Almost everything a cop does in a car can be accomplished in a Corolla that gets well over double the mileage.
It is further flatly unconscionable for the taxpayers to be buying free gas for police to use to run personal errands in fuel-inefficient cars.
We must immediately move police into more fuel-efficient cars through a program that could be called "Cops in Corollas." We must also immediately end the practice of take-home cars, unless the officer with such a car reimburses the City $600 a month to cover the use of the car, plus all gas the officer uses in non-police driving.
This take-home car benefit has become so outlandish and excessive that it's akin to giving every cop a $7,000 undeclared raise.
There is absolutely no reason why an Indy cop cannot conduct his business in one of these:
