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SEARCHMENUSEARCHSARASOTA, FL - As they search for ways to help cut costs, Sarasota city commissioners want further examination of a nine-year-old Police Department policy. The police cruiser take-home policy will undergo a thorough examination.
Read More →GASTONIA, NC - A new vehicle policy for City of Gastonia, N.C., has police officers paying to take their patrol vehicles home after each shift. The Gastonia City Council recently voted to charge 15 cents per mile for officers with patrol vehicles who live inside the city limits, and 20 cents per mile for miles driven outside the city limits.
Read More →RALEIGH, NC - The Raleigh police department added nine 2009 BMW R1200RT-P police motorcycles to its motor fleet, expected to be out on the streets by mid-August.
Read More →DALLAS - Dallas is rolling out about 60 new police cars without the dash-cam recorders that have played a pivotal role in holding officers accountable for how they do their jobs.
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DETROIT - Chevrolet will begin taking orders for the 2011 Chevrolet Caprice Police Patrol Vehicle (PPV) detective package in October and the police package in January 2011. The detective package will be delivered beginning April and the police package in June.
Read More →CHATTANOOGA, TN - The debate over take-home cars for Chattanooga employees — especially police officers — ranges from adding take-home cars to the fleet to getting rid of the take-home cars altogether to charging employees for using them. City Council requested in early July that the mayor’s office and finance department study a recurring or mileage-based user fee for city employees who use take-home cars.
Read More →LAKEWOOD, WA - Lakewood police are refurbishing some of their squad cars rather than buying new ones, a decision that could save the city $15,000 per upgraded car and help the vehicles handle better on the street.
Read More →ANAHEIM, CA - Carbon Motors' E7 recently made its debut to the nation's sheriffs at the National Sheriffs' Association (NSA) Conference and Exhibition in Anaheim, Calif.
Read More →FT. WAYNE, IN - The Fort Wayne Police Department has rescinded the biweekly fee it imposed in 2008 on officers who take home their squad cars - unless gas prices rise above $3 a gallon.
Read More →TITUSVILLE, FL - Ten of the new vehicles will be used for patrol, two for the K-9 unit, two for the crime-scene investigations unit, and one for criminal investigations.
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