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Indiana State Police officials recently purchased 18 2008 Ford Mustangs, and what better way to break them in than by hitting the road course at O’Reilly Raceway Park?

ISP Sgt. Rich Myers said the department used Ford Mustangs in the 1980s for traffic patrol, but then switched to Chevrolet Camaros. When Chevrolet stopped making Camaros, he said the ISP began using their Crown Victoria patrol cars for enforcement details before deciding to switch back to Mustangs.

Myers said there will one Mustang in each ISP district.

“They will be a traffic enforcement tool, just like the motorcycles,” he said.

Several troopers gathered at O’Reilly Raceway Park earlier this week to test their driving skills and get a feel for the new Mustangs.

ISP Sgt. Shannon Kennedy said the troopers were first introduced to the cars during a one and a half day training session at the Indiana Law Enforcement Academy. There, she said, they practiced basic skills on both inside and outside tracks. She said they decided to go to ORP to get practice taking curves.

“(The Mustangs) handle differently than the Crown Vics,” she added.

Kennedy said ORP’s road course simulates the road conditions the troopers will be facing on a regular basis.

She said the Mustangs will rarely be used on interstates as they plan to focus on two-lane highways and other roads where fatalities seem to be more common.

Kennedy also said motorists will likely not notice the troopers since Mustangs are a popular car and these models are not marked.

“They don’t even have the antennas,” she added.

Source: FlyerGroup.com




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Comments (7)

  1. By David Posted: 5/20/2008 4:37pm PDT

    Those are sick. Kinda like the cop car from Transformers. That would suck to see one of these in your rear view.
     
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  2. By  Jim Posted: 5/21/2008 7:41pm PDT

    I bet the officers are fighting over who gets to drive them first...
     
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  3. By Craig Posted: 5/23/2008 12:32pm PDT

    Barricade lives!
     
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  4. By C.N. Posted: 5/23/2008 4:30pm PDT

    More waste of tax payer money. No wonder gas prices are so high!
     
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  5. By Matt Posted: 5/23/2008 4:35pm PDT

    In my city (Newark, NJ) auto theft is a big crime. Newark police have unmarked 1990s Mazda 626s. That is a car you would NEVER think was a cop.
     
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  6. By Chris Posted: 5/23/2008 11:10pm PDT

    Scary, I used to just worry about Crown Vics, marked Intrepids, marked Chargers, unmarked brand new suburbans, etc. Now I have to worry about some departments using one of the most common sports cars on the road and not even giving themselves away with an antenna, drats!
     
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  7. By  Matt Posted: 7/7/2008 11:25am PDT

    I moved from southern Indiana to Tennessee about a month or so ago and I got call from my friends who said they got pulled over by two of these mustangs. In the cites of Evansville & Mt. Vernon Indiana, there is 2 unmarked mustangs. They are silver and blue. Keep an eye out.
     
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