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Columbus House Benefit!
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Columbus
House, a 501c3, not-for-profit organization, offers a broad array of
programs and services for the homeless of Southern Connecticut.
THE HOMEFRONT
FOR HOMELESS VETERANS
The Homefront is an initiative to
address the needs of Veterans, including those returning from Afghanistan
and Iraq, who are experiencing homelessless. Harkness House
is the key component to this effort. It's a house, a refuge for veterans
who have nowhere to go and need support and reconnection. If you need brochures or other material about Columbus
House, contact Sara at
swarfield@columbushouse.org.
Call Sara at (203) 401-4400 Extension - 116 for
more information, or click below
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John's Police Cars
Visit our good friends at:
My Personal Toys
1999
P71 Retired Cayuga County Crown Victoria
Chevy D.A.R.E. Camaro
Things that make
you say....What?
A new column highlighting some real
odd-ball stuff that we've read or heard about. Take a look by clicking on the
caption above. If you have any strange stories yourself, email us, we just might
post them in our column.
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A Dedication To
September 11 2001
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Offinsner! Offinsner!
Listen to this....
Listen to this....
What do fish say when they
hit a concrete wall?
Huh?... huh?...
DAMN!!
Get it? ....a concrete
wall?
...it's a Damn!
Haaa-haaa-haaaa-
haaaaa....
What the drunk said when Officer
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"Danielle's Page"
Visit with her favorite
NASCAR driver.
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Welcome to
www.PoliceCars.us........
We've had a
name change! From "Northeast" to "Eastern" Vintage
Police Car Association to better serve our members
all along the East Coast.
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End of an Era: The Last Ford Crown Victoria Rolls
Down The Line
Marking the
end of an era that stretches back virtually to the
dawn of the motorcar in America, the last
body-on-frame, rear-wheel-drive sedan from an
American car company rolled off the line last week
in Ontario, Canada.
Workers
from the St. Thomas Assembly Plant documented the
last Crown Victoria produced on September 15 on
their
Facebook page. Although sales to retail
consumers in the United States stopped with the
2008 model year, fleet sales continued to police
departments and taxi companies, both of which
value the cars for their rugged durability.
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An
Informational Resource For All Police Car Enthusiasts
Click the links on the
left to find information for the Chevrolet Caprice 9C1, Ford Crown Victoria P71, and the Dodge Diplomat. Check out our VIN and RPO Decoders for specific
info about your 9C1, P71, or Diplomat. Also check out the Recalls and TSB's Page for important
information on your 1992-2004 Crown Victoria.
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Frank Palmeri and his 1992 Florida Highway
Patrol Mustang. Frank is the newest member to join the gang at Eastern
Vintage Police Car Association. Welcome aboard Frank. |
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The Connecticut State
Police Museum and Educational Center Opening Soon |
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Glastonbury PBA |
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The Glastonbury Police
Benevolent Association's 4th Annual Benefit
Car Show
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Seymour Lions Club's 42nd Annual Benefit Car Show!
On Sunday, October 16th, 2011, the
Seymour Lions Club held their 42nd Annual Benefit Car Show at Microboard Processing, Inc.
(MPI) located
in the Silvermine Industrial Park, Seymour, Connecticut.
As always, the Lions did a great job. Many, many attendees passed through
the gates to view hundreds of antique, vintage and specialty vehicles of all
makes and models. This year's guest of honor was a true hero - 93 year old
World War II survivor, Jack Stober.
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two weeks ago, I received an e-mail from Cherie Corchado, a manager at
Chili's Grill & Bar in Milford, CT. She wrote: "I recently went to a car
show where I acquired one of your www.PoliceCar.us business cards. I'm in need of
some vehicles to show off at our Touch-A-Truck fundraiser to raise money
for the St. Jude Children's Hospital. The fundraiser will be held on Saturday September 24, 2011 from 9AM-12PM in the Chili's Parking lot. Can
you help?"
Okay, I thought, two weeks -- that's not much time to put this
together. With all the rain this summer and car shows and events being
pushed back because of it, I needed to call in the troops, and fast. I
immediately sent out an e-mail to our group, the "Eastern Vintage Police
Car Association". Angelo Appi, owner of the 2002 Florida Highway Patrol
Camaro, quickly returned my e-mail with the words "I'm on it!"
in bold print. Those of you who know Angelo, know that when he decides to
do something, there's no stopping him. He gets the job done, and this time
was no exception. When I arrived Saturday morning, I saw that the Chili's
restaurant staff was organized and focused. I could tell that above
average preparation had been taken to make this event a successful one. I
was admiring the way they set up booths with face painting, cotton candy,
food and raffle items when I heard it in the distance -- horns blaring,
sirens screaming. I looked up, and despite the morning's threatening skies,
I saw the specialty vehicles come thundering down Rt. 1 and into the
Chili's lot, Angelo's FHP Camaro leading the way.
Large tow trucks, small tow trucks, fire trucks, vintage police cars with
lights flashing, even
a Disneyland Mini Cooper with Mickey Mouse ears sprouting out from its
roof! The event was well received by the public. It didn't take long for
the restaurant parking area to be taken over by wide-eyed kids with big,
smiling faces. A lot of very
happy children went from specialty vehicle to specialty vehicle
positioning themselves behind the steering wheels of each, switching on
lights and sirens and pushing horn buttons and having a great time.
I
personally want to thank Angelo Appi, Jim Mank and Marcello Amstoy who
brought out their vintage police cars and fire trucks despite the
weather. Also, I'd like to thank all the specialty vehicle owners who came out on such short
notice to help out the
St.
Jude Children's Research
Hospital. You all made so many children very happy on what turned out to
be a terrific Saturday.
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The Sgt. Jeffrey S.
Boucher
Memorial Scholarship Fund
AUTO, BIKE
& TRUCK SHOW
September
18, 2011
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The 37Th
Anniversary Of
The Orange
Country Fair 2011!
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North Haven Connecticut Police
Department 1958 |
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ENGINE 260
ANTIQUE FIRE
APPARATUS SHOW AND MUSTER |
MILFORD, CONNECTICUT
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NORTH HAVEN POLICE DEPARTMENT
Police Benevolent Association's
4th
Annual Classic Car Show!
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Connecticut State Police owned 1982 and
1969 D.A.R.E Corvettes. Both Corvettes were confiscated by the CSP under
the "Asset Forfeiture Law" because their owners were involved in drug
related activity. After the cars became the property of the CSP, they were
used by the Narcotic Task Force Division for undercover related activities
before finally becoming D.A.R.E. vehicles". The ‘82 Corvette was confiscated
back in the mid to late 80's according to CSP's Trooper First Class Leonard
Widener, and was first painted white and red. Then sometime in the early
90's, the stars and stripes graphics were integrated into the paint scheme.
The ‘69 Vette, he explained, was confiscated at about the same time and was
painted sometime in late 1989 or 1990. The names of the people responsible
for the ‘69's graphics and renovation are proudly listed on the rear deck of
the vehicle. For more photos,
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