"Fuck you, San Diego" is what the county Sheriff's Department had in mind when they decided to assign at least four high-rank officials with upgraded vehicles at the taxpayer's expense. How many of these vehicles were purchased are not yet known. Deputy Sheriff Bill Gore from the San Diego County Sheriff's Department is one of the few and proud driving the new Dodge Chargers, equipped with a V8 Hemi engine and leather seats in the price range of $32k and $35k that was paid by for by the people. Compare that to $24k spent on Ford Five Hundreds for the rest of the administrative staff. It also seems they are attempting to mislead the public by not placing the standard California Exempt registration tags on the back of these cars, indicating they were paid with tax dollars. They are not even undercover police vehicles, just transportation for important officials such as the IT Chief and the Sheriff himself. Even though police officials from other counties expressed their dislike for the San Diego police department's decision, Deputy Bill Gore stands by their choice to use whatever tags they want, whether or not his car will be used for investigations. They also stated they were testing the cars to see if they were suitable as a fleet vehicle for the department. After consideration, they decided that they were not. They did not mention anything about giving the cars back or recuperating the excess money spent on these cars in the first place. We're almost sure they are still driving them today. Shame on you San Diego County Sheriff's Department for telling San Diego to go fuck yourself.
Reported on voiceofsandiego.org
Its sounds like another case of the public witnessing one thing and the police admitting another. Two drivers have been hospitalized in Flint, Michigan after a high speed chase ending in an accident was witnessed by other drivers. One motorists recalls looking in the rear view mirror and seeing a chase. The suspect fleeing from the police was driving a silver Monte Carlo when he collided with a black pickup truck at a major intersection. Police say the 21 year-old suspect was involved in a drug deal just moments before the accident. Several witnesses stated an undercover narcotics officer was chasing the Monte Carlo but the police say undercover officers were blocks away at the time of the accident. Somebody is not telling the truth.
Reported on ABC 12 News (WJRT)