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NewsAugust 17, 2016

Ga. County Approves Vehicle Locators for Police

Chatham County (Ga.) Commissioners voted unanimously to place GPS locators in every vehicle of the Savannah-Chatham Metropolitan Police Department's fleet.

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NewsAugust 9, 2016

Texas City May Add 51 New Vehicles

The Killeen (Texas) City Council will hear two resolutions that, if passed, will add 51 new vehicles to the city's fleet totaling almost $1.47 million. Of the vehicles proposed, 39 will go to the city's aging police fleet at a cost of $1.18 million.

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NewsAugust 8, 2016

Boston Police Adds Ice Cream Truck to Fleet

The City of Boston unveiled a new addition to its fleet — an ice cream truck. The Ford truck is part of the law enforcement agency’s effort to connect with kids in the community by handing out ice cream.

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NewsJuly 29, 2016

Wis. Police to Replace Aging Non-Emergency Fleet

The Green Bay (Wis.) Police Department is retiring 10 of its non-emergency vehicles. Due to budget constraints, these vehicles are often kept longer than they should and some of the vehicles even have rusted out floorboards.

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NewsJuly 20, 2016

Idaho City Approves Take-Home Police Vehicles

The City of Sandpoint, Idaho, has approved a new police vehicle take-home program, eliminating the need to build a new garage to house the fleet.

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NewsJuly 11, 2016

Audit Analyzes Wash. City's Utilization Patterns

A self-commissioned audit of the fleet operations of the city of Mercer Island, Wash., found that dump trucks were underutilized and police vehicles should be used for 10 years for non-patrol vehicles and four for patrol vehicles.

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Newsby Paul ClintonJune 29, 2016

Chevrolet Expands Suburban 3500HD for Police, Fire

Chevrolet will offer its Suburban 3500 Heavy Duty full-size SUV to state and local state and local government entities and commercial fleets as a police or fire emergency response vehicle for the 2017 model year, after developing the vehicle as an unmarked armored federal law enforcement vehicle, a GM spokesman said.

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NewsJune 15, 2016

Cincinnati Patrol Vehicles Begin Replacing Aging Fleet

The Cincinnati (Ohio) Police Department has added 53 new Ford Police Interceptor utility vehicles. These allow the city to replace its aging fleet, which has 60% of vehicles past their replacement cycle.

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NewsJune 7, 2016

San Francisco Telematics Expansion Exempts Police

The City and County of San Francisco will equip nearly 7,600 fleet vehicles with a telematics system following preliminary approval from the Board of Supervisors on Tuesday that includes an exemption for police and fire vehicles following union objections.

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NewsMay 2, 2016

Utah City Spends $1.6M to Lease Patrol Vehicles

The St. George (Utah) Police Department is spending $1.6 million to lease 35 Ford Police Interceptor Utility vehicles over a four-year term to replace its fleet of aging patrol cruisers.

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