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Interesting Media release

Posted: Tue Jan 17, 2006 1:56 pm
by Tom
Although the media releases are usually well out of date when posted on the WAPOL site I found this one to be most interesting:

http://www.police.wa.gov.au/MediaAndPub ... s/3828.pdf

I wonder where the unmarked vehicles will be coming from? Any ideas Walks?? A fully marked MIG fleet!!

Although this release is poorly worded it is well worth reading.

I just wish they have more public interaction days such as Mounted Section, traffic, TRG and K9 open days, it's a good way for the public to learn more about our Emergency services.

cheers

Tom

Posted: Tue Jan 17, 2006 2:19 pm
by gkoutlis
That is a really interesting one there Tom, hmm - i suspect they will probably half Fords and Half Holden VZ's - who know - i am sure someone will let us know.

Posted: Tue Jan 17, 2006 2:40 pm
by Ludacris
gkoutlis wrote:That is a really interesting one there Tom, hmm - i suspect they will probably half Fords and Half Holden VZ's - who know - i am sure someone will let us know.
No fords, still use the Ford Utes though...........

I too am very interested where he is going to pull these 100 from.... perhaps D's will now be in marked cars......... 100 is alot of cars though

Posted: Tue Jan 17, 2006 2:43 pm
by gkoutlis
I agree that 100 is alot of cars - I'm not sure if the Commisioner is adding to the fleet or "Replacing" cars that have been thrashed too much? :D

But thankyou for letting me know about the thing with the fords and the Sequential shift - Learn something new everyday.

Posted: Tue Jan 17, 2006 3:12 pm
by Tom
I was thinking along the lines that any unmarked car in the fleet that's white in colour might become a target for being marked up possibly....

Having more marked cars is a good way to improve police presence although the number of troops might be dwindling.

If you go into the City on a weekday their are a sh*t-load of unamrked cars getting about tho.

cheers

Tom

Posted: Tue Jan 17, 2006 5:30 pm
by Walks
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Walks.

Posted: Wed Jan 18, 2006 6:34 pm
by Zebedee
Walks wrote:Not too many white plain wrappers out there Tom. not 100 of them anyway.
The few times I've been over in Sydney or Melbourne for work or having a bit of a holiday, I've seen marked, coloured police cars - e.g. red, blue, green, yellow, hot pink, etc :)

Is there any reason why they couldn't or wouldn't do that here I wonder? Other than the fact that the blue/white checks would look a bit odd on a coloured car to a population used to seeing police cars as being only white? I guess there's something to be said for police cars to all look the same ...