What do the cops drive where you live?

Include pics if you can find them...

Usually the Ford Crown Victoria:

http://www.ci.edmonds.wa.us/images/2001_car.jpg


State Police in Virginia will be moving to the Dodge Charger:

http://www.vsp.state.va.us/images/DodgeCharger2006.jpg

Around Dallas we have your average run-of-the-mill Crown Vic's, but I've seen a few of these stealthy bastards roaming around that look similar to this:

http://img407.imageshack.us/img407/7854/swps1934120010240pd7.jpg


And on a few rare ocassions I'll see these on the highway, which at the moment usually cause my balls to shrink up into my stomach.

http://img407.imageshack.us/img407/7914/texasdps2000croppediz4.jpg

Switching to the charger in nh, got a close look at one today but couldn't get a picture as the trooper might have had a problem with me taking a picture of his car while he had me pulled over.

http://www.hankstruckpictures.com/pix/trucks/r_mohr/2005/jul27/holden-commodore-highway-patrol.jpg
Ford Falcon

OR

http://network.news.com.au/image/0,10114,5120343,00.jpg
Holden Commodore

Around here, most you see are in Crown Vics:

http://www.schp.org/images/photo_vehical4_big.jpg

Although they also use these (marked and unmarked)
http://www.schp.org/images/photo_vehical3_big.jpg

5-series
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/6/6c/London.police.car.arp.750pix.jpg/250px-London.police.car.arp.750pix.jpg

Various Vauxhalls

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/af/Metpolice1.jpg/250px-Metpolice1.jpg

http://www.diecastdevon.co.uk/acatalog/VA09405m.jpg

....couldn't get a picture as the trooper might have had a problem with me taking a picture of his car while he had me pulled over.

:lol2:

same here. We've seen a few Chargers lately. Mainly Crown Vics. A very few Cherokees. The pictures im finding, do not include the new decals that are being used.

Crown Vic
http://www.geocities.com/Stormy_Marmot/photos/0108/pd_aurora.jpg

Dodge Van
http://www.geocities.com/Stormy_Marmot/photos/0109/aurora01_t.jpg

Impala from: Arapahoe County Crown Vic (they cover unincorporated Arapahoe County, city of Centennial, Greenwood Village ((i think))

the State Patrol. I see them on E-470 quite a bit

http://www.geocities.com/Stormy_Marmot/photos/0202/csp01.jpg


another CSP car
http://www.geocities.com/Stormy_Marmot/photos/0108/is04.jpg (http://www.geocities.com/Stormy_Marmot/photos/0108/is04.jpg)

my local cops drive the impalas
not the exact car but like the one in upper right of pic below \/
and the michigan state police drive
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/d/d5/MSPcar.jpg
and started to use the chargers last year
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/a/ae/2006_Michigan_State_Police_Dodge_Charger_1.jpg

El Paso Police Department (EPPD), Texas.

We have 5 new Dodge Chargers and several Mustang GTs including retro but no pics available.


http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y186/lizzywiz/eppd_cars.jpg


http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y186/lizzywiz/eppd_crown.jpg


http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y186/lizzywiz/eppd_focus.jpg


http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y186/lizzywiz/eppd_impala.jpg


http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y186/lizzywiz/eppd_suv.jpg

5-series
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/6/6c/London.police.car.arp.750pix.jpg/250px-London.police.car.arp.750pix.jpg

what do the red ones "mean"? i mostly see them around regents park and around the barbican, but never knew why they were red.

http://static.flickr.com/108/257872860_a7f01bda3d.jpg

we have a handful of Transit and Sprinter vans

http://i1.trekearth.com/photos/12736/londonpolicecar.jpg

the silver 5-Series diesels. (not sure if they're 530Ds or 535Ds)

http://www.ukemergency.co.uk/police/dsc10298.jpg

Motorway X5

http://www.ukemergency.co.uk/police/dscd0436.jpg

the lucky Yorkshire police, with their FQ-360s.

some of the motorway patrols have Volvos and Nissan 4x4s. couldn't find pictures of them though.

what do the red ones "mean"? i mostly see them around regents park and around the barbican, but never knew why they were red.


Red London Met vehicles belong to the Diplomatic Protection Group.

Red London Met vehicles belong to the Diplomatic Protection Group.

ahhhh.. thanks. learn something new every day. :)

around where i live it's mostly crown vics, we've got some chargers, some SUV's (i think they're fords, i've never seen them up close though, and i've only seen them like twice) and i even saw a new civic in cop dress.

Well, I couldn't find any pictures of the "local" police in my area... and since I only work in downtown Pittsburgh, I didn't think it was fair to represent their police as "mine"... so I went with the PA State Troopers. Most are crown vics (which, if I may say so myself, do VERY well at high speeds... police package > regular vics). In the rural areas, they still have Cherokees.

Here they are from the rear... they added the black and gold stripes in 04. It is WONDERFUL to see them so well... I mean, no one wants to hit a state trooper. ;) Or pass them at 20 over the speed limit :eek:
http://www.driveandstayalive.com/images/police/policecar-conspicuity_pennsylvania-add-reflective-strip_april2004.jpg

And from the side:
http://www.psp.state.pa.us/troopf/lib/troopf/Bowman.JPG

In the city they drive Crown Vics and I've seen a couple old Dodge Shadows that I think have been relegated to the "parking police".The county sheriffs also use Crown Vics and also use some Chevy pickups and SUVs. The suburban police departments tend to use Impalas and Crown Vics. Haven't seen any Chargers in use yet. My first impression was "Wow!" That's a fresh change from the ordinary police vehicles you see everyday.

Sweet, my idea takes a spin.

http://www.utryckningsfordon.se/fordon/polis/volvo_xc_awd_2000.jpg

http://www.utryckningsfordon.se/fordon/polis/volvoXC70_2006.jpg

http://www.utryckningsfordon.se/fordon/polis/82990a-2005-UL.jpg

http://www.utryckningsfordon.se/fordon/polis/80422_Stockholm_M-B316CDI35_05.jpg

http://www.utryckningsfordon.se/fordon/polis/74104_Vasteras_ChevroletG2500_00.jpg

http://www.utryckningsfordon.se/fordon/polis/81917a-2005-UL.jpg

http://www.utryckningsfordon.se/fordon/polis/sho1650a_030626_cl.jpg

And they've been modded up good. I've heard rumors the volvos and saabs got over 300hp under there.

http://www.utryckningsfordon.se/fordon/polis/porsche.jpg

Oh yeah, we've had Porsches too.

:swear:

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v712/beastiek2/suffolkNY1.jpg

Common in my area- Crown Vics, Chargers with the 5.7 Hemi, V-8 Impalas
I've seen in my area- Explorers, Blazers, Camaros, Charger with the 6.1 Hemi, Hummer H1 (Dare program), and the badass vans.

here in north carolina we got these,the durham and roxboro(where i live) look exactly the same they just say roxboro.
http://i165.photobucket.com/albums/u57/smokeyprettykitty/rnpca0142-vi.jpg
and
http://i165.photobucket.com/albums/u57/smokeyprettykitty/cnpca1411-vi.jpg
and
http://i165.photobucket.com/albums/u57/smokeyprettykitty/cop-1.jpg

and
http://i14.tinypic.com/2rxvarq.jpg
and
http://i3.tinypic.com/352q34k.jpg
and
http://i165.photobucket.com/albums/u57/smokeyprettykitty/cnpca5552-vi.jpg
and i hate these bastards
http://i165.photobucket.com/albums/u57/smokeyprettykitty/cop.jpg

city cops drive the crown vics and durangos
state troopers have the crown vics, tahoes, big rapist vans, camaros
the sheriffs have crown vics and some new mustang GTs

Basically slick top crown vics.
State Police also have the Camaro and Charger.
Our local police station has a badass Armored Personnel Carrier (APC) with a battering ram attached to it donated by West Point for whatever reason. They flaunt it, still painted in camo in the middle of the department parking lot. (not that there will ever be a need for it)

Switching to the charger in nh, got a close look at one today but couldn't get a picture as the trooper might have had a problem with me taking a picture of his car while he had me pulled over.Dam, I did to today, We have crown vics, impalas, youkons, durangos, thats about it around here in SD, we must be to cheap to get the chargers or camaros

Local police - Impala, Crown Vic, and a single Caprice

Sheriffs - Crown Vic, Grand Cherokee, Explorer

States - Crown Vic, Tahoe, Charger

Holden Commodores:

Ute (Dog unit)

http://www.111emergency.co.nz/POLICE-Patrols/Mwaya.JPG

Sedan
http://www.111emergency.co.nz/POLICE-Patrols/DDK905.JPG


There's also the paddy wagons which are (I think) Ford Transits.

Plus several older vehicles.

As far as I know, orange = regular police, yellow = highway patrol.

The infamous Black 'n Whites....mostly Crown Vics used by the LAPD.

http://images1.fotki.com/v7/photos/4/42477/129440/lapd2-vi.jpg

And here's some LAPD SWAT team vehicles:

http://www.geocities.com/swatlan2000/world/lapd-4.jpg

http://www.policecaronline.com/Photos/Cal/LAPD/SWAT/lapdswatR2c.jpg

So, did Ford do like a humungo deal with the Federal Govt. securing Crown Vics for every PD?

http://uol.sltrib.com/TribPhoto/photos/2006/ut_cops_musclecar_0703~1.jpg

A few of these
http://members.fortunecity.com/copcarsite/camaro209.jpg

Ford F350's
Crown Vics

http://search.fotki.com/copcardotcom/?q=miscellaneous

So, did Ford do like a humungo deal with the Federal Govt. securing Crown Vics for every PD?


Lowest Bidder.

Lowest Bidder.

:rofl:

In my hometown, its CrownVics and Dodge Durangos. Where I go to School, the city police drive CrownVicss too. Public Safety at RPI drives impalas and the newer Jeep Cherokees.

crown vic in connecticut..

http://uol.sltrib.com/TribPhoto/photos/2006/ut_cops_musclecar_0703~1.jpg

A few of these
http://members.fortunecity.com/copcarsite/camaro209.jpg

Ford F350's
Crown Vics

http://search.fotki.com/copcardotcom/?q=miscellaneous

pwned by fortune city...:icon16:

How about a 730hp Brabus V12 CLS? Top speed at 225mph. Unless you have a Veyron, you're NOT getting away from this thing!

http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2006/11/brabus_police_04.jpg

http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2006/11/brabus_police_06.jpg

http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2006/11/brabus_police_02.jpg

http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2006/11/brabus_police_02.jpg

Whats more interesting is seeing the different color schemes that different states and countries use.

Massachusetts:
http://k43.pbase.com/v3/30/132230/2/48088645.1700.jpg
http://k41.pbase.com/v3/30/132230/2/48088656.IC.jpg

And they have chargers too.

Man, seeing that light blue/ dark blue with the rams on front ALWAYS makes me pucker up ( * )

Around me its crown vics, intrepids, and impalas. For the trucks f150s. I've seen a few minivans for the highway patrol. a Few chargers up north too.

here in central MD its vics, impallas, intrepids, blazers (s10 and full size), and suburbans. i have only seen 1 or 2 b4c camaros around.

City cops drive new impalas and explorers..and our Dare vehicle is a PT cruiser...God, we're lame

Best squad car remains Italy's Lamborghini Gallardo

http://www.dumbcrooks.com/gallery/albums/police-cars/Lamborghini_Gallardo_Italian_Police_Car.jpg

Las Vegas Metro (http://www.lvmpd.com/bureaus/tourist_police.html) uses white Crown Vics, Expeditions, and Kawasaki Police 1000s.

Nevada Highway patrol has black Crown Vics and F150s.

They both each run an array of unmarked cars of all sorts.


San Barnardino (California) County Sheriff had white Crown Vics, but one time I saw one black Infiniti Q45. That was weird.

does anyone know what these crown vic's have under the hood? i know with the caprices and camaros they have the LT1. but Ford is unknown to me.

found some more cars.

Subaru Impreza WRX STi
http://evang32.tripod.com/sitebuildercontent/sitebuilderpictures/.pond/awesomecopcar.jpg.w300h200.jpg

a Hummer from Lonetree (saw him once when headed to Colo Springs on the highway)
http://www.motorcities.com/media/image/640/06C3I571826492A/2006-Hummer-H3-Police-Car-in-Colorado-A-640.jpeg

Holden Commodore Executive (General Duties)

Holden Commodore SV6 (Highway Patrol)

Hyundai Sonata (Currently under trial for General Duties)

Holden JS Vectra (Urban General Duties)

Holden Rodeo (Offroad and dog-handling)

Ford Transit (Paddy wagon)

Volkswagen LT (Department of Corrections Paddy wagons)

Plus there are probably a few Maximas and AU Falcons left over from the late 90's.

a Hummer from Lonetree (saw him once when headed to Colo Springs on the highway)
[img]http://www.motorcities.com/media/image/640/06C3I571826492A/2006-Hummer-H3-Police-Car-in-Colorado-A-640.jpeg

Lone Tree also uses Trailblazers...and they are assholes.

Colorado State Patrol uses Crown Vics, and unmarked.

http://www.driveandstayalive.com/images/police/policecar-usa_colorado-state-patrol-001_by-dave-arnold.jpg

Littleton Cops use Impalas and Tahoes, though Ive seen a few Vics and Suburbans. They also have a wealth of unmarked cars. Ive seen old Jeeps, Cadillacs, Crown Vics, F-150s, Chryslers, and Trailblazers.

http://www.littletongov.org/citymanager/annreport2004/images/patrolcar.jpg

Denver uses Crown Vics:

http://www.5280.com/blog/wp-images/Police_car.jpg

Arapahoes County uses Impalas and Tahoes

Jefferson County uses Impalas and Tahoes, and they have a couple Dodge's.

Englewood uses Crown Vics and Tahoes.

Centennial uses Impalas and Tahoes.

And I have been pulled over by all of them.

does anyone know what these crown vic's have under the hood? i know with the caprices and camaros they have the LT1. but Ford is unknown to me.


They're "Police Interceptors". The cop across the street says they have about 15HP over the stock version, which doesn't seem like much but they also have a set of gears in the rear end which gives them more acceleration than stock. Beefier suspension, etc are also part of the package.

Holden Commodore Executive (General Duties)

Holden Commodore SV6 (Highway Patrol)

Hyundai Sonata (Currently under trial for General Duties)

Holden JS Vectra (Urban General Duties)

Holden Rodeo (Offroad and dog-handling)

Ford Transit (Paddy wagon)

Volkswagen LT (Department of Corrections Paddy wagons)

Plus there are probably a few Maximas and AU Falcons left over from the late 90's.


Thanks for doing what I was too lazy to do :thumbsup:

Now post pics of each one.

Chicago crown vics look too similar to taxi cabs when you're drunk

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/f/fc/Chicago_police_car_horiz.jpg/300px-Chicago_police_car_horiz.jpg

Cops in Los Angeles drive 1969 Plymouth Belvederes.

http://files.automotiveforums.com/gallery/watermark.php?file=/503/250018adam122623-med.jpg

cops in the south drive the notorious "Pull the fuck over" truck:

http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d164/vinnym86/0e951de0.gif

Okay, this was interesting before the BS posts.

Okay, this was interesting before the BS posts.

always a buzzkill? alright, but i thought this was pretty cool:

One of the DARE squad cars (Drug Abuse Resistance Education (http://www.dare.com/home/default.asp)) parked outside a deli near my college on teusday, had a very nice paint job, so i took some pics:

http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d164/vinnym86/02-13-07_1301.jpg

http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d164/vinnym86/02-13-07_1302.jpg

always a buzzkill?


I'll buzzkill you straight into banland if you like.


That DARE car's pretty cool.

What about the really unusual police vehicles people see around the streets?

i've been passed by an un-marked LS430 police car, and i've seen an E36 M3 un-marked police car here too.

That DARE car's pretty cool.

i showed the pics to my friend on my phone today at school, he says the DARE car in his town's nicer, has some nice pinstriping and a mustang V8, among other goodies. Looks like i'll have to stake out for a squad car in Stony Point!

Cops in Tallahassee drive anything unmarked. My friend got pulled over by an unmarked Xterra a few years ago. I saw a Cadillac Catera with lights in the grille on I-10 before, and a beautiful unmarked Charger during the summer. I've heard stories of being flagged by pickup trucks, minivans, everything. Its crazy here :screwy:

But in Chicago they just switched their fleets from Crown Vics to Impalas and Tahoes in the city. Lots of suburbs are switching to Impalas and a few even use Chargers as primary squad cars. The rich suburbs should get Chrysler 300s. That would be funny

Apparently some police force in the UK has a 360 Modena... seriously.

Here by the juristiction:
NYSTroopers:
-Camaros(cruddy early 90s)
-Crownvics Tahoe&Burbans, I think I've seen a charger too
NYPD:
-Impalas, Chargers, CrownVics, Motor Carriers get SUVs
Nassau(where I live)
Same as NYPD with a few Grand Marquis, and town cars and one caddy.
Suffolk:
Same as Nassau pretty much.

Okay cops in my town
City: New styled dodge durangos, one unmarked
Sheriff: a few explorers, a few expeditions, one dodge ram 1500, and two unmarked explorers i believe
State trooper: Mostly crown vic/interceptors, one is unmarked, plus one expedition and one camaro (my sole ticket from this car):banghead:

cops in okinawa (some) drive 4 door nissan skyline R34's. There are also a few GT-Rs for patrolling the expressway and some unmarked V35's for special incidents and high vis. stuff.

Watch the whole video.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XfP059H-Ozc

and the kanji on the side of that car says "okinawa ken" or okinawa prefecture. lots of US military there. I was there for 4 years.

most cops drive crowns (Toyota Crowns)

http://www.automodels-indonesia.com/images/j-collection/JC048.jpg

http://x1f.xanga.com/f4ef1a373663379405951/z31330668.jpg

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XfP059H-Ozc



http://www.automodels-indonesia.com/images/j-collection/JC048.jpg

http://x1f.xanga.com/f4ef1a373663379405951/z31330668.jpg

You guys officially have the coolest paddywagons.

around norfolk, most cops have the CVPI and the FWD Impalas. i saw a charger once, and heard rumors of a dodge magnum that was made into a police car.

i've never seen the police camaros.

i want a police package M3.
yeah...