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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