Looking Back : Images from the Archives
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Looking Back : Images from the Archives
An innovation used by the Mountain View Police Department in the late 1980s and early 1990s was “ Officer PAL ”, shown here with its handler Officer Bill Crawford . Built by a company in Georgia , the duties of “ officer PAL ” were public affairs and safety presentations . According to an old MVPD newsletter , Officer PAL liked to show off its “ electronic skills ”, which included full color video and movie capacity , 8 track stereo and even sirens . The electronic device stood at 5 ' 11 " tall and weighed 190 pounds . Officer Crawford enjoyed taking Officer PAL to schools and community events . Doug Johnson of the MVPD provided information about Officer PAL . The photo is currently on display in the History Center at the MV Public Library .
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