Police Gear
There is a wide variety of police gear used in law enforcement throughout the country. Ranging in scope from a simple flashlight, to the most sophisticated technology and vehicles available, police gear is an indispensable part of law enforcement.
The police gear of a standard officer either on the beat or in a squad car includes a number of items. First, there is a standard pistol that each member of a department is trained to carry. Likewise, police gear also includes some form of pepper spray, stun gun, or some other non-lethal force defense mechanism. In addition to items designed to halt perpetrators, other types of standard police gear includes large flashlights, hand-cuffs, and the ever present radio which allows officers to respond to calls, request assistance or "back-up" as well as call in additional professionals like a team of emergency medical technicians or the fire department.
The police gear for officers working as detectives is a bit different. Although they too carry service pistols, handcuffs and other devices, the police gear used to search for forensic evidence and for matching a perpetrator to a crime is a bit more sophisticated. Often detectives carry items such as black lights to detect traces of blood and other fluids, as well as trace amounts of drugs left behind. Detectives gather forensic evidence and then send it to a police laboratory where tests are conducted. There you will find a entirely different collection of police gear that can match ballistics on a fired weapon, detect skin and hair samples, and test these samples for DNA and other clues.
Finally, any discussion of police gear has to include the vehicles available to officers. The average squad car may look unassuming, but it is a fast and powerful mode of transportation. Other vehicles include motorcycles and helicopters, and for SWAT teams, armored vehicles for securing position in the event of a full scale riot or other large scale disturbance.