I came across a metropolitan police 4x4 parked by London City airport with the letters CCH or CHH on the the side of the car towards the back end. This question may sound stupid, but does anyone know what role it has (e.g. IRV, Area, Traffic)? That being said, there were officers inside carrying H&K mp5's with scopes, so I thought it may have been a ARV.
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Gepost 06 januari 2014 - 10:40
No clue, maybe BTP?
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Gepost 06 januari 2014 - 12:19
Did it have yellow dots on the windscreens? That normally indicates an ARV. That said, SO18, the Aviation Security OCU mainly employs firearms officers and not all of their vehicles are by literal definition 'ARVs'.
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Gepost 06 januari 2014 - 02:58
Yea i would say it was SO18 its unlikely it was BTP EDIT: after looking into it further it does sound like SO18 as majority of the 400 officers in the unit are Firearm trained. This also suggests it "Armed Response Airport Vehicles patrol the entry and exit points to the main terminal buildings and the perimeter roads only" - Wikipedia Aviation Security Operational Command Unit
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Gepost 06 januari 2014 - 06:04
Airports Armed Response Vehicle as said above - London City Airport use Mitsubishi Shoguns whereas Heathrow use BMW X5's and 525D's. Crewed by normal SCO19 officers so they can respond to calls outside of airports as well if needed.
This is the vehicle you saw 
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Gepost 06 januari 2014 - 09:51
Airports Armed Response Vehicle as said above - London City Airport use Mitsubishi Shoguns whereas Heathrow use BMW X5's and 525D's. Crewed by normal SCO19 officers so they can respond to calls outside of airports as well if needed.
This is the vehicle you saw
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Gepost 07 januari 2014 - 03:01
Yeah, I recognise the shape of the car. I didn't see the vehicle logo or the yellow dots since it was dark, but thanks for the info guys.
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Gepost 05 mei 2014 - 12:58
What do the yellow dots mean?
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Gepost 05 mei 2014 - 10:14
What do the yellow dots mean?
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That the vehicle is an Armed Response Vehicle, so carries armed police officers.
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Gepost 05 mei 2014 - 10:48
Oh, I see in the US all cops are armed. Unless your a mall cop. lol
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Gepost 05 mei 2014 - 12:28
That the vehicle is an Armed Response Vehicle, so carries armed police officers.
Wow, that is a horrible officer safety situation.
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Gepost 05 mei 2014 - 02:45
In America, it could be. However there's other places in the world where they don't have as major issues with crime and guns as America. If memory serves, I think places like England where they don't have regular armed officers do in fact have less incidents of weapons abuse.
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Gepost 06 mei 2014 - 12:58
There's plenty of literature on Wikipedia if you want to read up on it
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