Patrol Cars

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A patrol car from Riverside, CA police department shows bullet holes in the front windshield and the rear window blown out.  Two officers were in this vehicle at the time, both were hit in the chest, one was killed and his trainee was seriously injured.

I have always thought that the front part of a police car should be armored.  The firewall, windshield, and front doors and windows should be bullet resistant.  Those are the logical places to shoot at an officer and the logical places for officers to take cover.

Police cars should retain the same body style year after year so that the equipment can be transferred from one car to the next to keep the costs down.  The same body style should be used for at least six if not ten model years.  That will allow agencies to use a car for two years and then upgrade to the newer model and re-use the armor, and rear cage.  We need better police transportation; that's what the SGT Says.