Lakeland police officers are equipped with a new tool made by Florida Poly mechanical engineers. It's a bracket device specially designed for officers' gun holsters. It triggers whenever a weapon ...

It will activate any body cams on any other officer,” said Mike Kalman, fabrication specialist at Florida Poly. The partnership with the university and Lakeland Police emphasizes the department ...

LAKELAND, Fla., Jan. 23, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Mechanical engineers at Florida Polytechnic University have put their skills to the test for the Lakeland Police Department, inventing a device to ...

"Florida Poly was able to bridge that gap for us." The police department reached out to Florida Poly to see if the university's mechanical engineers could design a solution. Officers reached out ...

It will activate any body cams on any other officer," said Mike Kalman, fabrication specialist at Florida Poly. The partnership with the university and Lakeland Police emphasizes the department ...