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With the Ford Crown Victoria retired after over 30 years of dutiful service, the market for police vehicles is wide open. GM was hoping to capitalize with an Australian-built rear-wheel drive sedan called the Chevy Caprice Police Patrol Vehicle, which is in high demand but short supply around the country. Some police departments are up in arms, waiting over a year for delivery of their Caprice PPV’s reports the duPont registry. The problem stems from shipping and dealership delays, and police departments aren’t happy. Of the five Florida police departments that ordered Caprice PPV’s for testing, only two, Tampa and...