McKinney's police cars are getting a facelift. Starting immediately, you will begin to see new police cars patrolling the streets of McKinney. Above is the Ford Interceptor and below is the Chevy Tahoe that many of McKinney's finest will now use to travel the streets of McKinney.
Several changes set these new cruisers apart from the cars the police department uses currently. The new cars feature the tagline: Duty. Honor. Service.
"Though the tagline has been said by officers for years, now it is proudly displayed on the cars as a reminder of the core mission," said Anna Clark, communications and media manager for the City of McKinney.
In addition to the new tagline, the new police cars also feature a new color scheme. The black and white color scheme is
"more noticeable and more reflective for nighttime visibility," Clark said. Only the new vehicles in the police fleet will have the new color scheme.
According to Clark, there are currently 24 new vehicles in McKinney's police fleet. The older vehicles will be replaced gradually as they are removed from service, but none of the current vehicles will be repainted in the new color scheme. Eventually all the McKinney police vehicles will feature the new slogan and new color scheme.
Below, you can see the older style of McKinney police cars.
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Thank you that additional information, Ben. I appreciate your thorough...and civil ;)....reply.
What? No mention of the new dark grey cars with almost impossible to see black lettering hanging in parking lots all over McKinney with radar active? I believe they're Dodge Chargers but could be the Fords (sorry, wasn't in a good mood the first time I had the chance to see them). They are virtually unmarked cars until you get within 10 feet or so. Unfortunately, if you notice them, it is probably too late.
Having been a resident of this city since the 1960's, I have seen many changes occur. We used to know and live among many of the officers in McKinney. I recently noticed the new cruisers and wondered why they were changed from the unique design that has been in place for many years. I am disappointed that the city chose to ignore the tag line that is so present on our water towers "Unique by Nature". It seems that should be changed to read "Just like Plano". At least Sheriff Box has kept to a unique scheme. I live near Collin College and witness visiting Police Departments cruisers on a regular basis. It has always been easy to identify our local officers by their unique look. It seems that is leaving us along with the cities unique charm. I only hope that in the upcoming election, we can restore some of that to our great city!
When your reporter returns from vacation maybe TSB can inform the public about the costs and funding for the fleet? To some citizens, those aspects of public equipment are as important as colors and taglines.
Thanks for your comment. I actually haven't been on vacation but that certainly would have been a nice treat for me.
I forwarded your concerns to both the city and the police department and they responded quickly. These new cars are funded by the police department's budget and there is no additional cost to the public. Police cars have a relatively short life span because of how much usage each car gets. There is a built-in portion of the police department's yearly budget for new cars. These cars are cycled into the fleet as the older cars are removed from the fleet once they need to replaced. Over the next few years, all of the older cars will be cycled out and replaced by these new cars. This is the standard operating procedure for any police department.
There is also a new plan in place to increase the ratio of police cars to police officers so that each of McKinney's police cars will get more time off the streets. This will help to ensure that each car lasts longer and therefore will not need to be replaced as quickly.
All of McKinney's new police cars are adorned with a new black and white paint job that the officers themselves have requested. As for the car models themselves, the Ford Interceptor has replaced the older Ford Crown Victoria, which is no longer in production. The police department already has other Chevy Tahoe's in the current fleet.
Did that answer all of your questions? Thanks for reading!