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'Mini' patrol car hitting the streets
The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette ^ | Friday, July 02, 2004 | Michelle K. Massie

Posted on 07/02/2004 11:33:32 AM PDT by Willie Green

The Allegheny County sheriff's department has a new tool in its arsenal to "Mini-mize" crime.

The sheriff's department has unveiled the first-ever Mini Cooper law enforcement patrol car in the country, aptly named the "MINI COPPER."

MINI of Pittsburgh, located in Shadyside, donated the car to the department for six months to a year to promote various city and county events. It will also be used in conjunction with crime prevention activities, such as child identification and protection from strangers programs.

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TOPICS: Culture/Society; Government; US: Pennsylvania; United Kingdom
KEYWORDS: leo; patrolcars; policecruisers
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To: Spackidagoosh
LOL!

I think most cops should have to drive around in a vehicle like that.

It might teach them some humility.

41 posted on 07/02/2004 2:15:27 PM PDT by Mulder (To be born free is an accident,to live free is your duty,to die free is your obligation. Wm. Coulter)
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To: Spackidagoosh

too bad the "new" Mini is owned by BMW, I would definatly be buying one. So I have to settle for my 73 1001 Innocenti (Italian Austin Mini)


42 posted on 07/02/2004 2:29:02 PM PDT by Docbarleypop (Navy Doc)
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To: Mulder

0 to 60 in 7 seconds.... may teach them how to drive too.


43 posted on 07/02/2004 2:30:35 PM PDT by AnalogReigns
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To: The South Texan

hold your tongue, its the finest of British engeneering!!! ok that does sound sad, but it is far ahead of anything the frogs would make.


44 posted on 07/02/2004 2:31:04 PM PDT by Docbarleypop (Navy Doc)
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To: AnalogReigns
I'm pleased someone else likes the Mini - I'd like to remind everyone, it's built in Oxford, England. ;)

Regards, Ivan

45 posted on 07/02/2004 2:32:14 PM PDT by MadIvan (Ronald Reagan - proof positive that one man can change the world.)
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To: Willie Green

46 posted on 07/02/2004 2:33:04 PM PDT by FreedomCalls (It's the "Statue of Liberty," not the "Statue of Security.")
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To: Willie Green

Geez.....I bet the Mini does 0-60 in three days.


47 posted on 07/02/2004 2:38:17 PM PDT by SVTCobra03 (You can never have enough friends, horsepower or ammunition.)
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To: cinFLA
Notice the low-profile light bar. Almost impossible to pick out in traffic.

Here in Texas "low-profile" means a pick-up.

More here.

48 posted on 07/02/2004 2:41:34 PM PDT by FreedomCalls (It's the "Statue of Liberty," not the "Statue of Security.")
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