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SEARCHMENUSEARCHPOLK COUNTY, N.C. – Polk County has agreed to enter a Regional Transportation Development Plan designed to determine whether it will be beneficial for Polk and Rutherford County's transportation authorities to combine, according to the Tryon Daily Bulletin.
Read More →SNOHOMISH COUNTY, WA – Snohomish County has taken delivery of three Toyota Priuses and two Ford Escape hybrids as a pilot program to evaluate hybrid technology. The county has provided technician training on the Toyotas and intends to obtain Ford training when it is available, according to Allen Mitchell, Snohomish County fleet manager.
Read More →ROCKFORD, IL - Winnebago County officials are asking why the county is paying the city of Rockford $90 every time a county vehicle gets an oil change at the garage in the downtown Public Safety Building, according to the Rockford Register Star newspaper.
Read More →TALLAHASSEE, FL – An appellate court on has reversed a trial judge's ruling that would have expanded a Florida Panhandle sheriff's lawsuit over the safety of Ford patrol cars to include police agencies throughout the state, according to the Associated Press.
Read More →KANSAS CITY, MO – A jury found that Ford Motor Co. wasn't liable in the 2003 death of a Missouri State Highway Patrol trooper whose Crown Victoria was struck from behind and caught fire, according to the Associated Press.
Read More →WASHINGTON, D.C. – Police Chief Charles H. Ramsey reported his Ford Crown Victoria police vehicle stolen a block from his home, according to the Washington Post newspaper.
Read More →GREENSBORO, N.C. – A sharp increase in emergency calls is becoming almost too much to handle for Guilford County's Department of Emergency Management Services, according to WFMY TV.
Read More →HARTFORD, CT – The state of Connecticut is adding 575 hybrids to its fleet of vehicles, according to Newsday. About 125 hybrid vehicles will be integrated into the state's fleet early this summer, Gov. M. Jodi Rell said.
Read More →TUCSON, AZ – Ford Motor Co. is recalling more than 150,000 vehicles used by police departments and taxi companies due to reports of problems with insulation on the dashboard becoming overheated, according to the Tucson Citizen.
Read More →POLK COUNTY, FL – Polk County is joining other municipalities in the fight against pollution by receiving five hybrid Ford Escapes, according to the Orlando Sentinel.
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