Berlin Instals 'Murder Auto' To Reach Crime Scene Quickly Publication: The New York Times Date: 9 December 1926

BERLIN, Dec. 8.—Berlin's new “murder auto” has been put into service. Its object is not to slay people, as its name indicates, but to enable the police to detect crime. The auto is fitted with cameras, fingerprint reproduction apparatus, searchlights—in fact everything a modern Sherlock Holmes needs to run down criminals. Special lights and a special gong give traffic officers the signal to clear the way for the special car, which is immune from speed limit regulations.

Detectives believe clues are often lost because of the time interval between the crime and their arrival on the scene. The present means of transport enables the officers, with all desired equipment, to begin their investigations in the shortest possible time after they are notified.