Rick Jacoby

date mistake, photo was from mid 70's @ Fleet Hq, I personally saw them in service during 70's floods.  RJ

very acurate, I was a member of the Frederick Police Dept, and remember driving vehicle, that color combonation

These were the hardest cars to put grille lights in because of the hood latch

Rick:

This 1953 Plymouth, Maryland State Police car 216, was driven by my father, Trooper Donald A. Tucker in July 1953 when three men held up a bank at Libertytown, near Frederick, MD. My father spotted the getaway car minutes after the alarm went out and a high speed chase ensued. While the robbers tried to escape, one of them began shooting at my father pursuing them. The chase ended on a street in downtown Frederick after the getaway car crashed and all three robbers were captured on the scene and the money they stole, over $15,000.00 was all recovered. This happened in a span of about 15 minutes.

There was a photo published in most of the newspapers including the Baltimore Sun showing my father pointing to a spot on the right front fender of car 216 where a bullet had struck. I have a digital scan of that newspaper photo. My father received a Governor’s Commendation for his actions in bringing the situation to a swift and successful end. By the way, no one was hurt.

Very sharp lineup!

nice taxi cab

great police car rides great too since I did a ride along with them once I see them all the time I love the new colors and the old colors too I LOVE POLICE!!!

It's actually a Cadillac-Gage Ranger armored car. It's built on a Dodge 3/4 ton 4X4 chassis. Production started in 1980 and lasted until 1995 with over 700 built

How did this happen?

better yet... why are there so many questions asking the quantity of new vehicles ordered?

how many chargers does the maryland police dept have? enough to get the job done.

and typically when a car says STATE TROOPER in huge yellow letters down the sides, it can be tentatively moved from the unmarked category. just because the car doesnt have a lightbar does not make it an unmarked. this is a slickroof. and i have no idea how many maryland has. contact MSPD for that.

it would be a perfect step up from the bland graphics the MSPD is using now, unforunately, though, this picture is an artists rendering, and does not tell us what the MSPD has done with those chargers. its a photoshop job.

This is a magnificient picture of the Dodge Charger Prototype. Does the MD State Police have the Dodge Charger police cars?

Why would you ask if they have any MARKED Chargers? What do you think this is a picture of?

Does the MD State police have Dodge Chargers? If that is true, how many Dodge Chargers do the MD State police have? I would like to see marked or unmarked Dodge Charger police vehicles if the MD State Police use.

Both side mirrors were still optional equipment in 1956.