Not Your Father's Fleet Vehicle—Is It?
Collingswood P.D. Lieutenant Dana Saxton has an appreciation for the borough's new police pursuit vehicle on many levels.
Collingswood Police Lt. Dana Saxton describes himself as a backyard mechanic who grew up with Corvettes, GTOs and other American muscle cars. He’s not a thrill junkie—he’s not shy of the gas pedal either—but confessed a certain fondness for the newer Dodge Charger Pursuit police vehicles that Collingswood P.D. has rolled out in recent months. Call it nostalgia; call it an incurable gear-head streak. As a law enforcement officer and auto enthusiast, it’s got to be fun to think that the latest incarnation of the General Lee is working for the other side. But even if everything old is new again, these fleet vehicles aren’t exactly whistling “Dixie.” For one thing, they’re far shorter and lighter than their 1966 counterparts and get much …
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Matt Skoufalos
10:06 pm on Thursday, January 3, 2013
Haven't written an editorial in a while, Peeches, but thanks for a completely unfounded criticism. more ›