8/24/14 - The Hamburg Township Police Department will be getting some new vehicles. Police Chief Rick Duffany went before the Hamburg Township Board of Trustees last week to request permission to purchase two new 2015 Ford Interceptor patrol cars. One will replace an existing patrol car that has more than 92,000 miles on it, where department policy calls for cars to be retired at 80,000 miles. The second new vehicle will replace a damaged patrol car was T-boned at an intersection by another driver in late June. The insurance payout on that vehicle was more than $20,000, so the out-of-pocket cost for the township is about $3,700. The other vehicle will cost about $30,000 to purchase and outfit for use by police. All of the funding will come from the departmentâs reserve vehicle purchase fund, which is maintained specifically so police do not have to use worn-out vehicles. It is replenished annually by asset forfeitures, but Duffany needs the boardâs permission to spend it. The purchase of new vehicles was approved unanimously. (TD)
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