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0Chicago 2010: Even civil servants appreciate a nice ride 1265925480
Work vehicles at Chicago Auto Show – Click above for high-res image galleryAccording to one of Chicago's most famous poets, Carl Sandburg, it's the City of the Broad Shoulders. There has been some debate about exactly what he meant by that, but we'd like to think it has something to do ... -
Pull Over: Broward County Sheriff gets a full-dress Challenger R/T 1258765020
Dodge Challenger R/T Police Car - Click above for high-res image galleryWe like police cars. Seriously. Just not when they're filling our rearview mirrors, blue-and-reds ablaze. Then, our fanboy status diminishes markedly. In the meantime, however, we get pretty jazzed when a department does ... -
BREAKING: Ford announces it will build all-new Police Interceptor for 2011 1258130400
In a surprise move, Ford has announced that it will pursue the development of an all-new Police Interceptor model. The move comes on the heels of General Motors' announcement that it plans to challenge the Crown Victoria's law enforcement dominance with its own heavy-duty Chevrolet Caprice sedan. ...
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Fritz Henderson to Autoblog: Chevy Caprice is being looked at as "police application" 1247664480
Ever since General Motors announced this spring that it was killing the Pontiac brand as part of its restructuring, fans of the Holden-developed G8 sedan have been clamoring to save it as a Chevrolet. After company officials repeatedly said over the past two months that no such thing would happen, ...
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Carbon Motors reports 10,000 pre-orders for diesel-powered E7 police car 1244838480
Carbon Motors E7 - Click above for high-res image galleryAs it turns out, there's quite a backlog of pent up demand for a purpose-built police car. Who knew that law enforcement officers were so fed up with their current fleet of Ford Crown Vics, Dodge Chargers and Chevrolet Impalas? Apparently, ... -
STUDY: UK police officers confuse diesel and gas pumps four times a day, cost taxpayers £1 million 1244572800
British police have an expensive problem. It's not crime and it isn't corruption, it's much worse. The £1 million problem is stupidity. Over the course of three years, UK cops have on 4,709 occasions put the wrong fuel in their police cruisers. That's an average of four cars damaged per day, ...
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SmartForFiveOh: Small Florida town employs Smart police cruiser 1240421220
Belle Isle Police Chief John Tegg with his new Smart ForTwo Police CruiserWhen your Police Chief is six-feet tall and weighs 280 pounds, you might consider it cruel and unusual punishment to issue him a Smart fortwo as his police cruiser. But that is exactly what the folks in Belle Isle, Florida ... -
Carbon E7 police car headed for duty in 2012 1233944940
Click on the image above for a high-res image gallery of the Carbon Motors E7The Carbon Motors E7, a purpose-built car for law enforcement, is continuing to march toward reality. Carbon Motors has targeted 2012 as the start of production, and cars can already be pre-ordered at the company''s ... -
South Yorkshire police enlist Mitsubishi Evo X in the force 1228931940
Click above for high-res image gallery of the Police Evo XThe South Yorkshire police just added a ten to their squad. No, that's not a sexist statement about some new hire, it's a reference to the new Mitsubishi Evolution X they just added to the fleet. Joining an already-intimidating Evo VIII ... -
Italian State Police receive new Lamborghini Gallardo LP560-4 1224862200
Click above for high-res gallery of the Lamborghini Gallardo LP560-4 PoliziaIt's generally never a good idea to try and outrun the the local constabulary, but that would be particularly true if you happen to be in Italy within the jurisdiction of Prefect Antonio Manganelli. Manganelli heads up ...

