Patrol Vehicles
The Houston Police Department utilizes a large number of Ford Crown Victoria Police Interceptors as their main fleet of patrol vehicles. They have Ford Crown Victoria Police Interceptor models from newest models of model year 2010 to the oldest of 1999. They also use pickup trucks from the Big Three, such as the Chevrolet Silverado, Ford F150, and Dodge Ram for their Truck Enforcement unit. There is also a small fleet of Dodge Chargers and Chevrolet Camaros, which are mainly used as "stealth traffic patrol vehicles" which are plain white police cars with a slicktop roof and gray, reflective "HOUSTON POLICE" graphics on the side as well as on the front bumper, and hidden emergency lights that are driven by uniformed officers. The Ford Crown Victoria Police Interceptor is also used in the "stealth traffic patrol vehicle" function. Solo (motorcycle) officers use Harley-Davidson motorcycles. The patrol vehicle livery, painted white with blue lettered graphics dating back to 1999, is being phased out for a black and white color scheme where 100 vehicles are painted from $60,000 earmarked from asset forfeiture funds. Other Texas cities e.g. Dallas, Austin, Missouri City have reverted to black and white patrol cars (same in appearance as the LAPD).
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