video on how Fire trucks have changed over the years. Imagine having led lightbars on those horse drawn carriages.

Medical helicopters collide midair, killing 7

At least 3 others critically injured in crash over Flagstaff, Ariz.

PHOENIX - Two medical helicopters collided in midair Sunday afternoon near an Arizona hospital, killing at least seven people and critically injuring three, a federal official said.

All three people on one of the helicopters were killed in the Flagstaff collision, including a patient and the pilot, said Ian Gregor, spokesman for the Federal Aviation Administration.

Four others were killed and three critically wounded, Gregor said. He wasn't sure if they were all on the second helicopter or whether some were on the ground.

he cause of the collision is being investigated.

The collision occurred near Flagstaff Medical Center. Hospital spokeswoman Starla Addair said she did not have any information to release.

Two news helicopters collided while covering an auto chase last summer near Phoenix, killing all four people on board.

Flagstaff is about 130 miles north of Phoenix.

Our prayers go out to all the families of these victims.