Government Fleet News

NEWARK, NJ - The Newark Police Department recently added 40 new Ford Crown Victoria Interceptors and the department's first Segway to its fleet.

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STILLWATER, OK - Payne County Sheriff's Department has added four dark gray 2010 Ford Crown Victorias to fleet, designed with new graphic elements for an updated look.

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PORTLAND, OR - The police vehicle was stolen from an officer's driveway after he turned on the car in the morning to warm it up and then went back inside to get his child.

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CONNORSVILLE, IN - Carbon Motors Corp. announced it has secured $100 million in private financing that will allow it to open its first factory in Connorsville, Ind., to build its E7 patrol car.

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GREENVILLE, NC - The new cruisers bear the department's new logos and are expected to be more recognizable than the previous models.

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TULSA, OK - Tulsa Police officers who live outside the city limit and take patrol cars home at night may be violating a city ordinance.

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DEARBORN, MI - Ford will produce an all-new, purpose-built Police Interceptor specially designed and engineered to replace the Ford Crown Victoria law enforcement vehicle lineup in 2011.

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SPRINGDALE, AR - The Springdale Police Department is requesting newer models of its original Ford Crown Victoria police cruisers be added to its fleet.

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WARREN, OH - The new police cruisers, which will replace cars with over 200,000 miles on them, are the first new cruisers the department has purchased in about six years.

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ASHEVILLE, NC - The Buncombe County Sheriff's Department has ended a long-standing policy of allowing deputies in county-owned cruisers to drop their children off at local schools while on their way to work.

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HARTFORD, CT – City of Hartford Police officers will have to stick with their older, higher-mileage cars when cash-strapped communities stop buying new ones.

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GWINNETT COUNTY – Gwinnett County was bringing in from $800-$900 for its used Chevy Impala police cruisers two years ago; now it’s making $2,500 on average for each of the cars.

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