Driive (Free subscription) | 03/10/2008
City council sues Venice mayor over police cars Chicago Tribune, United States - 3 hours ago Wilson says the vehicles include two 2001 Chevrolet Impalas with a total lease price of about $10100 and a 2003 Ford Crown Victoria that cost $9400. ...
Random Thoughts from Reno (Free subscription) | 09/08/2008
Once again the 1955 Ford Crown Victoria from Wyoming is back. It was parked at a tire garage. Back to the cars. Not a great picture because of objects being in the way, but this is one of the cars that was used in the film. His co-star in the film, Cindy Williams, best known for her role in the seventies sitcom Laverne and Shirley , is happy to talk with fans. Dreyfuss is busy signing autographs. He...
Arizona Republic (Free subscription) | 08/08/2008
BURRILLVILLE, R.I. (AP) -- A Burrillville town councilor got more than he bargained for when he bought a used police cruiser at auction. Kevin Blais bought the 2004 Ford Crown Victoria in an online auction from the Hartford, Conn., police. He was cleaning it last week when he noticed a cracked area on the one-piece molded seat assembly....
San Fransisco Chronicle (Free subscription) | 08/08/2008
A Burrillville town councilor got more than he bargained for when he bought a used police cruiser at auction. Kevin Blais bought the 2004 Ford Crown Victoria in an online auction from the Hartford, Conn., police. He was cleaning it last week when he noticed a...
Fark.com (Free subscription) | 08/08/2008
When I was in high school my job was cleaning up rental cars.Sometimes the cops would rent our cars to use for drug sting ops, and clean the cars themselves when they brought them back to the lot.Being cops, though, they were never very thorough when they cleaned the cars. As a consequence, I'd do a better job cleaning them out, and ended up with all kinds of goodies, compliments of the sheriff's department....
Houston Chronicle (Free subscription) | 03/08/2008
The victim was driving a gold Ford Crown Victoria in the 1900 block of Maryland when he backed into a cyclone fence, triggering an argument with a group of men.
AutoblogGreen (Free subscription) | 17/07/2008
Filed under: Hybrid , Chevrolet , Ford , Nissan It's time to say adios to the classic yellow Ford Crown Vic. In May 2007, New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg announced plans to transform the city's ubiquitous yellow cab fleet from the old school Ford Crown Victorias to all hybrids. For the past couple of years, a variety of hybrid vehicles have been gradually infiltrating the fleet and generally performing...
Philadelphia Daily News (Free subscription) | 17/07/2008
Shawn Bender pointed his speeding Ford Crown Victoria like a loaded weapon at the Chrysler Concorde that weaved in front of him on Roosevelt Boulevard.
Philadelphia Inquirer (Free subscription) | 17/07/2008
Shawn Bender pointed his speeding Ford Crown Victoria like a loaded weapon at the Chrysler Concorde that weaved in front of him on Roosevelt Boulevard.
Florida Sun Sentinel (Free subscription) | 13/07/2008
Governments offer take-home vehicles to many Ernest King's job as human resources director for the city of North Lauderdale keeps him desk-bound most days. Still, the city will pay about $2,700 this fiscal year for gas and insurance for a $21,324 Ford Crown Victoria that he uses.
Houston Chronicle (Free subscription) | 25/06/2008
GERALD, MO. — Bill Jakob arrived in this small town with an offer to help police curb the community's methamphetamine problem. He had a badge and a gun and told officials he had previously worked as an anti-drug agent in Illinois. He even drove a fully equipped Ford Crown Victoria, which he said was for undercover work.
Shooting The Messenger (Free subscription) | 25/06/2008
GERALD, Missouri — "Bill Jakob arrived in this small town with an offer to help police curb the community's methamphetamine problem. He had a badge and a gun, and he told officials he had previously worked as an anti-drug agent in Illinois. He even drove a fully equipped Ford Crown Victoria, which he said was for undercover work. There was just one problem: Jakob was no police officer. The 36-year-old...
Seattle Post-Intelligencer (Free subscription) | 24/06/2008
GERALD, Mo. -- Bill Jakob arrived in this small town with an offer to help police curb the community's methamphetamine problem. He had a badge and a gun and told officials he had previously worked as an anti-drug agent in Illinois. He even drove a fully equipped Ford Crown Victoria, which he said was for undercover work.
WorkAtHome (Free subscription) | 24/06/2008
Bill Jakob arrived in this small town with an offer to help police curb the community’s methamphetamine problem. He had a badge and a gun and told officials he had previously worked as an anti-drug agent in Illinois. He even drove a fully equipped Ford Crown Victoria, which he said was for undercover work.
Boston Globe (Free subscription) | 05/06/2008
The repurposed police cruiser has long been a staple of local government. In Burlington, as in many communities, the town's inspectors, meter-readers, and custodial staff shuttle between jobs in Ford Crown Victorias handed down from the Police Department.
