escondido pd has dodge chargers?

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hodad200
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escondido pd has dodge chargers?

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saw on kfmb's noon show, during a story about esco city council. don't know if it was a demo dodge car or an actual cruiser.
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Dodge Chargers Police Car

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San Diego Sheriff has two also. One was on display at the 3 C's event at Sheriff's Com Center March 7th. It is in trial mode per a deputy, rotatating usage between different stations to see how it responds in different areas. It was also used at some RaceLegal events and was said to blow the socks off the Crowm Vics.

I will post some photos...As soon as I get them back from Fotomat.

http://www.allpar.com/squads/police-cars/charger.html


http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/nort ... opcar.html

2 new police cars have Escondido cops revved

By Kristina Davis?STAFF WRITER
November 16, 2006
ESCONDIDO – The Police Department is putting a little more muscle into its car fleet. Yesterday, the City Council approved the purchase of two 2007 Dodge Charger patrol cars that have officers pretty excited.

Escondido Police Officers Tom Phelps (left) and Steve Higgins just finished test-driving a loaner version of the two swift Dodge Chargers that the city is buying for the force. The car has a 340-horsepower, 5.7-liter Hemi V-8 engine and looks arguably more menacing – and just plain cooler – than the classic Ford Crown Victoria that officers now drive.
The Charger's slanted headlights and in-your-face grill almost give the impression of a snarling glare when viewed head-on. Officers have been lining up to test-drive a loaner version of the car since last week.
“I liked the power,” said Officer Steve Higgins, who took it for a spin yesterday. “It's the new thing,” said Sgt. Don Shumate, who helps oversee the agency's fleet of about 130 cars. “The guys are liking it. The general opinion so far seems to be that it is a good car, nimble, quick.”

Costing the department about $25,000 each, the Charger is about $1,000 more than the Crown Victoria, with its 250-horsepower, 4.6-liter V-8 engine. The department has already set aside the money in the current budget for the cars. The traffic unit will likely get first dibs on the two cars, Shumate said. The department is one of hundreds around the nation to try the Charger, and several have begun adding them to their fleets, including the Oceanside Police Department and the San Diego Sheriff's Department. “Anytime we make a major equipment change – and a police car is a very important piece of equipment of an officer – we need to be very selective,” Shumate said. “We want the feedback.”
Some of the drawbacks officers have already brought up include the smaller trunk size for equipment and back-seat space for prisoners.
Oceanside recently bought two of the cars and is in the middle of a six-month evaluation period to determine if they will order more.
The car's official Web site boasts that the Charger is ideal for pursuits, with acceleration from 0 to 60 mph in six seconds and a top speed of 160 mph. “You get up to speed quicker, which is good if you're going after somebody,” said Officer Tom Phelps, who took the car on the highway and dirt roads. It gets 17 mpg in the city and 25 mpg on the highway, the same as the Crown Victoria. The hottest car in the department thus far has been its black-and-white 1998 Chevy Camaro, which the traffic unit uses. It will be phased out soon because of its high mileage, Shumate said.
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yuck i saw a fwd impala too ewwwww
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Charger pix from JKPHOTOG1

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Charger pix from JKPHOTOG1

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Schaweet. White mic to... black mic to...
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Very Nice!! 8)
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Awesome car :D
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Post by Brian »

The two dodge charger units for Escondido police is going to 1 Traffic Unit & 1 K-9 Unit.
The two charger is not in service yet.
that's what is plan for now. *Subject to change*
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Cage and everything :D
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Here's a picture I took of one in Vista:

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