Do any of you officers have an actual radio you can listen to in your patrol car, or do they take them out?

WTF ?????

clearly.

We call the am/fm a good time radio, I have one in my patrol rig.

I thought that term was universal, my bad.

LOL

Our cars have their good time radios, too, almost always on. Not real loud, though-- hard enough to hear the dispatchers' radio, sometimes, without that interference.

LOL our cars keep em

i mean our department cars the PD. Yea I know what you are going to say and I know I worded it wrong.. I meant to say the Police Dept. cars.

gts, when my division seize a car,i give out the cd players to patrol if they are compatible. a little deal i worked out with the patrol commander.

XM! It's the way to go!

Ive got am/fm, cd player, and mp3 in my car. I just listen to classic rock or oldies. Those stations play bette music and get me in a better mood to hunt some dope. As some may have experainced you just have to be mindful to turn the music down when talking on the radio or while recording. Dont want dispatch asking you 20 times to repeat your traffic, or you don't want a good video to have bad audio because the radio was too loud and all the DA hears is your sing along tape you just made.

I know it was over 20 years ago but our department ordered the units without radios. IN addition they did not want you to have your own radio either. You were there to do a job, not be distracted by listening to the radio for entertainment. During the midnight shift almost everyone kept a small radio but it was strictly forbidden.

right next to the sat tv.

They take ours out and place the emergency equipment controls there. Some of the unmarks have them. I however don't.