Police Detectives May Soon Need Shuttle To Reach Vehicles

[The Straight Story]

Police Detectives May Soon Need Shuttle To Reach Vehicles

COLUMBUS, Ohio — Will police detectives have to wait for a shuttle to take them to their cars before responding to a crime scene? It's a possibility.

Officials said the city will no longer pay to have unmarked Columbus Division of Police cars parked in a parking garage along Front Street, 10TV's Kevin Landers reported on Tuesday.

In the past, the city has paid about $120,000 a year to allow 113 department vehicles to park inside the garage, but the city said it can no longer afford the cost.

One option is to move the vehicles into the parking lot in front of police headquarters and kick out other city employees that currently use the lot. Or, the department could move some of the detective cars into what's known as the lieutenant's lot, located on Spring Street across from headquarters.

Another option would involve moving the police cars into a lot off Short Street, and then have a shuttle take detectives to their cars, Landers reported.

http://www.10tv.com/live/content/local/stories/2009/02/10/story_parking.html?sid=102

[Lance_Boyle]

1. duh - take the current lot through eminent domain

or fuck, just keep parking the cruisers there without paying. Is the legal owner REALLY going to ticket and tow the local donut brigade? This has sitcom written all over it...

[WCGreen]

2. Barn, the cars are gone...

What do you mean, Wojohowitz?

They're gone? All the car in the garage are gone.

You're Kidding me.

You know I had a case once. Missing cars. Some said it was a UFO. Just some kids on the acid.

Dietrich!