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Squad Cars Get a Fresh Look

Bloomington City CouncilTuesday, December 9, 2025
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[0:01] As we were going back and looking at old pictures and trying to get a feel [0:04] for what we wanted, it was, amazing to see how the cars have changed, [0:07] just in the technology also in the fact that this is their moving office. [0:10] When a police officer comes to work, they're not in the station. [0:13] Their desk is out driving around. We try to make the cars inside and out, [0:16] the best we can for them to be in the best kind of work atmosphere as possible. [0:20] that's where they spend 10 to 12 hours a day. [0:22] After about 20 years, we've decided to change our graphics a little bit. [0:25] since 2003, been the traditional two door black and white, style of police car. [0:29] And our chief wanted to have a little bit of a refresh. [0:32] So after numerous designs and almost a year of figuring things out, [0:37] we came up with a going to one door of a metallic silver. [0:40] So still got the contrasting color and actually looks like a black [0:42] and white from a distance, but it's, black and silver. [0:45] this is probably gonna be our design now for the next 20 years. [0:47] We have approximately between 40 and 45 vehicles in our fleet. [0:51] As cars get mailed out and new cars come in, they'll have the new design. [0:54] Or if cars are damaged just in general work [0:57] and they need to be rewrapped anyways, [0:59] then we'll put the new wrapping. So it will be, at minimum a year [1:02] before all of our current style black and white cars are replaced [1:05] by the new silver and black. [1:06] Every time you see one of our police cars driving through your neighborhood [1:09] or your parking lot or your place of business, it's meant to be seen. [1:12] It's meant to feel comfortable in the fact that we're out there [1:15] morning, noon and night, 24 hours a day out driving around [1:18] and either answering your calls for service or or out just proactively [1:22] being a visible presence out there to deter crime