Cab companies used to buy old Police Vehicles, when they wore out. Now it appears the DPD buys old Taxi's. This is a few of the old and older vehicles.

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3 wheel motor bike (Photo from Jeff Lemoux)

This could be the city's first police car. While there is nothing on the back of the photo that identifies it as such, it appears to be a Packard from around 1909 or 1910, the vintage purchased for the department by Frank Croul. The officer standing in the backseat is identified as Burton Girardin, grandfather of Ray Girardin who was police commissioner in the 1960s. Patrolman and radio operator Walter Stick stands by one of the city's first radio-dispatched Police cars, a Ford Model T. Note the antenna on the roof. (Published by the Detroit News)

 

Police Flying Squad (Pic. from Tim Kelly)
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Paddy Wagon 1912 (Photo from Jeff Lemoux) Detroit News archives on Detroit, unkown participants or year.
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1910 P.O. on Henderson Cycle (Photo from Jeff Lemoux)
1946_Scout_Car (Photo from Jeff Lemoux)

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1932

Oldie

1960s_wagon (Photo from Jeff Lemoux)

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Original Tactical Mobile Unit 1965 (Photo from Jeff Lemoux)

Tactical Service Section (TMU) Replacement

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Bike Patrol
Bomb being detonated on Belle Isle K-9 Van
70's Vintage

 

1989 Plymouth
Parade
D.A.R.E. Vette
Only the best for the DPD

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8Th Precinct old #16 K9 1st & 2nd. numbers on code # are year of the veh. Parade
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Early  K9 Unit
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2000 Fords have gone back to the Black scheme paint, as most of the surrounding suburbs also have. Click on car below to go to the new 2000's.

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2003 back to white