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Other Police Vehicles

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Police departments also use alternative police vehicles.

• Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) and several US police forces use unmarked/marked mini-vans and marked/unmarked Honda Civic sedans/coupes and other import vehicles like Honda, Toyota, etc.

Alabama

• The Police Department in Tuscaloosa uses several marked Mercedes-Benz M Class SUVs. The M Class is manufactured in nearby Vance.

Alberta

• The Calgary police department utilizes unmarked GMC Canyons, Ford Econolines, Ford Excursions, Ford Expeditions, Ford Explorers, Chevrolet Suburbans, Chevrolet Express vans, Ford F-150s, Dodge Durangos, Dodge Chargers, and Ford Crown Victorias, along with a small fleet of 2009 Toyota Highlander hybrids.
• Edmonton had a "taxicab yellow" paint scheme for their police cars.

Arizona

• Northern Arizona University has a Cadillac Escalade, seized from a drug dealer.
• Gilbert, Arizona has Tahoes and an unmarked Malibu
• Arizona Highway Patrol has marked and unmarked Dodge and Ford pickups as well as marked police package Tahoes along with Crown Victorias and Impalas. At one time, Arizona had Police Package Mustangs and Volvo S90's and a Thunderbird Super Coupe as an experimental vehicle.
• Maricopa County Sheriff has marked and unmarked Chargers, Crown Victorias, and Expeditions. There are also a handful of Explorers in the fleet.
• Phoenix, Arizona utilizes Chevrolet Tahoes as primary patrol vehicles, with Ford Crown Victorias and Chevrolet Impalas being phased out since they are no longer produced. As of 3/2013, it appears they will continue to use Tahoes. Phoenix Detectives use Ford F150 and Chevy Silverados with flat fiberglass tonneau covers over the beds.

British Columbia

• The North Vancouver regional detachment of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) use a number of impressive vehicles including Jaguars, Land Rovers, and Volkswagens.
• RCMP in Surrey have many dark unmarked Ford Fusions.

California

• Arcadia has a "mini-fleet" of Dodge Chargers.
• The Azusa Police Department owned the first Chevrolet Camaro police car ever built (1985–1999?).
• Beverly Hills has a Mercedes ML350 which is used by the School Resource Officers in their assignments at the Beverly Hills schools. It is the second Mercedes to have been loaned to the Department by Mercedes-Benz of Beverly Hills. They also have at least one undercover Chrysler 300.
• The Colton and Chino Police Departments each had a Chevrolet Corvette in their fleets.
• Fremont police use three Toyota Tacomas given to the city by the local NUMMI plant, which manufactured Toyota trucks.
• The Irwindale Police Department currently has five Dodge Chargers (Police Package version) and had originally planned to become the first all-Charger police force in Los Angeles County.
• The Manteca Police Department utilizes several different types of marked vehicles in their fleet. Some of these include the Ford Crown Victoria Police Interceptor, Dodge Charger, Chevrolet Tahoe, Ford Escape, Ford Taurus, Jeep Cherokee, and the Toyota Tacoma.
• The Santa Clara County Sheriff's Office has several unmarked Toyota Camrys, primarily for use by the auto-theft unit.
• The San Ramon Police possess one Dodge Magnum and at least two Dodge Chargers.

Colorado

• The Colorado State Patrol uses the current Dodge Charger in its fleet, alongside the Magnum and Subaru Impreza WRX.
• The Central City Police Department has three Hummer H3s in its fleet.
• The Eagle County Sheriffs Office used the AMC Eagle until 1987 and then began using the civilian style Jeep Cherokee prior to the police package model.
• The Lafayette Police Department has an unmarked Ford F-150.
• The Lone Tree Police Department purchased two Hummer H3s in 2006.
• The resort towns of Vail and Aspen used Saab sedans and hatchbacks as their standard patrol car for over 25 years. Vail started replacing them with Ford Explorers in late 2003, and Aspen began replacing them in late 2005 with Volvo XC90s. In 2008, Aspen started to replace its fleet of Volvo XC90s with Toyota Highlander Hybrids. Vail has begun ramping up their fleet with the Volvo XC90.
• The Thornton Police Department uses the Ford Crown Victoria Police Interceptors as its standard policing vehicle, although some Chevrolet Impalas have been used by officers.

Connecticut

• The Connecticut State Police uses several unmarked Crown Victorias and a Ford Excursion for its patrol vehicles.
• The Montville police department uses a 1974 Chevrolet Corvette for high-speed pursuits.
• The New London police department has a marked 2002 Chevrolet Venture and a 2002 Toyota Tundra as some of its patrol vehicles.

Florida

• The Daytona Beach Shores Public Safety Department uses only Ford Explorers as their primary pursuit/patrol vehicle.
• The Gulf Breeze police department uses unmarked: 2011 Chevy Tahoe, 2009 Chevy Silverado and a green Jeep Cherokee for traffic. The department also uses Ford Crown Victorias, Ford 500, Ford Explorer Sport Trac, Chevy Camaro, Dodge Charger.
• Florida Highway Patrol has used Mercury Marauders and Mustangs for Traffic Enforcement.

Georgia

• The Georgia State Patrol used BMW 3 series for patrols during the 1996 Olympics.
• Various police departments in the state of Georgia have augmented their vehicle fleets with the Mercury Marauder; most notably the Lamar County Sheriff's Department.
• The Holly Springs Police Department uses a Porsche 944 as their Police Explorers unit.
• The Jasper County Sheriff's Office uses a Ford Expedition as its K-9 vehicle.
• The Meriwether County Sheriff's Department uses a LS2-powered Chevrolet Camaro for patrol, and as Manchester High School's resource officer.
• The Rome Police Department uses a post-2005 Ford Mustang GT for patrol.

Guam

• The Guam Police Department uses Ford Crown Victoria's and Dodge Charger's. The Guam Airport Police uses Nissan Xterra's.

Hawaii

• The Honolulu Police Department and the Hawai‘i County Police Department supplements its fleet of marked patrol cars by allowing the use of the personally owned vehicles of police officers which are partially subsidized by department funds. These include not only American cars but Japanese cars such as the Toyota 4Runner and Camry, Honda Pilot, Nissan Altima, XTerra and Murano. These cars are made distinguishable as on-duty police vehicles with the addition of a removable blue light bar.

Idaho

• The Idaho State Police uses only Dodge Chargers for its primary patrol vehicle. Dodge Magnums are being used for its crash reconstruction. Ford Crown Victoria Police Interceptors are used as secondary patrol vehicles.

Illinois

• The Glenview Police Department has at least two Honda Odyssey unmarked mini-vans driven by plain clothes officers.
• The Lake Forest police department uses three Chevrolet Suburban and two Chevrolet Tahoe marked police cars for the higher-rank officers of the department.
• The Cook County Sheriff Gang Task Force has a late-model black unmarked F-150 pickup
• Illinois State Police has several unmarked vehicles ranging from Monte Carlos to Mustang GTs and Camaros to combat speeding and aggressive driving. There was also an unmarked Trans Am WS-6.
• Winthrop Harbor had some unmarked Crown Victorias that were supercharged
• Oak Lawn Police Department uses a Dare H2 Hummer for patrol
• Elburn Police use 2 Ford Expeditions and 1 Ford F-150
• Illinois Conservations Officers use mainly Ford, Dodge, and Chevy Pickups
• Lakemoor Police Department has an unmarked Infiniti G35 Coupe
• The Pontoon Beach Police Department (Madison County) has an assortment of vehicles consisting of Dodge Chargers, A Dodge Durango, Chevrolet Tahoe, and various unmarked vehicles following 2005 multi million dollar seizure of drug related money.

Indiana

• The Clarksville Police Department uses both marked and unmarked Ford Explorers and Ford Crown Victorias as well as a 1997 Dodge Ram for safety enforcement.
• The Indiana State Police has unmarked Mustang GTs for speed enforcement. At one time, they had LS-1 powered Z28s for this purpose.

Iowa

• The city of Urbandale Police Department utilizes a marked Ford Edge, several Crown Victoria and a Dodge Charger for patrol. They also have unmarked Ford Fusions and new sixth-generation Ford Tauruses for detectives.
• Iowa State Patrol utilizes marked and unmarked Dodge Charger, Ford Crown Victoria and Chevrolet Tahoe for patrol duties.

Kentucky

• The Georgetown police department had a few older Toyota Camrys that had been donated to them by Toyota Motor Manufacturing Kentucky, but these vehicles have not been seen recently.

Louisiana

• The Louisiana State Police has several previous-generation Chevrolet Camaros as pursuit vehicles. It also has many PPV-rated Chevrolet Tahoes
• The Gramercy Police department has 1 (unmarked) 00'-06'GMC Yukon, a (unmarked) 04'-09' Ford F-150, and has a (marked) Mercury Grand Marquis.
• The Lafourche Parish Sheriff's Office has at least 1 Dodge Avenger as a marked patrol car. It also has multiple Chevrolet Malibus and Impalas as staff cars.

Maine

• The Maine State Police use several undercover Roush Performance Ford Mustangs on the Maine Turnpike.

Massachusetts

• The town of Amherst uses a Chevrolet Corvette as the chief's car. The department also uses a Hyundai Santa Fe as a rapid response unit. Amherst Police also once owned a Chevrolet Cavalier and a 1986 Chevrolet Celebrity
• The Belchertown Police Department uses a double decker bus as its town police bus. They also use a Volkswagen Jetta as a police squad car.
• The Warren Police Department has an unmarked 2003 Land Rover LR2 and Humvee for off road patrolling they also have two unmarked Ford Taurus, as well as two Ford Crown Vics and a Ford Expedition.
• The Massachusetts State Police use a combination of Ford Crown Victoria, Dodge Charger, Ford Taurus, Ford Super Duty, and other vehicles.
• The Greenfield, Massachusetts police use a Chevrolet Lumina APV, a Chevrolet Astro, a mobile home, Dodge Challenger, A Ford Transit Connect and a Chevrolet Camaro. They also use 2 undercover Chevrolet Caprice PPV, which are 2 new vehicles to the Police Department.

Michigan

• Michigan State Police Troopers use black Dodge Chargers fitted with chrome street rims along with a gunmetal Dodge Magnum (with police interceptor rims) for I-275 Highway Patrol. Both are completely unmarked.
• The Bloomfield Hills police department has several Chevrolet Corvettes.
• Clayton Township in Genesee County has a Saturn Vue donated by Saturn of Flint.
• Dearborn, the home of Ford Motor Company, employs several different Ford vehicles, including Ford Ranger pickups for parking enforcement, and a Ford Mustang for public relations visits to local schools. In the 1970s, Ford provided the Dearborn Police Department with a number of Lincoln Town Cars equipped with early airbag systems in order to accumulate engineering data in "real world" conditions.
• The Hazel Park Police Department has a 2009 Jaguar XF (dark Jaguar blue), a 2008 Jaguar XF (silver) and a 2007 Jaguar XK Coupe (dark Jaguar blue). All were donated by Jaguar of Lakeside, Novi and Troy to commemorate fallen officers. The cars are fully marked and outfitted with police packages.
• Southgate's Police Department fleet consists primarily of older to newer models of the Ford Crown Victoria, both marked and unmarked. Despite this fact, however, the SPD also uses a newer marked Ford Explorer (for traffic patrol and responding purposes) and an unmarked (all black) Dodge Charger.
• The Trenton Police Department has three Hemi Dodge Chargers (two all black, one black with white doors), one V6 Charger (all black), and two 2010 Chevy Tahoes (one black with white doors and another all black). Trenton receives vehicles to test because of manufacturing plants located in the city.
• Michigan Conservation Officers use Chevy Silverado and Tahoes

Minnesota

• The Anoka Police Department has a RHD Jeep Wrangler, used primarily for parking enforcement.
• The Mankato Department of Public Safety has a fleet of Ford F-150 pickup trucks, used primarily for traffic enforcement.
• The Police Department in St. Louis Park uses an unmarked 2001+ GMC Yukon Denali, 20" Rims, blacked out, and tinted windows all around.
• The Rochester Police Department has several Ford Escapes, as well as some Ford F-150 pickup trucks used by the "Community Service" patrol division. The city uses Jeep Wranglers for parking enforcement.
• The Olmsted County Sheriff's Department has several unmarked squad vehicles, consisting of Chevrolet Impalas, Dodge Chargers (HEMI-Equipped), Chevrolet Tahoes, and Chevrolet Trailblazers. Additionally, the Department has a Chevrolet Silverado and a Pontiac Torrent, both seized and used for DWI Enforcement.

Missouri

• Numerous unmarked vehicles have been seen in the St. Louis area ranging from unmarked and marked Dodge Chargers to an unmarked Nissan Altima specifically for pursuing aggressive drivers.

New Hampshire

• The Goffstown police department uses a 1995 Chevy Cavalier as well as a Ford Explorer as marked police vehicles.
• The police department in South Hampton once owned a very rare Audi 4000 police car.
• The Rollinsford police department uses a Chevrolet Impala a Ford Explorer a Ford Interceptor & a Crown Victoria for their as marked police vehicles

New Jersey

• The police department of Clifton uses 2006–2007 Jeep Grand Cherokees for the traffic division.
• The Edison Township Police Department has a marked 1995 BMW M3 that was seized from a drug dealer. This vehicle is used for D.A.R.E and other awareness and education programs.
• The Newark Police Department has a small fleet of Crown Victorias modified to look like a standard yellow city cab with rate stickers on doors and advertisement plaque on roof used for under-cover tasks; and "unmarked" everyday patrolling.
• The Passaic County Sheriff's Department uses Ford Mustangs.
• The Secaucus Police Department now uses Dodge Chargers for patrolling.
• The Scotch Plains Police Department maintains a fleet of vehicles that is split almost evenly between Dodge Chargers and Ford Crown Victorias.
• The Bayonne Police Department uses 30 2011 Chevrolet Impalas, 10 2012 Ford Taurus Police Interceptors, and 3 2004 Dodge Durangos as regular patrol vehicles, a semi-marked 2010 HEMI Dodge Charger and a Chevrolet Suburban as traffic enforcement vehicles, 2 2012 Ford Explorers as Supervisor vehicles, 1 2012 Ford Explorer as a Commander vehicle, a 2007 Ford Explorer and 2 2005 Ford E-350 Club Wagons as C.O.P. (Community Oriented Policing)/D.A.R.E. vehicles, a 2010 Chevrolet Tahoe and a 2004 Dodge Durango as K-9 transport vehicles.

New Mexico

• The New Mexico Mounted Patrol does not have a standard vehicle, as all vehicles are trooper-owned and maintained. A wide variety of vehicles are in use, both marked and unmarked.
• The Las Cruces Police Department uses Chevrolet Camaros for intercepting fast vehicles.
• The New Mexico State University Police uses a mixture of Dodge Chargers, Chevrolet Pickups and GM SUV's.

New York

• The New York State Police use a 2001 Toyota Sequoia as an unmarked vehicle and a few Toyota Siennas, Ford F350s, Honda Odysseys, and the recent model Toyota Tundra. At one point, they had Mustangs. The State Police also possess a fourth-generation Chevrolet Camaro for use as a high-speed intercept vehicle on Interstate 90.
• The Ithaca Police Department uses a Volkswagen Beetle as the patrol car in the downtown "Commons" area.
• The Monroe County Sheriff's Office uses a 2007 Ford Mustang for demonstrations and highway patrol.
• The New York City Police Department has Impalas and has some Crown Victorias modified to look like taxicabs, as well as hybrid Nissan Altima and Ford Fusion patrol cars in both marked and unmarked duty. They use Toyota Priuses for traffic enforcement.

North Carolina

• The Wake County Sheriff's office use a Corvette Z06 That was seized from drug dealers
• The Brunswick County and Columbus County Sheriffs Department(s) use a mix of Ford Crown Victorias, Dodge Chargers, Dodge Challengers, and Dodge Durangos.

North Dakota

• Williams County Sheriff's Office uses Ford F-150s and Chevrolet Silverados due to the rural nature of much of the county.

Nova Scotia

• The Halifax Regional Police use marked and unmarked Dodge Durangos, Ford Crown Victorias, Ford E-Series Cube Vans, Ford Explorers, and GMC Savanas. They use unmarked Chevrolet Impalas, Chevrolet Tahoes, Dodge Chargers, Ford Taurus', GMC Yukons, Honda Civics, Pontiac G5s, Toyota Camrys, and Volkswagen Jettas. The Halifax Regional Police-Emergency Response Team Unit use an Armored Ford F-550.

Ohio

• The Bedford Police use a mix of Dodge Chargers and Chevrolet Tahoes for patrols.
• The Garfield Heights Police use a mixture of Ford Crown Victorias, two Ford Explorers, and five Dodge Chargers. Four will be black and white and one is an unmarked car. As of October 2009 Garfield has three black white Dodge Chargers.
• The Parma Police use a mix of Chevrolet Caprices, Chevrolet Impalas and Chevrolet Tahoes for patrols. Parma is home to the GM Parma Stamping Plant so GM gave Parma a discount on the cars.
• The Union County Sheriff's office uses Dodge Chargers, Ford Crown Victorias, and Ford Expeditions (for use with their Public Safety Officer program, in which the officer is also a Firefighter/EMT
• The Cleveland Police Department uses Ford Taurus Black-and-White units as well as Ford Crown Victoria Black-and-White units.
• The Independence, Ohio Police use a variety of different vehicle, Including the Dodge Charger.

Ontario

• Ontario Provincial Police has a marked Honda Civic SI coupe in their fleet for use on highway patrol.
• Metro Toronto Police used a marked Chevrolet Camaro for highway traffic enforcement. It has since been retired from use by the Toronto Police Service. TPS uses the SmartCar for parking enforcement operations alongside Dodge Neons. TPS also operates a Honda Civic sedan for community liaison and parking enforcement.
• The Windsor Police use various unmarked Chevrolet Camaro SS and an unmarked Silver Ford F150 FX4 pickup for traffic enforcement.

Oklahoma

• The Tulsa Police Department owns a Cadillac Escalade that reads on the back "This used to be a drug dealers car now its ours".
• The Blanchard Police Department owns a Chrysler 300 that has many D.A.R.E stickers and other misc. emblems on it. Mostly known for the lambo doors and the 22" rims. On the back of the vehicle it reads "Donated by your local Drug Dealer".
• Oklahoma Highway Patrol has two Suzuki Hayabusas

Oregon

• The Tualatin Police Department has a 2008 MINI Cooper on their active fleet.

Pennsylvania

• The Allegheny County Sheriff's Department (Pittsburgh area) has just retired their 2004 MINI Cooper from active duty.
• The Police Department in New Hope uses a Ford Focus.
• In the late 1980s through the late 1990s, the Pittsburgh Department of Police had one of the weirdest police fleets in North America, with the utilization of various General Motors vehicles not usually meant to be used for police work (mainly the Oldsmobile Delta 88, Oldsmobile Ninety-Eight, Pontiac Bonneville, Buick Century, Buick LeSabre and Buick Electra), with the K-9 officers relegated to Dodge Ramchargers.
• The Swatara Township (Dauphin County) Police use a Ford Taurus SHO. But it is rarely driven, let alone used as a regular patrol vehicle.
• The Lower Makefield Township (Bucks County) Police Department uses primarily Ford Crown Victoria models as patrol vehicles, however, the fleet also includes Chevrolet Tahoes for both highway and general patrol. In 2011, the department acquired both Chevrolet Caprice and Ford Taurus Police Patrol Vehicle models to determine which would replace the fleet in the coming years. A Dodge Magnum is used by one of the Township's K-9 Officers, as is a 2006 Chevrolet Tahoe along with two specially modified Crown Victorias. A 2002 Ford Explorer is used as a Crime Scene Unit. Detectives drive unmarked 2012 Dodge Charger vehicles, while the Detective Sergeant drives an unmarked 2012 Ford Explorer. The Chief drives a specially modified Chrysler 300C. The fleet also includes a number of marked and unmarked Crown Victorias for use by the Township's Police Explorers. Ford and GMC Vans are used as SERT/MIRT or prisoner transport vehicles.

Prince Edward Island

• The Charlottetown Police Department use unmarked Chevrolet Impalas, Chevrolet Ventures, Dodge Chargers, Ford Mustang with police package, and a Ford F150 for the K9 unit. There marked vehicles include Dodge Chargers, Ford Police Interceptors, Dodge Nitro, Dodge Ram, GMC Van, also a Ford Ranger and a 1952 Dodge Regent for community policing and an International 4700 Armored Car and Ford Econoline cube van for the Emergency Response Team.
• The Summerside Police Department use Dodge Chargers, Ford Crown Victorias, and also a Ford Econoline Van.
• The Kensington Police Department use Dodge Chargers, and Ford Police interceptors.
• The Prince Edward Island Highway Safety Department use a Dodge Ram and have several Chevy Impala and Ford Crown Victoria police interceptors.

Puerto Rico

• The Puerto Rico Police Department (Territorial Police) uses Ford Crown Victoria, Chevrolet Trailblazer and Ford Mustang, but regularly uses assorted seized vehicles as police cruisers for special uses. Among them, Hyundai Accent, Hyundai Sonata, Mitsubishi Lancer, Isuzu Troopers, late model Mitsubishi Montero SUV's, and small Piaggio scooters in its fleet.

Quebec

• The Montreal Police employ a fleet of minivans, including the Ford Windstar, Ford Freestar and Dodge Caravan as well as the typical Ford Crown Victoria Police Interceptors and Chevrolet Impalas.

Saskatchewan

• In Regina, high school resource officers use either the Toyota Echo or its replacement, the Yaris, for transportation.

South Carolina

• The South Carolina Highway Patrol used three BMW M5s during the early to mid-1990s. These cars were given to South Carolina after BMW chose the state to host their first assembly plant in the U.S.

Texas

• Many sheriff's offices and police departments in West Texas utilize 4x4 pickups; Armstrong County 3 Ford F-150 Ext Cabs, Wheeler County 3 4-door and 5 Ext Cab Chevy Silverado's. Shamrock PD has 2 Avalanches and 1 4-door Silverado.
• The Houston Police Department used pickup trucks like the Chevrolet Silverado, Ford F150, and Dodge Ram for their "Truck Enforcement" division, which is a unit to investigate commercial truck drivers for suspicion. Former Houston Texans player Mario Williams has donated 5 white with white ghost print Chevrolet Camaro SS units and 5 black on black ghost print Hemi Dodge Chargers for the traffic enforcement duty. New Chevrolet Caprice, Tahoe, and Ford Police Interceptors (Taurus) have joined the city fleet. The entire police fleet is undergoing a change in color from the blue and whites to black and white units.
• During the mid-1980s, the Missouri City Police Department used a few Volvo 240s.
• The San Antonio Police Department uses a few Chevrolet Camaros.
• A Chevrolet Camaro (fifth generation) is part of the Kemah, TX Police Department.
• Trinity University in San Antonio uses a fleet of several eleventh generation Ford F-150s to patrol the campus.

Utah

• The Utah Highway Patrol use two unmarked Subaru Impreza WRX STi's to combat street racing in the Salt Lake City area.
• The Centerville City Police Department has fifteen Ford Crown Victorias:Grey or White, as well as a Chevrolet Malibu: Red and multiple other GM undercover vehicles.

Virginia

• The Virginia State Police traditionally uses Ford Crown Victoria and Chevrolet Impala sedans. In recent years, the force introduced Chevrolet Camaro sports cars, Chevrolet Tahoe SUVs, and Dodge Charger sedans.
• For many years, the Town of Smithfield used Ford Mustang SSV as daily police vehicles. The last of these were retired in the late 1990s.
• In 2011, the Fairfax County Police Department started using a black Nissan R35 GT-R as an undercover pursuit vehicle.

Washington

• The Washington State Patrol purchased 52 Dodge Chargers, using them as unmarked patrol cars.
• The Columbia County Sheriff's office utilizes the four-wheel-drive Jeep Liberty as the patrol vehicle of choice. This six-cylinder vehicle provides the right balance of fuel economy and performance necessary to effectively patrol the 872 miles of roadways within the county.
• The Kitsap County Sheriff's Office uses an unmarked 2006 Subaru Legacy GT sedan for traffic enforcement.
• Seattle police utilize six Dodge Chargers for high-speed pursuits.
• The Tumwater Police Department regularly uses two undercover newer year Ford Explorers alongside a 2013 Dodge Charger undercover police car.

Wisconsin

• The Grand Rapids police force uses a black 2008 Dodge Charger Daytona. On the side of the car, instead of it saying "Daytona", it says "Police", and under that it says "Grand Rapids".
• Manitowoc has an unmarked Ford Taurus they use for patrol.
• The sheriff's department in Outagamie County tested an unmarked 2005 Toyota Prius hybrid vehicle for non-patrol use in 2005.