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    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.
    Last edited by 8freerunner8; 10-04-2009 at 05:55 PM.

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    Default Re: Law Enforcement vehicles by state

    Good idea like Kpatz does with the radar bands. If a mod does it they can delete the post once they update the list.

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    Quote Originally Posted by v1user View Post
    Good idea like Kpatz does with the radar bands. If a mod does it they can delete the post once they update the list.
    If a moderator (Sethy?) wants to take this over, feel free, as long as we get a lot of good info!

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    I really like this idea as well.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Clay_in_Nashville View Post
    I really like this idea as well.
    I was thinking we could post pictures, but that would take up everyone's allotted space, and it would become a very tedious, long thread.

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    That would be somewhat similar to the Houston Speed Trap Thread.

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    Greenville (Greenville County), South Carolina

    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 (basically this car)
    421, maroon Chevy Impala. dark tint. wheel covers, and spoiler. (very similar to this)

    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
    424, Chevy Impala/standard 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.

    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
    GCSO marked Impala (older model)

    I do have one or two shots of the newer unmarked crown vics that the traffic unit is using. They are of poor quality, but all I have currently.

    415


    422


    All of the GCSO units that primarily do traffic enforcement have computers in the vehicles. The uniform patrol units (majority of the dept) don't have radar in their cars.
    Greenville City Police Department
    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.
    Photo of unmarked black Charger

    A handful of unmarked CVPIs, although I haven't seen them doing much traffic enforcement. Possibly supervisor cars...
    Photo of unmarked Crown Vic

    The SCHP website also shows an unmarked Impala, but I have yet to see any of those being used by the HP in my area.

    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 graphics 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...)

    Slicktop units
    Just like above, there's a mixture of Chargers and CVPIs. Have seen push bumpers though even on the slicktop cars.
    Photo of slicktop Crown Vic (also shows marked Charger and motorcycle)

    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.

    Motorcycles
    Don't see hardly any of these around. I think this past summer I have seen only one or two. But, here is a pic, just for reference.

    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 (Spartanburg County), South Carolina

    Spartanburg County Sheriff Traffic Unit
    Unmarked units
    There are four or five black Chevy Tahoes that are part of a 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. If you listen to the SCSO traffic channel, the call signs for these units are T20 like through T25.
    The unit pictured here is identical to the SCSO unmarked Tahoes.

    Slicktop units
    The regular SCSO traffic unit has slicktop Crown Vics which usually have heavy tint. These cars have the regular paint and graphics (see below for photo.) Radio callsigns are T, much lower than the drug team numbers (like T3, T4, etc.)

    Here is a photo showing the SCSO paint/graphics scheme. The regular uniform patrol units usually don't have radar in their cars.
    Last edited by danielf; 10-01-2009 at 12:38 AM.

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    Texas:

    Bellaire PD:
    Unmarked Dodge Charger: Body of car white, top of trunk white, faded decals on either side of the vehicle.

    Texas DPS:
    Marked Crown Victoria: Body of car white/black.
    Marked 2001 F-150: Body of car white/black.
    Marked Chevrolet Suburban: Body of car white/black.
    Unmarked Croen Victoria: Body of car completely brown.

    Rosenberg PD:
    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:
    (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.

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    i was just thinking of this thread last night!

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    Selma, TX

    Marked Doge Challenger Body is Black, Side Emblem is Bronzeish, Thin light bar on top, computer screen passenger side

    Since I can't post images or links, if you want to see the car google "Selma Police" it is the 2nd link starts with ci. something or another.
    Last edited by stinger11; 09-28-2009 at 03:18 PM.

 

 

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