Old School Cop: Computers in the Car

In the last few months of my patrol career, the intrusion of Mobile Digital Terminals (MDTs) began eroding the sanctity of the radio car and, in my opinion, the relationships of the partners therein.

[image error]1st Generation Mobile Digital Terminal (LASD)

Many cops were immediately enthralled by the electronic “toy” they were provided, and they enjoyed the many tools it offered: running license plates without going through dispatch, checking the driver’s statuses of ex-whatevers, sending messages to ot...