Each Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office patrol vehicle is equipped with a computer that transmits and receives information by changing the words and numbers into radio signal. By using these computers instead of talking on the radio, our deputies can obtain all kinds of information very quickly that used to take a long time to receive. The patrol units also have a lot of other equipment like an emergency light control panel, siren box, and a radio that lets them communicate with other deputies or the communications center. New deputies spend several months riding with a field training officer to learn how to use all this technical equipment on their own.
Technology is part of our future and . . .