SHAWNEE, KS — To improve air quality, Shawnee, Kan., this fall will invest city and federal funds in a compressed natural gas fueling station and three compressed natural gas fuel cars, according to the Kansas City Star newspaper on July 8.
Read More →JACKSON, MI — A 32-year-old Jackson man apparently bet a friend he could make off with a street sweeper in the wee hours of July 7.
Read More →LONG BEACH, CA — The Long Beach City Council was asked to purchase 55 new Ford Crown Victorias for police and other uses.
Read More →PITTSBURGH — The city's fiscal oversight board told the Mayor Murphy administration to find an additional $17 million in spending cuts, on top of the $33 million required next year by the Act 47 recovery plan, reported the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette on July 7.
Read More →PRINCETON, NJ — The Princeton Borough Council authorized about $86,000 worth of cuts, including reducing the vehicle fleet.
Read More →ST. LOUIS — A new bill introduced in the U.S. House of Representatives could do much to increase the use of biodiesel in the U.S. commercial and private automobile fleet, according to a report on the Web site SolarAccess.com on July 9.
Read More →AUBURN HILLS, MI — Attendees to NAFA's Law Enforcement Group Conference, held August 14-18 in Las Vegas, will get the first opportunity to drive the police packaged Dodge Magnum at the DaimlerChrysler-sponsored Ride and Drive on Saturday, August 14.
Read More →BIRMINGHAM, AL — One week after a Birmingham city car was falsely reported stolen, the City Council has taken action against the employee who allegedly filed the report, according to TV station NBC13.com.
Read More →SACRAMENTO, CA — In these times of high gas prices, the state of California can only ballpark how many vehicles it has, how much gas it uses, and how much it pays for fuel.
Read More →AUBURN HILLS, MI — Dodge is targeting the law enforcement market, currently dominated by Ford’s Crown Victoria, with a new rear-wheel-drive Dodge Magnum police car powered by an optional Hemi V8 engine, the company recently announced.
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