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Read comments (14)Russell Barnett Dodge was the next-to-lowest bid, but sheriff's department officials said it was the best bid because the dealership offers pickup and delivery on service calls, eliminating the need for a sheriff's officer to be taken away from regular duties.
Sheriff Randall Boyce told the Times-Gazette the department has about 50 vehicles and tries to replace a few each year on a rotating basis.
In a related issue, Boyce said the gasoline crisis has affected his department's operations and ability to make random patrols.
Boyce briefly discussed the accident early Sunday involving a Sheriff's department vehicle. He said that both the driver and passenger in the other vehicle were intoxicated and that the other vehicle turned in front of the patrol car even though the patrol car had just turned on its lights and sirens on the way to investigate a stabbing incident.
Boyce said his department has left investigation of the incident entirely to the Tennessee Highway Patrol in order to avoid any possible conflict. But he expressed confidence that his department would be exonerated.
"It's no problem for us," said Boyce. "They're going to have a problem."
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Just for the record, it seems as though the Sheriff's Dept buys 4 or 5 new cars a year. According to their monthly reports the cars (entire fleet) are driven a total of about 740,000 miles per year. If you divide that by 5 cars per year it works out to swapping a vehicle out when it has 150,000 miles on it. Most State and Federal Law Enforcement Agencies swap theirs out at 60,000. Sounds to me like the Sheriff's Department is getting two "normal" lifespans for each vehicle. Not bad.....
blackeyesuze62's son, Deputy Henson is probably a School Resource Officer. SRO's really need new vehicles to drive back and forth from home to school and on ocassion to the sheriff's office and to court. The road officers that make emergency calls and serve warrants should turn in any new vehicle and give them to the SRO's so they can look good sitting in the parking lots at the schools.
Officers that answer emergency calls should be required to drive the old vehicles.
Just a Thought!!!!
well i guess bo and joe were not involved in this decision now were they. a county service actually got what they were asking for. humm?
Well, I hope my son gets one of those fine new dodge patrol cars. The kids at Harris Middle school make fun of Deputy Henson's 98 Lumina patrol car...now that car has got to be one of the oldest in the possy. He gave up a new patrol car in Rutherford county as a Sheriff's Deputy to come to work for his home town. I think the dodge is a good choice and sounds like the most efficent one economically.
I used to ask " Where does all our tax money goes? Now I know.""
New uniforms, new cars. How many new cars does this make since Boyce has been in office? And the next thing they will want is a new building and a new Jail.And a new colored confict stripes on their (confict)uniforms.
So glad to see where all this money is going. Because it sure isn't going to help the old people any.
So nothing but the best for Bedfords Finest.
It all goes back to the politicians and the big last names in the county who feel entitled to every decision big, and small, being entirely up to them. Of course, maybe the good citizen here ought to involve themselves a little more rather than being nothing more than a consumer, worried only about his or her own plight, and what they are doing for fun on any given weekend. I have family in both the police, and sheriff departments, so I do see your point Steelerfan, but the people just don't care enough.
Glad to know Our County can afford new police cars but not raises for their employees. What was wrong with the ones we had? Are they being sold to make back some of the money you jsut spent?
I don't see how you could go wrong with a life time drive train warranty. I am a chevy fan all the way,but with that kind of warranty it would be crazy to buy anything else.
NOW YOU HAVE FIVE NEW PROBLEMS.FORD IS IN,DODGE IS NOT.WRONG CARS TO BUY.LOOKS LIKE YOU LOST THIS ONE.
I perfer the Chevy Impalas . . . I am just glad that they evidently have all this money to spend that some do not.
The charger is an amazing vehicle. I had a chacne to drive a police package a few months back...incredibly powerful...
New Dodge is more fuel efficient than the Crown Vic.
Dodges lack in general. Can't they afford the better Ford cruisers?
Wow, I didn't know cruisers were so cheap. I figured with all the bells and whistles those cars have to have, they'd be nearly $35,000 or more. Those new Dodge patrol cars are really nice, although I haven't heard from the deputies how they like them. But at least they aren't those crappy Intrepids...YUCK!!! Those cars are horrible! It'll be nice to see some of those poor Crown Vic's finally retired.