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Police cars getting even stealthier


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By Reno Gazette-Journal

Just when it seemed like undercover police cars couldn’t get any stealthier, along comes this.

After adding red- and blue-emergency lights inside the front visors of unmarked police cars, Ford said Monday it is introducing rear emergency lights that are built into the spoiler.

The system means that in states where officers in unmarked cruisers are allowed to pull over speeders, it may be harder to recognize their vehicles — until those lights go on.

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  1. Robin Smith says - Posted: October 11, 2016

    Remember the late 60’s thru early 70’s? The Highway Patrol and the city Police were cautioning women NOT to stop for any unmarked cars!!!

    Charlie Manson and that group were taking women from up and down the Hwy 50 corridor. Some of them from Lake Tahoe are missing to this day.

    Aug 11, 2000 article from The Tahoe Daily Tribune by Gregory Crofton Tribune Staff writer, “Investigator: Zodiac Killer struck in Tahoe.”

  2. Robin Smith says - Posted: October 11, 2016

    OOOPS! That Tahoe Daily Tribune article was written Aug 31, 2000