Government Fleet News

COLORADO SPRINGS, CO - A new policy is in effect for stricter controls on take-home vehicles at the Colorado Springs Police Department in Colorado.

Tags: Colorado Springs, Police Vehicles, Take-Home Vehicle

SOUTH BEND, IN - The recently formalized agreement may require officers to pay for damages to police vehicles incurred while off-duty.

Tags: accident costs, accident repair costs, City of Southbend, Police Vehicles

LOUISVILLE, KY - The city has reportedly collected more than $890,000 since the fees were imposed in March 2008, according to The Courier-Journal.

Tags: Louisville Metro government, Police Vehicles, take-home fees, take-home policy, take-home vehicles

MILWAUKEE - Despite reported speculations that the mayor's "swanky" 2006 Cadillac SUV was funded by taxpayer dollars, the mayor's office said it was actually a seized police vehicle, according to the Journal Sentinel.

Tags: City of Milwaukee, Police Vehicles, seized vehicles, taxpayer money

GREENSBORO, NC – The Guilford County Sheriff's Office believes take-home vehicles for officers are actually more economical in the long run based on multiple studies and law enforcement agency findings, according to the News & Record.

Tags: county budget, Guilford County, Police Vehicles, take-home vehicles

MOORESVILLE, NC – For the next month, the five new vehicles will be assigned to MPD veterans and field training officers to evaluate, reported the Mooresville Tribune.

Tags: Crown Victoria, Dodge Charger, Mooresville Police Department, MPD, patrol fleet, Police Vehicles

NASHVILLE, TN – In efforts to keep 100 vehicles in the city's police fleet, all departments with vehicles have been ordered to find money-saving efforts in fleet expenses totaling $877,000, according to WSMV.

Tags: budget cut, fleet cuts, Nashville, Police Vehicles

DES MOINES, IA – The Des Moines Police Department has purchased 23 new patrol cars, four of which are six-cylinder models that will use less fuel, according to the Des Moines Register.

Tags: Des Moines Police, fuel, Green, Patrol Cars, Police Vehicles

SAN CLEMENTE, CA – Responding to concerns brought by residents and the police department regarding on-street parking by commercial vehicles, City Council recently voted to approve a new ordinance regarding commercial vehicle street parking.

Tags: city council, commercial vehicles, Police Vehicles, San Clemente, street parking, vehicle policy

SUFFOLK COUNTY, NY - Suffolk County owns 141 unused 2007-model police vehicles sitting in a parking lot waiting to be put into commission, a public works department official said.

Tags: cost reduction, Police Vehicles, Suffolk County

WASHOE COUNTY, NV- Twenty unmarked vehicles have been approved by Washoe County commissioners for leasing rather than purchasing for the sheriff's detectives.

Tags: Police Vehicles, Washoe County

CHAMPAIGN, IL – With the price of fuel nearing $4 a gallon, Champaign, Ill., Sheriff Dan Walsh told patrol deputies this spring to choose a location, put the vehicle in park, turn off the engine, and sit there for at least an hour a shift, if possible, to reduce the amount of gas deputies were consuming.

Tags: City of Champaign , fuel, Police Vehicles

FAIRFAX COUNTY, VA - More than 370 of Fairfax County’s police cars, trucks, and SUVs are taken home by officers every day, with taxpayers footing the bill for their gas, maintenance, insurance, and tolls.

Tags: Fairfax County, Police Vehicles, take-home city vehicles

OAKLAND, CA - Putting more cops on the street isn't Oakland's only crime-fighting problem - the city isn't having much luck getting its new squad cars on the road, either.

Tags: Oakland, Police Vehicles