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May
2005
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For the monthly meeting at
Stella's Dude Ranch Inn in Hays, KS the boys on the committee
decided to celebrate Cinco de Mayo a little early. This
consisted of two orders of Macho Nachos from Room Service,
case of Corona Light and a Cheech and Chong movie marathon on
the in-room pay per view. When they didn't show at the
Trough 'n Brew I went up to their room and found this:
I really need a new committee.
A fellow board member recently
submitted these pictures. What the heck- let's make them
the cars of the month
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copcar dot com
presents: Trece De Mayo
(13th of May, a little late)
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Recently, a Chicago newspaper
article stated that in an effort to better protect both
its citizens and police officers, new Chicago police cars
will be equipped with video cameras to record actions during
traffic stops and similar situations. The article also
stated that these cameras would be installed in the 125 new
Chevrolet Impalas and Ford SUVs that are to be placed into
service in 2005.
After a 10 year absence, the first
new CPD squad car by Chevrolet was recently
discovered as it was being prepped for service. The
Impala features an LED lightbar, composite rear seats with
prisoner restraints, new MDTs and additional LED lighting in
the windows and grille.
(just click on the thumbnails
to see the bigger picture)
Also marked and ready for patrol
duty is the first SSP package 2005 Ford Expedition. Both
vehicles are officially only prototypes, but will soon be on
patrol for evaluation before the remainder of the new vehicles
arrive. The CPD has already put several hundred 2005
Ford PIs on duty this year, marking the first time since 1987
that the department purchased two different makes of vehicle
in the same year.
 
Also being prepped for duty is the
department's new "war wagon" or heavy weapons
vehicle used by the HBT (Hostage/Barricade/Terrorist) team.
This massive truck will replace the team's 19yr old 1986
Ford F250 paddy wagon.
The HBT truck is very similar to
the Marine Unit's new underwater search and rescue
recovery rig placed into service last month.
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