Much has been said lately regarding the need to replace eight patrol cars because of high mileage. Nothing has been said about what is the proper number of vehicles for a department with 36 sworn officers. Well here are some of the numbers.
The Sheriff’s Department had 52 licensed vehicles of which 48 were police cars. Unfortunately the mileage provided by the Boone County Administration has mileage as of June 2009 but the listed vehicles were in possession of the Department as of March 30, 2011. A more recent report was requested by members of the county board (at the time of the last vote regarding purchasing new cars) but as of yet has not been provided.
Please provide any corrections or clarification that you can provide to my numbers.
Included in the 52 vehicles are the following:
1—Mobile Home
1—Mobile Command Center
1 Trailer
1—Kawasaki off-road vehicle
In addition, there were the following additional vehicles not listed below:
2 cars—assigned to Boone County Narcotics
1 car—assigned to Northern Illinois Auto Theft Task Force
1 car—assigned to Drug Enforcement Task Force
1 car assigned to Auto Theft Task Force
Below are the source documents for 52 vehicle force. Click on the photocopy to enlarge:
1 comment:
Certainly, there is no reason for up-to-date mileage not to be available. Deputies probably record the starting mileage on every shift.
Take a look at the vehicle replacement policy. Is there even such a policy? Are these take-home vehicles? The high mileage of vehicles could be a concern, depending on maintenance standards.
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