I would like to start a thread where people can list marked and unmarked cars used in their state, county, city. I thought of this after almost blowing by a Louisiana undercover Dodge Durango (the only thing that stopped me were the lights in the back window, no other markings. It went on to pace and pull over a car right in front of me) today at about 90. After people start listing vehicles, I will go back and edit this original post so it will be easier for people to reference.
NOTE: When listing, state the location, agency, make, model, any identifiable markings, and any other pertinent details, it would be invaluable for people to use when planning long trips!
Preferred format: whether marked or not, make/model, color scheme, light bar?, grille guard?, do most have computers in them (easy to identify at night), common antenna placement?, misc.
Deleware(thanks to Myriad)
State Police:
Mostly Crown Victorias with skinny lightbars. Navy Blue with Gold Lettering. Most do not have pushbars on the front.
Lightbar: http://members.fortunecity.com/statepdcars/del195.jpg
I have also seen a few without lightbars, but are still fully marked.
No lightbar: http://members.fortunecity.com/statepdcars/del123.jpg
I have also seen them use Dodge Durangos, especially on 95. I'm not sure if these guys pull over only trucks, though. The ones I have seen do not have lightbars.
http://members.fortunecity.com/statepdcars/del190.
New Castle County:
They use the same types of cars as DE State Police.
Crown Victoria:
All white, with county patrol on the side. Most DO NOT have pushbars (from what I've seen). Some have big domed lights, some have lightbars. Depends on the location.
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3558/...5c47df8d69.jpg
Durango:
Seen one of these before. They are all white, and have lightbars, unlike the DE versions. I have never seen one that was undercover.
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3069/...de8fb7af7c.jpg
Florida (check out page 3 for pictures of almost all vehicles listed for FL and more!, thanks to Elvato)
Florida Highway Patrol:
Marked (colors: Black and Tan)
Crown Victoria, light bar V shaped blue-white light bar (34.7, 35.5 Ka), as well as clear light bar (35.5 Ka)
Crown Victora, without light bar (slick top)
Charger, clear light bar
Tahoe, light bar (I think clear)
Camaro, light bar, though these are getting phased out I think
Motorcycles, Harley I think
F250, clear light bar
Crown Victoria, any color, usually tinted windows make the light bars hard to see. I've seen red and grey.
Chargers, I'd assume any color, though I've only see dark blue with heavy tint.
Impala
Osceola County Sheriff
Marked (color: white)
F150, clear light bar (35.5 Ka)
Crown Victoria
Motorcycle
Unmarked Charger
Orange County Sheriff
Marked Motorcycle (Laser, 34.7)
Others with Chargers:
Fort Lauderdale PD
Satellite Beach PD
Melbourne Beach PD
Brooksville PD
Haines City PD
Bradenton PD
Longwood PD
Gainesville PD
Bay Harbor Islands PD
Bal Harbour PD
Miami-Dade County
Palm Beach (apparently unmarked)
Georgia:
Georgia State Patrol:
Marked Crown Victoria: Body of car blue, top of trunk grey, as well as window and A frames.
Marked Dodge Charger (1): Blue body, white window and A frames. Orange lettering on sides.
Marked Dodge Charger (2): Completely black, no light bar, orange lettering on sides. Huge grille guard.
Marked Dodge Charger (3): Completely grey, no light bar, orange lettering on sides. Huge grille guard.
Georgia State Patrol also has marked Chargers in the gray/blue combo (some with lightbars, some without), a few marked BMW 3's in the blue/gray combo (all with lightbars), and several white, gray, and black Chevy Tahoe's that are marked without lightbars.
Indiana (thanks to Rocky2)
Indiana State Police
White Crown Victoria Marked blue stripe on the side.
Black Crown Victoria Marked Yellow stripe on the side. (They are phasing these out and going for the White cars for better visibility.)
Unmarked Crown Victoria (all Colors)
Unmarked Ford Mustangs (all Colors, 18 of these cars in the State total)
Unmarked Camaro, most are hunter green with heavily tinted windows (very few of these left)
Indiana, South Bend,
Chevy Impala White, with SBPD on the side
Crown Victoria White, with SBPD on the side
Pennsylvania
PA State Police:
Crown Vic:
http://members.fortunecity.com/statepdcars/pasp129.jpg
Magnum:
http://members.fortunecity.com/statepdcars/pasp272.jpg
Expedition:
http://members.fortunecity.com/statepdcars/pasp227.jpg
Van (seen a few of these too)
http://members.fortunecity.com/statepdcars/pasp277.jpg
NOTE: All PA State Police Vehicles have Blue Municipal Front Plates. AKA: If you see a front plate, it's either a PSP vehicle or a state vehicle (difference is pretty obvious.) Most undercover cars I've seen also have the blue plates (but some don't.)
More info: state owned vehicles have blue plates with 5 numbers followed by "-PA." Vehicles owned/operated by county/municipal government have blue plates that start with "MG-" then numbers.
In my experience, unmarked PSP vehicles have one standard looking PA tag mounted in the rear. Unmarked local police vehicles almost always have the blue "MG-" tags mounted front and rear. An exception would be vehicles used by regional drug task forces for actual undercover use.
South Carolina:
Greenville, South Carolina (thanks to danielf)
Greenville County Sheriff (GCSO) Traffic Unit
Unmarked units
405, navy/dark blue CVPI. no tint. wheel covers (traffic sgt)
407, navy/dark blue CVPI. no tint. wheel covers (traffic sgt)
412, navy/dark blue CVPI. no tint. wheel covers
413, navy/dark blue CVPI. no tint. wheel covers
415, navy/dark blue CVPI. no tint. wheel covers
418, navy/dark blue CVPI. no tint. wheel covers
422, navy/dark blue CVPI. no tint. wheel covers, amber LED rear
423, royal blue Chevy Impala. dark tint. wheel covers
421, maroon Chevy Impala. dark tint. wheel covers, and spoiler.
Marked units
411, Chevy Impala/standard dept color scheme
414, CVPI/standard dept color scheme
416, CVPI/standard dept color scheme
417, CVPI/standard dept color scheme
419, Chevy Impala/standard dept color scheme. dark tint
420, CVPI/standard dept color scheme
Semi marked units
There is at least one slicktop Chevy Impala out there, has standard color scheme and graphics as the marked cars. No tint.
Greenville City PoliceDepartment
Unmarked units
Several black Dodge Chargers, some have heavy tint
Several white Dodge Chargers, some have heavy tint
At least two Dodge Chargers in the "dark titanium metallic color
Semi-marked units
Several slicktop CVPIs, standard color scheme
Marked units
Mainly CVPIs, although there are a couple of fully marked Chargers, with fairly low profile LED lightbars.
South Carolina Highway Patrol
Unmarked units
Dodge Chargers in black. Haven't seen too many of them, but they're definitely around. The ones I've seen haven't had tint, so just look for the clear LEDs in the rear window.
A handful of unmarked CVPIs, although I haven't seen them doing much traffic enforcement. Possibly supervisor cars...
Marked units
A mixture of CVPIs and Dodge Chargers, in the standard (silver-ish) color. HP took away the lettering on the back of the marked units, so it says nothing on the rear of the vehicle now (it used to say "STATE TROOPER." These cars, even though fully marked, are hard to spot, given the lack of any graffics on the back ,and of course the clear/low profile LED light bars. Some of the newer units have pushbars.
Photo of marked Charger
Photo of marked Crown Vic
Photo of marked Crown Vic (rear view - notice the lack of any lettering or graphics...)
GCSO vehicle photos
I'm not really sure if it is ok to use images from services like flickr and photobucket, so I will just give the links, if anyone is interested in viewing the vehicles...
GCSO marked CVPI
GCSO marked Impala
GCSO marked Tahoe/K9
GCSO slicktop Impala
I do have one shot of the newer unmarked crown vics that the traffic unit is using. It is poor quality, but all I have currently.
Slicktop units
Just like above, there's a mixture of Chargers and CVPIs. Have seen push bumpers though even on the slicktop cars.
There are also a handful of slicktop Chevy Tahoes... Also kind of hard to spot. The last couple of Tahoes I've seen have had heavy tint, and the blacked out wheels. I am guessing they may be part of the ACE team, but not sure.
Ok, there are several other departments, but I don't know too much about them. A couple of things, though...
-Simpsonville, SC was really big on using Mustangs for traffic enforcement. I haven't been through there in awhile, but last time there was a navy blue Mustang (not the most recent style) that was totally unmarked and heavily tinted. Also have heard that there are now a couple of other Mustangs in various colors. This is in addition to their regular marked CVPIs.
-Greer, SC has an unmarked Chevy Impala (not the most recent body style) in the GCSO navy/dark blue color. It is heavily tinted. There may also possibly a silver unmarked Impala, but can''t confirm that.
Spartanburg County Sheriff Traffic Unit
Unmarked units
There are four or five black Chevy Tahoes that are part of some drug interdiction team, and they exclusively work the interstates that run through Spartanburg County. The trucks are black, heavy tint all around, blacked out wheels. One or two of the units are K9.
Not sure if SCSO has fully marked traffic vehicles; didn't ever see any in the time I worked in the area
Slicktop units
The majority of the SCSO traffic unit runs in slicktop CVPIs which usually have heavy tint.
Texas:
Texas DPS (State troopers): (pictures on page 4)
Marked Crown Victoria: Black body, white window and A frames, white hood.
Marked Dodge Charger: Black body, white hood, some have light bars, some don't. Most don't have a grille guard.
Marked 2007 Chevrolet Tahoe(1): Black body, white roof and hood.
Marked 2007 Chevrolet Tahoe(2): Front half black body, back half hunting camoflauge (yes I saw it with my own eyes in Waco)
Marked 2001 F-150: Body of car white/black
Unmarked Crown Victoria: Body of car completely brown.
Brazos County Sheriff: (picturs on page 4, thanks to Snoopy)
Marked Dodge Charger, silver body with blue and black lettering on the sides, no grille guard
Marked Ford Crown Victoria, silver body with NO lettering on the sides, no grille guard
Marked Dodge Charger, white body with red strips on both sides and blue lettering, no grille guard
Dallas County: (thanks to Gokhos)
Sheriff:
Marked Ford Crown Victorias with markings. Black and white bodies.
Unmarked Ford Crown Victorias. Various colors.
Constable:
Marked Ford Crown Victorias with markings. White bodies
Denton County:
Sheriff:
Marked Ford Crown Victorias. Mostly white bodies with markings
Constable:
Marked For Crown Victorias. White with red side markings.
Dallas PD:
Marked Ford Crown Victorias of various ages. White with blue band on side
Marked Chevrolet Impalas. White with Blue band on side
Marked Dodge Chargers. White with Blue Band on side
Marked Chevrolet Tahoes. White with Blue Band on side
Plano PD:
Marked Ford Crown Victorias. Black and White
Marked Cheverolet Tahoes. Black and White.
Addison PD:
Marked Dodge Chargers. White with markings
Marked SUV - Either Chevrolet Tahoe or Ford Explorer. White with markings.
Richardson PD
Marked Ford Crown Victorias of various ages. White with blue band on side.
Marked Chevrolet Impalas.White with blue band on side
Marked Chevrolet Tahoes. White with Blue Band on Side
Marked Ford Crown Victorias, French Blue with blue band on side
Unmarked Ford Crown Victorias. Various colors
Garland PD:
Marked Ford Crown Victorias. White with blue band on side.
Mesquite PD:
Marked Ford Crown Victorias. White with markings
Allen PD
Marked Ford Crown Victorias. Dark colored body with markings.
McKinney PD
Marked Ford Crown Victorias. White with markings.
Pottsboro PD
Marked Ford Crown Victorias. White with markings.
Bell County Sheriff's Office: (thanks to Lucky)
Chevy Malibu
Belton:(thanks to Lucky)
Dodge Chargers
Bellaire PD: (thanks to snoopyc4)
Unmarked Dodge Charger: Body of car white, top of trunk white, faded decals on either side of the vehicle.
Rosenberg PD: (thanks to snoopyc4) (pictures on page 4)
Marked Crown Victoria: Body of car white, lettering on it is blue.
Marked Crown Victoria: Body of car white, lettering on it is blue.
(1) Unmarked Dodge Charger: Body of car is black, faded decals on all side of vehicle.
(1) Unmarked Dodge Charger: Body of car is white, faded decals on all side of vehicle.
Sugar Land PD: (thanks to snoopyc4) (pictures on page 4)
(2) Marked Motorcycle: Body of moto is white/black.
Marked Crown Victoria: Body of car is white with blue lettering.
Marked Crown Victoria: Body of car is white/black with black lettering.
Marked Dodge Charger: Body of car is white with blue lettering.
(1) Marked 2008 F-150: Body of car is white/black.
(1) Marked Ford Expedition: Body of car is white.
(1) Unmarked Dodge Charger: Body of car is gold, faded decals on all side of vehicle.
(1) Unmarked Dodge Charger: Body of car is silver, faded decals on all side of vehicle.
Austin County: (thanks to snoopy) (pictures on page 4)
(1) Unmarked Dodge Charger: Body of car completely black, faded decals on either side of the vehicle.
Selma, TX (thanks to stinger11)
Marked Doge Challenger Body is Black, Side Emblem is Bronzeish, Thin light bar on top, computer screen passenger side
Virginia (thanks to Myriad)
State Police:
Marked Crown Victoria:
One color (blue-gray), simple logo, blue light bar.
Unmarked Crown Victoria:
Various Colors. Ones I've seen have been tinted with obvious antennas. No lights on exterior (besides grille, etc.)
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3412/...9fd996f4cb.jpg
Roanoke
Slicktop dark grey Charger (Spectre equipped)
Slicktop maroon Charger
Henrico County
Mostly crown vic's. Same style as VSP, ie, simple logo on the side, one color, blue light bar.
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3189/...9d891a.jpg?v=0
some have skinny lightbars some have fat ones
I have seen an undercover Ford Five-Hundred pull someone over on I64 in Henrico County. Not sure if it was VSP or not.
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