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FCPD Barbie Sedans
Posted by:
Ken Carson
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Date: April 08, 2016 01:20PM
Why did FCPD replace the retired Crown Vic with these ugly, Ford Interceptor Barbie Sedans? I understand the whole gas savings concept and I’m sure there were multiple crash test studies done but they just look so feeble and seem like they would be incompetent in a high-speed pursuit situation. A lot of police departments are investing in the Dodge Charger which seems like a much more logical choice.
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Re: FCPD Barbie Sedans
Posted by:
Huh???
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Date: April 08, 2016 01:56PM
You answered your own question...more fuel efficient cars for the police make sense and with the traffic being so bad here, there's no need for county vehicles to participate in a "high-speed pursuit".
These new police cars also have GPS implementation technology. They fire GPS trackers from both forward and rearward facing points of deployment which then send a signal to all FCPD units and command centers. They can only be removed by LEO's. Any non-LEO that tries to remove room is instantly vapoohrized...
These new police cars also have GPS implementation technology. They fire GPS trackers from both forward and rearward facing points of deployment which then send a signal to all FCPD units and command centers. They can only be removed by LEO's. Any non-LEO that tries to remove room is instantly vapoohrized...
Re: FCPD Barbie Sedans
Posted by:
Ken Carson
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Date: April 08, 2016 02:47PM
"...with the traffic being so bad here, there's no need for county vehicles to participate in a "high-speed pursuit"
We obviously don’t live in the same part of the county. Can they fire a GPS tracker into the back of a perp fleeing on foot? Now that would be useful!! And we’d see big budget savings not having to dispatch Fairfax One multiple times each evening. A GPS tracker shot into the bumper of stolen car is only good until they bail.
We obviously don’t live in the same part of the county. Can they fire a GPS tracker into the back of a perp fleeing on foot? Now that would be useful!! And we’d see big budget savings not having to dispatch Fairfax One multiple times each evening. A GPS tracker shot into the bumper of stolen car is only good until they bail.
Re: FCPD Barbie Sedans
Posted by:
The see me rolling
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Date: April 08, 2016 03:05PM
They seemed to hold their own here; https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l9PpgZV3CrQ
Re: FCPD Barbie Sedans
Posted by:
causeican
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Date: April 09, 2016 01:07AM
They likely have too many gadgets. Maybe one or more screens. This may be a reason why an officer was not able to see a school bus right in front of his face.
Re: FCPD Barbie Sedans
Posted by:
Hmmmmm
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Date: April 09, 2016 05:15AM
Funny didn't the post report that the bus pulled out in front of the police car.
Re: FCPD Barbie Sedans
Posted by:
Tysons Troll
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Date: April 09, 2016 07:13AM
Ford is American; Dodge is Italian. Buy USA!
Re: FCPD Barbie Sedans
Posted by:
deputy33
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Date: April 09, 2016 07:36AM
The 6 cylinder interceptors will blow the doors off the old crown vic's.
The Dodges are no good for road cops, you cant fit a suspect in the back after that divider is installed.
The Dodges are no good for road cops, you cant fit a suspect in the back after that divider is installed.
Re: FCPD Barbie Sedans
Posted by:
Postman
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Date: April 09, 2016 11:01AM
Ken Carson Wrote:
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> Why did FCPD replace the retired Crown Vic with
> these ugly, Ford Interceptor Barbie Sedans?
Because Ford no longer makes the Crown Victoria.
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> Why did FCPD replace the retired Crown Vic with
> these ugly, Ford Interceptor Barbie Sedans?
Because Ford no longer makes the Crown Victoria.
Re: FCPD Barbie Sedans
Posted by:
Me, Myself and I
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Date: April 09, 2016 12:17PM
My hope was that they would retire that ugly-ass paint and graphics scheme along with the Crown Vics. It's not a classic cop car look from the 50's nor is it modern...it's just...well wait...the State Troopers's cars also suck. Just some STATE POLICE stickers slapped on the side? The County Sheriff's cars on the other hand look professional.
Re: FCPD Barbie Sedans
Posted by:
Human Tripod
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Date: April 09, 2016 03:04PM
Are they made south of the border, like so many of their passengers?
Re: FCPD Barbie Sedans
Posted by:
R U Bored Today?
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Date: April 09, 2016 03:24PM
WTF Cares?
Re: FCPD Barbie Sedans
Posted by:
Admiral Obvious
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Date: April 09, 2016 03:29PM
Pretty sure they are using real cars and not toy you posted. So, no, they aren't using Barbie cars.
Re: FCPD Barbie Sedans
Posted by:
Rollin' Like a Pimp
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Date: April 09, 2016 05:54PM
They need more of these...
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Posted by:
Teh7Y
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Date: April 10, 2016 02:54PM
(cough) in case of a gas crunch or parade we need a car running on diesel in emergency (cough)
Re: FCPD Barbie Sedans
Posted by:
PoPo
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Date: April 10, 2016 05:35PM
The see me rolling Wrote:
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> They seemed to hold their own here;
> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l9PpgZV3CrQ
I agree. An old Crown Vic got the first shot in on this nigger, but a new Taurus finished him off. The new Police Interceptors on the Taurus platform are an upgrade option to SHO performance models and are beasts on the highway.
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> They seemed to hold their own here;
> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l9PpgZV3CrQ
I agree. An old Crown Vic got the first shot in on this nigger, but a new Taurus finished him off. The new Police Interceptors on the Taurus platform are an upgrade option to SHO performance models and are beasts on the highway.
Re: FCPD Barbie Sedans
Posted by:
causeican
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Date: April 10, 2016 11:18PM
Me, Myself and I Wrote:
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> My hope was that they would retire that ugly-ass
> paint and graphics scheme along with the Crown
> Vics. It's not a classic cop car look from the
> 50's nor is it modern...it's just...well
> wait...the State Troopers's cars also suck. Just
> some STATE POLICE stickers slapped on the side?
> The County Sheriff's cars on the other hand look
> professional.
who gives a shit what they look like.
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> My hope was that they would retire that ugly-ass
> paint and graphics scheme along with the Crown
> Vics. It's not a classic cop car look from the
> 50's nor is it modern...it's just...well
> wait...the State Troopers's cars also suck. Just
> some STATE POLICE stickers slapped on the side?
> The County Sheriff's cars on the other hand look
> professional.
who gives a shit what they look like.
Re: FCPD Barbie Sedans
Posted by:
YANG
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Date: April 11, 2016 04:30AM
WATCH OUT THEY WILL STILL GET YA
Re: FCPD Barbie Sedans
Posted by:
mjs
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Date: April 11, 2016 12:02PM
you may be able to outrun the ford, but no chance of outrunning the bell jet ranger with FLIR or Mr Motorolla...
Re: FCPD Barbie Sedans
Posted by:
Except that
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Date: April 11, 2016 02:28PM
... people evade that copter all the time.
Listen to the scanner sometime. After an incident, they often piss off an entire neighborhood for hours, circling Fairfax One endlessly, with no results.
Face it, the cops here are pathetic. It's not surprising though. We don't have enough poor people to cause trouble and VA's court system makes MD and DC a much more attractive option for local criminality.
Listen to the scanner sometime. After an incident, they often piss off an entire neighborhood for hours, circling Fairfax One endlessly, with no results.
Face it, the cops here are pathetic. It's not surprising though. We don't have enough poor people to cause trouble and VA's court system makes MD and DC a much more attractive option for local criminality.
Re: FCPD Barbie Sedans
Posted by:
Officer B
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Date: April 12, 2016 11:25AM
You were exceeding the posted limit
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Re: FCPD Barbie Sedans
Posted by:
Penske
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Date: January 15, 2017 10:33AM
Just saw two of these doing at least 60 MPH down my quiet neighborhood street. No sirens, just lights on. Had I not been looking out the window, I don't think I would've heard them. Zero engine noise.
Re: FCPD Barbie Sedans
Posted by:
get 'em flash
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Date: January 15, 2017 10:59AM
Penske Wrote:
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> Just saw two of these doing at least 60 MPH down
> my quiet neighborhood street. No sirens, just
> lights on. Had I not been looking out the window,
> I don't think I would've heard them. Zero engine
> noise.
Krispy Kreme must have just turned on the "hot" sign.
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> Just saw two of these doing at least 60 MPH down
> my quiet neighborhood street. No sirens, just
> lights on. Had I not been looking out the window,
> I don't think I would've heard them. Zero engine
> noise.
Krispy Kreme must have just turned on the "hot" sign.