New police cars coming to the NPD
NORWICH – Following weeks of deliberation, the city council approved the purchase of two new cruisers for the Norwich City Police Department and residents can expect to see them patrolling the city in the coming months.
The new cruisers were ordered in the amount of $22,900 to replace two other police cruisers still in use. Common wear and tear on the old cruisers has become problematic and led to costly repairs, said Police Chief Joseph Angelino, and they will be retired when the new vehicles arrive.
“These cars are tools that we all use day and night,” said Angelino, noting that the police cars generally run for approximately 19 of 24 hours of the day. “A lot of what we do to our cars would be considered abuse of any other vehicle,” he added.
The biggest concern with the purchase, explained Angelino, is that the new cars are a first year design. The auto manufacturer Ford no longer makes the Crown Victoria model car, which has been used by the NPD over the last 17 years. The company now offers a new model, the Ford Taurus, in place of the Crown Victoria. The problem is that it’s uncertain how much equipment will be transferrable from one car to the next, Angelino said.
Equipment that is sure to transfer includes computers, printers, cameras, radios and radars. Other equipment, including the cage partitions between the front and rear seats of the car, may have to be ordered new.
“That was one of my biggest aprehensions about getting a new car,” said the police chief. “We’ll try to retrofit as much as possible from existing cars.”
Another $3,283 was requested to pay for new equipment for each car, bringing the total amount to an estimated $52,367.
To offset some of the costs, a number of vehicles in the city’s impound lot have been declared surplus and can be sold. There’s also a chance that the two used police vehicles could be declared surplus and auctioned off, or sold to taxi companies – something that’s been a common alternative with many of the police vehicles replaced over the years, said Angelino.
Moreover, the NPD could potentially save money in fuel costs with the new cars as they have a smaller engine and use less fuel. According to Angelino, the new vehicles are estimated to get 20 percent better fuel usage than the ones currently used by the NPD.
“I’m very interested in seeing what fuel will do,” said Angelino. “Running these cars is the backbone of what we do, so 20 percent better fuel usage is big.”
The new cruisers were ordered in the amount of $22,900 to replace two other police cruisers still in use. Common wear and tear on the old cruisers has become problematic and led to costly repairs, said Police Chief Joseph Angelino, and they will be retired when the new vehicles arrive.
“These cars are tools that we all use day and night,” said Angelino, noting that the police cars generally run for approximately 19 of 24 hours of the day. “A lot of what we do to our cars would be considered abuse of any other vehicle,” he added.
The biggest concern with the purchase, explained Angelino, is that the new cars are a first year design. The auto manufacturer Ford no longer makes the Crown Victoria model car, which has been used by the NPD over the last 17 years. The company now offers a new model, the Ford Taurus, in place of the Crown Victoria. The problem is that it’s uncertain how much equipment will be transferrable from one car to the next, Angelino said.
Equipment that is sure to transfer includes computers, printers, cameras, radios and radars. Other equipment, including the cage partitions between the front and rear seats of the car, may have to be ordered new.
“That was one of my biggest aprehensions about getting a new car,” said the police chief. “We’ll try to retrofit as much as possible from existing cars.”
Another $3,283 was requested to pay for new equipment for each car, bringing the total amount to an estimated $52,367.
To offset some of the costs, a number of vehicles in the city’s impound lot have been declared surplus and can be sold. There’s also a chance that the two used police vehicles could be declared surplus and auctioned off, or sold to taxi companies – something that’s been a common alternative with many of the police vehicles replaced over the years, said Angelino.
Moreover, the NPD could potentially save money in fuel costs with the new cars as they have a smaller engine and use less fuel. According to Angelino, the new vehicles are estimated to get 20 percent better fuel usage than the ones currently used by the NPD.
“I’m very interested in seeing what fuel will do,” said Angelino. “Running these cars is the backbone of what we do, so 20 percent better fuel usage is big.”
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