Two-Wheel Drive
We've covered this before, but never was it more evident than yesterday how short sighted this decision was. Even a four-wheel-drive vehicle per sector would have been an improvement over what we saw today.
Did everyone catch the citywide broadcasts that there was no R-service available and if you got stuck, your sergeant had to call for a tow with no ETA? That was a brilliant bit of planning there - hope the previous watch remembered to fill up the tank.
And just in case you forgot, this is what J-Fled was driving today while you skidded across miles of almost plowed roads and unsalted pavement:
And while we're aware that J-Fled probably had little to do with the choice of two-wheel-drive SUVs, but if he wants to claim credit for getting us the new vehicles, he can damn well accept the blame for getting us crappy ones.
Did everyone catch the citywide broadcasts that there was no R-service available and if you got stuck, your sergeant had to call for a tow with no ETA? That was a brilliant bit of planning there - hope the previous watch remembered to fill up the tank.
And just in case you forgot, this is what J-Fled was driving today while you skidded across miles of almost plowed roads and unsalted pavement:
And while we're aware that J-Fled probably had little to do with the choice of two-wheel-drive SUVs, but if he wants to claim credit for getting us the new vehicles, he can damn well accept the blame for getting us crappy ones.
Labels: department issues
posted by SCC at 12:03 AM
103 Comments:
By the way, the Supt's Expedition also has Sirius satellite radio, as implied by the Sirius sticker on the driver's side window. (It's not visible in these photos).
I'll give J-Fled this much. He learned how to just tell a bunch of lies to the media knowing full well that he won't be called on it. He got that from Daley.
When they asked about the Tahoes, he just pulled a bunch of bullshit out of his ass and they never even called him on it. All specialized units got new vehicles? Please. Pursuit packages when we can't pursue? Great.
Then again, the Chicago media makes Pravda look like an honest publication. They are so bought and paid for by the Machine it's pathetic. If you think you live in a free country while residing in Chicago, you're either blind or retarded.
JFled was saying at the press conference this afternoon that "some" of the Tahoe's we have are 4X4's. Which ones are these? Some new batch covered in snow at 51st and Wentworth? Last I checked they're all 2X4 base line police packages.
Any smart copper would gas up the car, pack the DVD player and some snacks and promptly get stuck. Maybe even make some ot put of it.
The last two nights my partner and I had to park on the main plowed road and walk 2 to 4 blocks to our jobs. Only in the city that works do we get rear wheel drive SUV's, no 4x4 option. What a joke!
Thought I heard Weis at OEMC briefing say something about all beats having new vehicles capable of handling this weather.
This is why I would rather have a squad car. Two wheel drive suv's are danderous.
Yeah that clout connected city towing outfit is hearing the cash register ring big time right about now. Maybe that's why you're stuck with 2 wd equipment?
That's okay they saved some bucks...that is if they don't get any workers comp claims from injuries related to getting unstuck
Thought I heard Weis at OEMC briefing say something about all beats having new vehicles capable of handling this weather.
2/03/2011 01:53:00 AM
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What he said was that all beats got new vehicles.
That was a lie. There were no new beat cars purchased last year.
On every Tahoe is a small piece of plastic under the front bumper that goes from side to side called an "air dam." This item directs oncoming air downward in order to make the rough, uneven bottom of the vehicle a little more aerodynamic. There isn't a single Tahoe in my district that still has its air dam intact. EVERY one of the SUVs in an entire police district has been crushed or ripped away by the immature "hey...it's not MY car" attitude. Four wheel drive vehicles have to be a little higher since those vehicles have two transmissions and a transfer case. What do you think would happen to those vehicles if the youngsters could slam those vehicles across speed bumps and uneven pavement? Half of them would be in the shop or destroyed completely.
The 4-on-2-off schedule means that, due to the overlapping watches, there is no more "regular cars" assigned to each particular beat. Now the guys that are rough on cars get to be rough on ALL of the cars, knowing that if they tear up one car they can just take out a different car tomorrow.
CPD has never had 4-wheel-drive cars. They give us new Tahoes and these guys can't wait to wreck these vehicles. What do you think they'd do to the 4WD variant?
Maybe the city should buy one or two 4WD vehicles per district and see how long it takes the hotshots to drive them into the junkyard. Great power comes with great responsibility.
Why doesn't jody drive a Chevy like us?
Take those pieces of crap tahoes and scrap them, that's all they're good for. Nothing beats the good ole' crown vics in the snow. Full tank of gas, some added weight(couple bags of concrete only $3 a bag) in the trunk and turn off the stupid traction control and you were fine on most streets.
I see he has forgoed the Michigan plates and the heavy front and side window tint. Nice to see that he is obeying Illinois and Chicago laws before HE GETS DUMPED!!!!!!!!!!!
I heard we are all getting a new ribbin for the serive and professionalism we provieded to the citizens during the Great Blizzard of 2011. I will wear it proudly even though I was RDO.
That's funny, I did fine for well over a decade driving a 2 wheel drive squad car, but hey, let's not waste an opportunity to bitch about something. These last couple of posts sound like a fucking drama queen.... Everybody tuck your fucking skirts in and start acting like prima donnas. It snowed, it's a big city, it's not the first time side streets were not plowed, it ALWAYS takes a few days after a big storm to get to those and in the end if they don't, go out, grab a neighbor, and start clearing it instead of crying about it.
Got around great with the Crown Vic..
Why didnt we keep on ordering Vics til they ceased production in late September?
What's good for Vinnys Connected-No Bid Auto Sales is good for Chicago ....see? SEE!
Ask J-fled, he got a nice FWD w/ custom rims. There 'ya go, see much clearer now don’t 'ya...well DON'T 'YA!
Now for something serious ; Inflated salaries for bloated " command " structure, double & triple dippers, extortion rates of taxation and selling of city assets, yet Shortshanks won't spend the extra money to properly & SAFELY equip the C.P.D. What a sorry sack of shit, soon to be replaced by an even bigger one, that's you Emmanuel.
OT: Ch: 32 reports that the Cleveland PD confiscated 80 guns & numerous boxes of ammo from various homeless shelters in their city.
How's the work going on our stations security upgrades? Anybody?
I heard J-Fled's comments at the OEMC press conference when he was asked about the "lack" of police response, as well as being questioned about the wisdom of using 2 wheel drive vehicles rather than 4wheel. He reverted to his double talk about available police vehicle packages and how well they have proven to work in other municipalities. He suggested that any vehicle can get stuck in these conditions and that the Chicago Police Department had the best equipment available. I reasonably expected him to come up with some canned response to this obvious question, but I was not prepared for him to tell an out and out, bald-faced lie. If he had any real concern about coppers and the general public, he would have realized that the vehicles we use without the benefit of 4-wheel drive could have resulted in serious injury or death to coppers and civilians, not to mention rendering us less than able to respond properly in these weather conditions.
I felt really bad hearing complaints from citizens who related they saw few if any Chicago Police officers engaged to help in this storm. Well, if we had more coppers, the correct vehicles and decent leadership things would have been much different.
He can't be called "J-Fled" if he has nothing to flee in. Talk about living up (down) to your name. haha
True story.....
009th District SUV (you know who you are) unfortunately got stuck IN THE MIDDLE OF 36th and XXX street) thru no fault of their own.
They had to be pushed out by the residents who were shoveling out their own vehicles.
As that 009th District pulled away the residents all laughed and said
"They spend $50,000 each for those vehicles and they don't even have 4 wheel drive"
He said every beat had a new vehicle Liar. check, Big Fat Head liar...
Some of the original Tahoes from a few years ago are 4x4. That's when they wer bought as "specialty" vehicles and not for general patrol. All the new ones are 4x2 - stupid. The point has already been made. Since we have, basically, a no-pursuit policy, why shouldn't we be driving 4x4s? This is Chicago; it has winters with snow - duh.
I always love how he takes credit for getting us cars when he lists his few accomplishments over the years. Next he will take credit for getting us paper and toner for the copiers.
This is why I would rather have a squad car. Two wheel drive suv's are danderous.
2/03/2011 02:28:00 AM
Head and Shoulders, Lad. It works for me.
YOU have danderous?!
Not any more.
Isn't loverboy Picardi in charge of fleet management? What shit cars and bossses we have! I remember when he was the head of Streets and San. told us guys at the garage how he worked his way up. Yea up Daley's ass!
Why spend the $$$ on 4 wheel drive vehicles for cops? They'll just smash them and tear them up too like they do most of their vehicles.
By the way, the Supt's Expedition also has Sirius satellite radio, as implied by the Sirius sticker on the driver's side window. (It's not visible in these photos).
2/03/2011 12:21:00 AM
Standard in all new Fords for 6 months to a year.
J-Fled gets no credit and all the blame. He sat down with O'Keefe to pick those Tahoes (in the summertime) and approved the purchase! It is a complete moron who says on camera, "the cars that our guys and gals have are great MOST of the time." This is Chi-ca-go, did you not know that it was going to snow eventually??
Leave him alone... don't you know you need good traction when shots are fired two blocks away and you have to get the hell out of there as fast as possible. Like they said on the titanic, woman, children and weis first.
How about those crappy impalas that didnt last long? Had a super car yesterday. Its rides nice in this snow, front wheel drive much better than the pursuit package tahoe.
FYI streets and san people get around in very nice looking jeeps, anybody seen those? I think those dont come standard with sucky ass 4x2????
Jody sounded like a Shit Salesman with a "Mouthful of Samples"!
http://www.gmfleet.com/government/police/chevy-tahoe-4WD/index.jsp
For $1,500.00 more they could of bought these but then again the daley boys probably would not have as much extra money in the "backpocket" paid-off club!
What specialized units got new vehicles? I know for a fact that TRU and MSF don't have any new vehicles. TRU has one tahoe and I don't think MSF has any. And the majority of the cars assigned there are just pool cars forced back into service. SWAT guys just got take home cars last month, but they are just Ford POS's. This guy is such a tool.
JFled was saying at the press conference this afternoon that "some" of the Tahoe's we have are 4X4's. Which ones are these? Some new batch covered in snow at 51st and Wentworth? Last I checked they're all 2X4 base line police packages.
2/03/2011 12:38:00 AM
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Rule 14 Violation!!! Someone in the KMA club get the CR now! Come on old-timers, grab your nuts!
Those pictures look like a hearse. . .
The last two nights my partner and I had to park on the main plowed road and walk 2 to 4 blocks to our jobs. Only in the city that works do we get rear wheel drive SUV's, no 4x4 option. What a joke!
Too bad and suck it up been there done that 2 storms before let the zone know your going in on foot. What are you the police or not
Oh sure, there are four wheel drive units out there, J-Fleds, Georgas, some tool from the ivory tower. Those black explorers the "special" bosses drive.
Talk about a staged photo op here we have Rahm Emanuel pushing what looks to me like a 2 WD police Tahoe. Chaeck out the photo caption contest over at the capitolfax.com
Yes, that would be Rahm Emanuel pushing a police car…
Does that vehicle look like it's stuck to you?
Heh, our problems are all solved. The man should of been down in the 8 th when it was snowing.
"YOU" get the 2WD Tahoes, "I" get the 4WD Explorer because I need to get outta there when the gettin's good..........
fuck you
ss/ J-Fled
Chicago Mayor Race vid.
Too Big To Fail Hollywood Rahm
DJ Freddie Mac and the Blue State Cowboys
If you think you live in a free country while residing in Chicago, you're either blind or retarded.
2/03/2011 12:37:00 AM
wherever i live, i'm free.
Chalkie
JFled said...we dont need 4x4's...2x4 is good enough!!!!!! His ass isnt out in this shit so what does he care!!
Shortshanks press conf goin on now love how hes talking about the fire and police using snowmobilies. We cant even ride the bikes unless takin a course when did we give snowmobiling courses..would of have been nice to have one tue nt..
For all the ticket happy given coppers who cant wait to hammer the private towing co the show up on auto accidents, bet they were laughin their asses off over their police scaners with all the calls of "were stuck squad"..Actually had one give me his card and told me to call if we needed anything.He probably didnt get a ticket yet for showin up on a scene.
According to Chevy, the 2WD Police Tahoe PPV (Police Patrol Vehicle) is designed and tuned for high speed emergency operations, whereas the 4WD Tahoe SSV (Special Service Vehicle) has a regular production suspension and chassis configuration and is not intended for high speed emergency vehicle operations. Plus, the SSV costs $3k more.
If my district is any indication, POs have practically fallen over themselves trying to get the keys for a Tahoe instead of a Crown Vic after roll call. Now, when we get a historically bad snowstorm and it's nearly impossible to get around in any vehicle, we POs start turning on the Tahoes. Listen, I'm sure that many of us have noticed that Tahoes don't handle slippery roads as well as Crown Vics, but unless you were riding in Jody's snow tire-equipped Expedition EL (Extended Length), Tahoes AND Crown Vics were pretty much useless when the storm hit.
Like someone else suggested, if the Department bought one SSV for each sector or maybe even for the Sgts, we at least would have a fighting chance dealing with this extreme weather. Just remember, since the SSVs aren't intended for high speed emergency vehicle operations, the second some PO or Sgt rolls an SSV responding to a job and files a lawsuit against the Department and Chevy, he/she will be sh.. out of luck.
The two wheel drive Tahoe is absolutely the worst vehicle known to man for driving in snow. Why anybody would think that it's a good police vehicle for a Police Department in the country's snow belt is beyond me. Oh wait, that's what the bureau uses and we have J-Big Head Fled.
The minute we start making sense as a department the bad guys win.
J-Fled needed dedicated snow tires and 4 wheel drive to make his his escape
- gotta run ...
At 1600 hrs on Feb 1st my Comcast cable TV AND internet service went out and I didn't get it back till an hour ago.
Did something happen?
Quit picking on poor jfed. He needs the largest motor in the fleet to flee as quickly as possible in the event shots are fired a half a mile away. GOTTA RUN!!!
Are those big old SNOW tires on possum heads SUV???
Hmmm ... I wonder if HE has 4 Wheel drive???
Daley and the CPD ALWAYS take the Cheapest Way Out, when it comes to Police Equipment. Notice that they [the Big Bosses] don't drive these junks.
Most of the time I agree with you SCC however on this issue I beg to differ. The way people beat on squad cars there is little doubt in my mind that most 4wd trannies would be destroyed long before they even saw a storm like this because of some fool on the watch beating the crap out of it. The last time we had a storm like this was in 99. The real problem is the stupidity of people. Take LSD for instance ....would you have driven it Tues night? HELL NO! Just like you know better than to take your family to the taste of Chicago at night. I'm willing to bet most of the calls the P.O.'s had were bullshit. Dispatchers should have been telling callers to walk to the main thoroughfare to meet police. On a side note people have to help clean up a mess like this. Is it really the responsibility of the City to have all this cleaned up in 12 hours? NO, it's not. Just like it shouldn't be the City's responsibility to feed kids breakfast and lunch for free at school.
As everyone knows the main streets were in surprisingly good condition Wed. morning. As for the side streets most could be cleared to the point they are accessible if people would just pitch in. In my alley just about everyone cleared out the area behind their garage. The worst spot was the mouth of the alley and myself and two other neighbors cleared it with snowblowers in about 15 minutes. The entire sidewalk was cleared by residents too. We don't have "zombies" walking down the middle of the street because nobody shoveled.
I just saw 2 bullshit tahoes on tow trucks today in less than 5 minutes., I almost died laughing. J-Pud is a stone idiot. Where is the bought and paid for media???
Also saw jagoff Tom thumb in back of the mayor as the mayor got assaulted for Tommy's fuck up. They can all go to hell.
Anyone beefing about having to park and walk to jobs must not have worked for the dept. too long. Plenty of times during a snow storm you have to walk to a job rather than get stuck. This is not the first nor will it be the last snow storm in our cities history. Tahoes, impalas, crowns or dodge chargers, they all get in high snow. Do the job you signed up for, use common sense, and you'll be fine.
Thought I heard Weis at OEMC briefing say something about all beats having new vehicles capable of handling this weather.
2/03/2011 01:53:00 AM
Yes you did and he even went on to say that these vehicles are use in Michigan where they have alot of snow..We did are research..HAHA
JPUD stated the Tahoes have a police package suspension and were recommended by other departments that operate in snowy conditions. What does the stiffer or more rugged suspension provide traction for...hmmmm? HIGH SPEED TRACTION ON DRY PAVEMENT, (tires rated for performance, not conditions like rain/snow) nitwit.
What department make the recommendation, not CTA, not Sts & San, not US Postal.... maybe it was the Sales Dept of a south suburban Chevy dealer that contributed several thousands of dollars in campaign contributions to the Democrats over the years.
4 wheel drive adds around $2-3000 to the sticker. At a time when big truck sales were flat and gas prices high we bought a thousand or so at full sticker. Such a deal for a top heavy slip 'n slide vehicle that will go airborne upon impact. Not to mention blind spots, no room for gear, and the bulky light bar controls/pdt console that obstructs the (empty) gunrack.
Jpud - a legacy of embarrassment.
The last two nights my partner and I had to park on the main plowed road and walk 2 to 4 blocks to our jobs. Only in the city that works do we get rear wheel drive SUV's, no 4x4 option. What a joke!
ahhhhh young man. A good policeman never gets cold,tired or wet. you my friend take this job way to seriously. park your car on the main street, open your paper and wait 15 minutes... then come over the air and say... "squad, we walked down and cant make contact, unless you have a callback 19p" taadaaaa!!!!! im all for doing police work but not today... save the police work for another day... snow days like this is when we should be 100% reactive and dont do anything you dont have to do...
Old Retired Guy Here;
I know there is nothing more boring than having some old fart, telling you what it was like in the "Good Old Days"
That being said; I was working afternoons,and then days in the snowfall of 1978/79. We had squad cars,rear wheel drive, and those old style tires, that would not grip.
We walked into the jobs. Side streets were blocked for weeks. We pushed each other out. We got struck a lot.
We had a great time, of it, and made the best of it. The trick is to pull together. We even had a car held down to pick up and take home people, who could not make it to work.
Stay Safe. I Promise You This, One Day You Will Look Back On This, As A Fond Memory.
all dressed up, with nowhere to go.
Too bad and suck it up been there done that 2 storms before let the zone know your going in on foot. What are you the police or not
2/03/2011 11:28:00 AM
nice observation, from under your desk.
Come on old-timers, grab your nuts!
2/03/2011 11:28:00 AM
and let loose of mine.
Why spend the $$$ on 4 wheel drive vehicles for cops? They'll just smash them and tear them up too like they do most of their vehicles.
2/03/2011 09:36:00 AM
and your point is?
Next he will take credit for getting us paper and toner for the copiers.
2/03/2011 09:02:00 AM
which would be another lie.
As that 009th District pulled away the residents all laughed and said
"They spend $50,000 each for those vehicles and they don't even have 4 wheel drive"
2/03/2011 08:46:00 AM
non-taxpaying residents, i presume?
'cause us taxpayers aren't laughing.
'....grab a neighbor, and start clearing it instead of crying about it.
2/03/2011 08:09:00 AM'
if i'm gonna grab a neighbor, it ain't gonna be for shoveling snow.
I will wear it proudly even though I was RDO.
2/03/2011 07:49:00 AM
you still qualify for it.
'What do you think they'd do to the 4WD variant?
Maybe the city should buy one or two 4WD vehicles per district and see how long it takes the hotshots to drive them into the junkyard. Great power comes with great responsibility.
2/03/2011 05:29:00 AM'
so, what you're saying is that Chevy makes a shitty 4x4?
Comrades, the reason that the city bought the Chevy Tahoe's is because nobody else is buying these useless vehicles from Government Motors. This is part of the Socialization of our country. They are doing it right before our eyes. Who pulls the strings on the Obama puppet? The bailout was designed to put more money into the selfish unions that are systematically destroying our country. Please be safe in these mobile wrecks.
JFled was saying at the press conference this afternoon that "some" of the Tahoe's we have are 4X4's. Which ones are these? Some new batch covered in snow at 51st and Wentworth? Last I checked they're all 2X4 base line police packages.
2/03/2011 12:38:00 AM
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Rule 14 Violation!!! Someone in the KMA club get the CR now! Come on old-timers, grab your nuts!
2/03/2011 11:28:00 AM
Once again some retard has an idea and wants someone else to act on it. How about grab your nuts and get the CR# yourself Mr. Steelballs
Though the majority of officers in our department displayed tenacity and dedication during this storm this cannot be said of all officers or civilian employees. The Tribune hasn't reported that huge numbers of dispatchers simply failed to come to work. This resulted in the dispatchers who showed up working huge shifts with little sleep. In my district maybe 15 to 20% of the officers tried calling in. Thank god the WC prohibited this. Funny the same ones who showed up were the kind of cops who put in a hard days work all the time. In my district, the losers who tried calling in were political hacks and suckasses with special easy spots.
Lets just get pickup trucks same thing/ ya the vehicles go 24/7 but many of the vics went of road too come on guy most departments have 4wheel or front wheel vehicles.
I Promise You This, One Day You Will Look Back On This, As A Fond Memory.
2/03/2011 05:42:00 PM
God, what am I looking forward to, if this is true?
(or, exactly how big is your prostate these days?)
im all for doing police work but not today... save the police work for another day... snow days like this is when we should be 100% reactive and dont do anything you dont have to do...
2/03/2011 05:01:00 PM
i wish it would snow like this every day.
Chalkie
2/03/2011 03:15:00 PM
'The way people beat on squad cars there is little doubt in my mind that most 4wd trannies would be destroyed long before they even saw a storm like this because of some fool on the watch beating the crap out of it.'
uh, don't put it in 4x4 until needed.
'Is it really the responsibility of the City to have all this cleaned up in 12 hours?'
when we pay for city services through the nose, then yes, yes it is.
'We don't have "zombies" walking down the middle of the street because nobody shoveled.'
no, we only have zombies holding press conferences and talking out of their taxpayer fattened asses.
The minute we start making sense as a department the bad guys win.
2/03/2011 01:22:00 PM
deep, man, deep.
now, pass that bong, you've hit it long enough.
If my district is any indication, POs have practically fallen over themselves trying to get the keys for a Tahoe instead of a Crown Vic after roll call.
2/03/2011 01:09:00 PM
it's that new car smell, as opposed to, well, you know.......
Some of the original Tahoes from a few years ago are 4x4. That's when they wer bought as "specialty" vehicles and not for general patrol.
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Wrong. The old Tahoes were also rear-wheel drive.
Why spend the $$$ on 4 wheel drive vehicles for cops? They'll just smash them and tear them up too like they do most of their vehicles.
2/03/2011 09:36:00 AM
Ur right....so the next time we have another big snow and someone breaks in and decides to harm u or ur family and it takes us 20 min to get there because we have to park on a main street and then walk 2-3 blocks to the call ,,,DON T COMPLAIN WHY IT TOOK SO LONG...even the fire dept had to use snowmobiles because the ambl. couldn t go down the sreets.
The veh. are driven 24/7 on streets with some of the worst drivers in the country.They look that way because the city spends no money on parts to maintain them. So just keep ur VW driving liberal ass off a topic u know nothing about.
For $50,000 you can get 4wd Suburbans. The`re giving Hummer2s away for a lot less. Nobody will buy them.
TABLOES"S!!!!!!!!!!! NEED I SAY MORE!!!!!!!!
Personally, I'm glad that J-Fled had an assigned vehicle to get him and his entourage through the snow. I know that there's no way I would have gotten out of my tahoe to assist him if he had gotten stuck, and I'm sure thousands of my co-workers feel the same way; so it saved him yet another potential embarrassment, which we all know he's had plenty of over the past 3 years now, all of his own making.
Fleet just bought New Crown Vics for the bosses on a special purchase. Can anyone confirm this??
The important thing is this, those high winds didn't make a damn bit of difference when it came to that mans forehead did it?
The Tahoes are great sitting up high has Its advantages and having room helps too. I'm 6'2 sitting in a Vic (which Ford doesn't make anymore) with a cage blows Its like sitting in the Apollo command module. Plus u have to climb out of the Vic with your equipment getting stuck on everything, tahoe= a quick painless exit. Tahoes are better for collisions your legs aren't buried under the dash, and the department finally has real emergency equipment on them so the birds can see you coming. I like the tahoes learn to drive in the snow and you'll do great.
The last two nights my partner and I had to park on the main plowed road and walk 2 to 4 blocks to our jobs. Only in the city that works do we get rear wheel drive SUV's, no 4x4 option. What a joke!
ahhhhh young man. A good policeman never gets cold,tired or wet. you my friend take this job way to seriously. park your car on the main street, open your paper and wait 15 minutes... then come over the air and say... "squad, we walked down and cant make contact, unless you have a callback 19p" taadaaaa!!!!! im all for doing police work but not today... save the police work for another day... snow days like this is when we should be 100% reactive and dont do anything you dont have to do...
NICE but if its was a member of your family calling for help a sister or your daughter getting the shit beat out of them in a domestic you would be the first one to beef on the coppers who blew the job off.
Do me a personal favor SHUT THE FUCK UP your DISGRACE to even were a BADGE and call yourself a CHICAGO POLICE OFFICER.
No, no. Fleet just bought them crowns not cars. They will now officially wear the golden crowns upon their mishapen heads that they so mistakenly believe they deserve. This way taxpayers can openly observe these assinine, egotistical morons, most of whom don't even possess high school diplomas or the ability to spell diploma. Thank you.
Anonymous said...
According to Chevy, the 2WD Police Tahoe PPV (Police Patrol Vehicle) is designed and tuned for high speed emergency operations, whereas the 4WD Tahoe SSV (Special Service Vehicle) has a regular production suspension and chassis configuration and is not intended for high speed emergency vehicle operations. Plus, the SSV costs $3k more.
If my district is any indication, POs have practically fallen over themselves trying to get the keys for a Tahoe instead of a Crown Vic after roll call. Now, when we get a historically bad snowstorm and it's nearly impossible to get around in any vehicle, we POs start turning on the Tahoes. Listen, I'm sure that many of us have noticed that Tahoes don't handle slippery roads as well as Crown Vics, but unless you were riding in Jody's snow tire-equipped Expedition EL (Extended Length), Tahoes AND Crown Vics were pretty much useless when the storm hit.
Like someone else suggested, if the Department bought one SSV for each sector or maybe even for the Sgts, we at least would have a fighting chance dealing with this extreme weather. Just remember, since the SSVs aren't intended for high speed emergency vehicle operations, the second some PO or Sgt rolls an SSV responding to a job and files a lawsuit against the Department and Chevy, he/she will be sh.. out of luck.
2/03/2011 01:09:00 PM
We want the tahoes because they are more comfortable and have a radio. Not because they are good vehicles. More leg room is nice, anyone over 5'10" can appreciate the extra room the tahoes have. The tahoes are shit vehicles and we as a department should have 4wd on all police cars. If the shit hit the fan the other night you just had to kiss your ass good bye. Now go get me a drink spider.
Ford is still making Crown Vic Interceptors and will continue to until the new Ford Interceptor (Taurus) begins production at the end of this year.
"Do me a personal favor SHUT THE FUCK UP your DISGRACE to even were a BADGE and call yourself a CHICAGO POLICE OFFICER.
2/04/2011 10:52:00 AM"
Me thinks I struck a nerve w/ you young Skywalker. But do US a favor & FOLLOW YOUR OWN ADVICE CRYBABY.
Isn't loverboy Picardi in charge of fleet management? What shit cars and bossses we have! I remember when he was the head of Streets and San. told us guys at the garage how he worked his way up. Yea up Daley's ass!
2/03/2011 09:24:00 AM
How did this guy land in the police dept? Is he going to get a pension from us now? I heard they "hid" him as a boss in the CPD because he's in lots of trouble with Streets and San....what's up with that?
"Anonymous said...
According to Chevy, the 2WD Police Tahoe PPV (Police Patrol Vehicle) is designed and tuned for high speed emergency operations, whereas the 4WD Tahoe SSV (Special Service Vehicle) has a regular production suspension and chassis configuration and is not intended for high speed emergency vehicle operations. Plus, the SSV costs $3k more. "
We have six 4WD tahoe squads at the UCPD, but they are only operated by supervisors. And yes, they were all purchased with a 'police package' too.
"Do me a personal favor SHUT THE FUCK UP your DISGRACE to even were a BADGE and call yourself a CHICAGO POLICE OFFICER.
2/04/2011 10:52:00 AM"
Me thinks I struck a nerve w/ you young Skywalker. But do US a favor & FOLLOW YOUR OWN ADVICE CRYBABY
My advice is go in there and do the job You were hired to do not sit on your ass like the dog that you are if not quit, retire or go some where else or if you in the KMA club like I am and still work for a living (I'm not as good as once was ill be the first to admit it) and takes pride in being the POLICE then please do your job or go bid for and inside spot and stroke the watch commander with your stories of past glory. I also think a nerve was struck with you whats a matter maybe your a crybaby and cant look at yourself in the mirror anymore.
Picardi harrassed females. Yes he did, that's right in 2009 or 10 whatever that backward dinosaur sexually harrassed females and a lawsuit was brought against the city that will end up costing millions. But heres the clincher. They moved him because a BUNCH of females were planning a spectacular surprise, ass-kicking for him. That's not a joke. True story and for all I know may still come to pass.
picardi is nothing more that a bridgeport wanna be tough guy! he knows many of the daley crime family secrets that is why he is kept so he shuts up!
Anonymous said...
Isn't loverboy Picardi in charge of fleet management? What shit cars and bossses we have! I remember when he was the head of Streets and San. told us guys at the garage how he worked his way up. Yea up Daley's ass!
2/03/2011 09:24:00 AM
How did this guy land in the police dept? Is he going to get a pension from us now? I heard they "hid" him as a boss in the CPD because he's in lots of trouble with Streets and San....what's up with that?
2/04/2011 08:28:00 PM
He can easily hide among the ranks of the CPD bosses. One more incompetent corrupt worthless boss will never be noticed on the CPD.
Perfect camouflage.
By the way, the Supt's Expedition also has Sirius satellite radio, as implied by the Sirius sticker on the driver's side window. (It's not visible in these photos).
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The Antennae is visible in the first 2 photos.
picardi is nothing more that a bridgeport wanna be tough guy! he knows many of the daley crime family secrets that is why he is kept so he shuts up!
2/05/2011 02:40:00 PM
there are easier ways to accomplish the same goal.
Chalkie
How much money you want to bet that this coward has at least Level IV ballistic inserts in the doors and bullet resistant film on the window glass...
Not that coppers in the field would have any need for such.
J-fled was too precious to get hurt.
Getting hurt, bleeding and dying is the fate reserved for peon blue shirts. No need to ask him... His actions speak volumes...
Someone's gone snowcrazy.
........then we cried and cried.
We want the tahoes because they are more comfortable and have a radio. Not because they are good vehicles. More leg room is nice, anyone over 5'10" can appreciate the extra room the tahoes have. The tahoes are shit vehicles and we as a department should have 4wd on all police cars. If the shit hit the fan the other night you just had to kiss your ass good bye. Now go get me a drink spider.
2/04/2011 04:47:00 PM
My department assigns us take-home 2wd Tahoes. Most of our guys seem to like them. What makes them shit vehicles besides not having 4wd? Btw, i can't believe your other cars don't have radios.
Anonymous said...
We want the tahoes because they are more comfortable and have a radio. Not because they are good vehicles. More leg room is nice, anyone over 5'10" can appreciate the extra room the tahoes have. The tahoes are shit vehicles and we as a department should have 4wd on all police cars. If the shit hit the fan the other night you just had to kiss your ass good bye. Now go get me a drink spider.
2/04/2011 04:47:00 PM
My department assigns us take-home 2wd Tahoes. Most of our guys seem to like them. What makes them shit vehicles besides not having 4wd? Btw, i can't believe your other cars don't have radios.
2/06/2011 03:22:00 AM
I carry my own AM/FM radio, have for years. When the good old Sony gave out I went with Radio Shack.
That way I depend on no one, I do for myself, always have.
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