THE CONDITION OF CALIFORNIA'S
OVERCROWDED PRISONS AS
VIOLATING THE CONSTITUTIONAL
RIGHTS OF INMATES.
LAW ENFORCEMENT NOW HAS
SPECIAL BACK UPS FROM THEIR
PATROL CARS.
IF SOMEBODY GETS INTO THE
VEHICLE THAT'S NOT AUTHORIZED
TO BE THERE WITHOUT THE KEY, IF
THEY STEP ON THE SERVICE BRAKE
THEN GO TO SHIFT OUT OF PARK,
IT WILL AUTOMATICALLY KILL THE
ENGINE.
Reporter: TECHNOLOGY FROM AN
AUBURN BASED COMPANY IS
STOPPING PATROL CAR THEFT
BEFORE IT HAPPENS CREATING A
NEW GENERATION OF POLICE CAR.
CBS13 STARTED LOOKING INTO
THIS AS WE REPORTED ON A SERIES
OF CHP VEHICLE THEFTS BY
SUSPECTS TWO MONTHS AGO.
ADRIENNE MOORE IS HERE TO TALK
ABOUT HOW IT WORKS.
SAM AND CHRISTINA, AUTO
LOCK, EAGLE LOCK ARE SIMILAR TO
-- YOU HOPE YOU NEVER NEED IT
BUT WILL KEEP THOSE WHO
SHOULDN'T FROM DRIVING OFF WITH
THEIR PRICEY PATROL CARS.
THE DOORS LOCK AND THE WINDOWS
ROLL UP IN A MATTER OF SECONDS.
OUR GOAL IS TO GIVE THE
OFFICER ONE TO TWO SECONDS TO
REACT.
IF THEY CAN ROCK AND UNLOCK AND
GET IN THE GAME THEN THEY HAVE
A CHANCE.
Reporter: THIS SURVEILLANCE
MODE SYSTEM IS THE FIRST OF ITS
KIND TECHNOLOGY NOW BEING USED
BY FIAT CHRYSLER AND FORD.
ROSEVILLE NATIVE AND
INTERMOTIVE OWNER SHAFFER SAYS
IT PROVIDES A SOLUTION TO
POTENTIALLY DEADLY PROBLEM
FACING MORE AND MORE POLICE
OFFICERS.
THE THE NEED IS GROWING.
IT'S TOUGH OUT THERE FOR THE
OFFICERS.
SO THERE'S SO MUCH THEY ARE
REQUIRED TO DO SIMULTANEOUSLY.
Reporter: IN DECEMBER, CBS
REPORTED ON A SERIES OF
INCIDENTS WITH THE HIGHWAY
PATROL WHERE SUSPECTS WERE
ESCAPING CUSTODY.
AND IN SOME CASES TAKING OFF
WITH THE OFFICERS PATROL CAR.
BUT THE AUBURN BASED COMPANY
HAS THREE DEVICES IT CALLS GAME
CHANGERS FOR THE MEN AND WOMEN
IN THE FIELD?
AUBURN POLICE DEPARTMENT
ACTUALLY USED WHAT WE CALL OUR
POLICE INTERFACE MODULE.
SO IT USES FEATURES WE CAN PUT
INTO ONE PRODUCT.
Reporter: THEY'RE ALL
EQUIPPED WITH ECO LOCK WHICH
KILLS THE ENGINE WHEN IT'S ON
PARK.
BUT LEAVES BATTERY POWER ON SO
LIGHTS, RADIO AND OTHER
EQUIPMENT CAN OPERATE WITHOUT
WASTING FUEL.
WE'RE SEEING AN EXCESS OF
40% REDUCTION IN IDLE TIME.
Reporter: SINCE EMERGENCY
VEHICLES SPEND THE MAJORITY OF
THEIR LIFE IDLING, ECO LOCK HAS
TWO GOALS, BEING KIND TO THE
ENVIRONMENT AND INCREASING FUEL
EFFICIENCY WHICH IN TURN HELPS
THE AGENCIES BOTTOM LINE.
BUT IF AN AGENCY PREFERS TO
KEEP THE ENGINE RUNNING THERE'S
ALSO TECHNOLOGY CALLED
INTERLOCK.
THAT'S ACTIVATED FROM THE
OFFICERS STEERING WHEEL.
ALL THEY NEED TO DO IS HIT A
STEERING WHEEL SWITCH BUTTON.
AND REMOVE THE KEY.
THE SYSTEM IS NOW ACTIVE.
SO AFTER FIVE SECOND, THE GUN
RELEASE IS NOW LOCKED AS WELL
AS THE REAR ACCESS TO THE
VEHICLE.
Reporter: OFFICERS CAN THEN
LEAVE THE CAR AND KEEP THE AIR
OR HEAT RUNNING BUT IF ANYONE
WITHOUT AN AUTHORIZED KEY TRIES
TO TAP THE BREAK -- BRAKE OR
SHIFT OUT OF PARK, IDLE LOCK
KILLS THE ENGINE.
OUR MAIN FOCUS IS TO MAKE
SURE WE KEEP OFFICERS SAFE, SO
THEY GO HOME SAFE AT THE END OF
THEIR SHIFT.
Reporter: IT'S SOME VALUABLE
TECHNOLOGY PROVIDING DIGITAL
BACK UP TO THE MEN AND WOMEN
WHO PROTECT AND SERVE.
LAST YEAR THE SAN DIEGO
POLICE DEPARTMENT INSTALLED
IDLE LOCK IN ITS ENTIRE FLEET
OF 400 PATROL CARS AFTER A
SERIES OF THREATS.
SINCE ADDING THE NEW TECHNOLOGY
THEY HAVE NOT HAD A SINGLE CAR
STOLEN.
THEY NOW HAVE A NEW CONTRACT
WITH CHRYSLER AND DODGE TO HAVE
THE AMBUSH PROTECTION YOU SAW A
FEW MOMENTS AGO AS A STANDARD
EQUIPMENT IN ALL OF THE
AGENCIES DODGE CHARGERS.
ONLY A SMALL HANDFUL ARE
CURRENTLY OUT ON THE ROAD RIGHT
NOW.
THEY ARE STILL TRYING TO GET A
FEW MORE OF THEM INTO THEIR
FLEET AND OUT ON THE ROADS.
BUT THE BIGGEST HANG UP GUYS IS
FINANCES.
BUDGET.
RIGHT, MONEY.
LOOK AT WHAT'S GOING ON IN SAN
DIEGO SEEMS LIKE A NO BRAINER
IF NONE OF THE CARS HAVE BEEN
STOLEN, I MEAN GEEZ WHY NOT.
