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    Post IL - State To Pick-Up 50 New State Police Cars

    State To Pick-Up 50 New State Police Cars
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    Wednesday, Nov 4, 2009 @09:40am CST

    (Springfield) -- After coping with squad cars well past their prime in recent years, the Illinois State Police is finally getting some new additions to its fleet.The State Police will get 50 new vehicles by the end of this year, with more to come through next summer.
    The purchases are being made thanks to a new law this year creating a one-dollar surcharge on vehicle registration fees.
    State Police Director Jonathon Monken says the new cars are desperately needed.
    Monken says they expect to get 325 new cars by the end of the fiscal year next June.
     
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    Default Re: IL - State To Pick-Up 50 New State Police Cars

    Well now we know why the state has no money to pay its troopers.
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    Default Re: IL - State To Pick-Up 50 New State Police Cars

    Wow, this state simply amazes me!

    ...........I need to move!

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    Default Re: IL - State To Pick-Up 50 New State Police Cars

    Quote Originally Posted by yamaha1 View Post
    Wow, this state simply amazes me!

    ...........I need to move!
    Sorry man , I am not trying to put you down personally, hopefully you do not drive like the rest lol. Riding a Yamaha I doubt you do
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    Default Re: IL - State To Pick-Up 50 New State Police Cars

    Quote Originally Posted by StlouisX50 View Post
    Quote Originally Posted by yamaha1 View Post
    Wow, this state simply amazes me!

    ...........I need to move!
    Sorry man , I am not trying to put you down personally, hopefully you do not drive like the rest lol. Riding a Yamaha I doubt you do
    No worries. I consider myself to be a "victim of circumstance" having to live in IL (that's where Yamaha said I needed to be). Maybe I'm still suffering from culture shock, ND doesn't have nearly as many crack-pot, corrupt, overtaxing, greedy politicians as IL!

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    Default Re: IL - State To Pick-Up 50 New State Police Cars

    I've only driven in IL a few times... I avoid it like the plague! The suburbs of St. Louis aren't much better though... I remember one time I looked over and this guy was changing his pants while talking on the phone, seriously people?

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    Default Re: IL - State To Pick-Up 50 New State Police Cars

    Quote Originally Posted by SpeedinLancer View Post
    I've only driven in IL a few times... I avoid it like the plague! The suburbs of St. Louis aren't much better though... I remember one time I looked over and this guy was changing his pants while talking on the phone, seriously people?
    Yes, remember some of those drivers come to work in MO and drive back to ILL. I am sure some of the IL have moved over to this side too
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    Default Re: IL - State To Pick-Up 50 New State Police Cars

    Probably cheaper than constantly sending wreckers out for the squad cars though, some of the car's they've got "rolling" are nearly unfit to be alowe dont he road in the first place.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Motor On View Post
    Probably cheaper than constantly sending wreckers out for the squad cars though, some of the car's they've got "rolling" are nearly unfit to be alowe dont he road in the first place.
    yea they have some old worn out cars... but those old worn out cars have the huge roof lights, all the new cars have those low profile lights.

    just hope they don't get new laser guns to go with the new cars
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    Default Re: IL - State To Pick-Up 50 New State Police Cars

    Wouldn't smart fleet managers have bought a few new cars every year so that when they become old cars they don't have to be replaced all at once?

 

 

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