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RICHMOND, Va. (AP) Virginia State Police are phasing out their familiar silver-gray-and-blue police sedans and will transition to Ford Interceptor SUVs. The Richmond Times-Dispatch reported Monday that the department has to reckon with Ford Motor Co.’s decision to end production of its popular Taurus Police Interceptor sedan. State police said they had little choice but to switch to an all-SUV fleet. Other potential vehicles tested failed to. ....
State police said they had little choice but to switch to an all-SUV fleet. Other potential vehicles tested failed to meet the department’s needs. ....
BY MARK BOWES Richmond Times-Dispatch The familiar silver-gray-and-blue police sedans driven by state troopers on Virginia s roadways are being phased out, perhaps for good, as the department transitions its fleet to Ford Interceptor Sport Utility Vehicles as a matter of necessity. Faced with Ford Motor Co. s decision to end production of its popular Taurus Police Interceptor sedan, state police officials said they had little choice but convert to an all SUV fleet - after other vehicles tested failed to meet the department s needs. The department has purchased 204 of the Ford SUV Interceptors - essentially a high-performance version of the Ford Explorer - and a pending $9.5 million funding request before the General Assembly would go toward the purchase of 400 more of the vehicles in fiscal year 2021-22. The additional funding is included in both the Senate and House versions of the amended state budget that legislators now are reviewing during the spec ....
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SUV was budgeted, but COVID cutbacks delayed acquisition Nick Roth The Lewes Police Department will soon add a new vehicle to its fleet. Mayor and city council gave the OK to Police Chief Tom Spell Dec. 14 to purchase a new Ford Interceptor. A new vehicle had been budgeted for the current fiscal year, but was put on hold in the spring as the city cut expenses due to the unknown financial impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. “One of the reasons we suspended this purchase is because we weren’t sure if we were going to be reimbursed for a lot of our COVID expenses,” said City Manager Ann Marie Townshend. “We’ve been told we will be through the CARES Act.” ....