Bethlehem Police Trying To Sneak Up On You With New Car Paint Scheme

I definitely have a guilty conscience. Every time, EVERY TIME, I see a police car while driving my heart skips a beat.

Sure, there are very obvious reasons for this that we don’t have to go into here, but, cmon, those vehicles are all intimidating and the cops know it.

They are like, “See me? I could send you to jail after pretending that you have a taillight out.”

And, JUST after I got used to the old Bethlehem cop cars, here we go with new ones.

Bethlehem residents can be on the lookout for changes coming to the city’s police cruiser fleet.

Starting today, the police force will start the process of rolling out cars painted in a black-and-white scheme, as opposed to the current white and blue ones.

Deputy Police Commissioner Jason Schiffer said the project will not cost the city any extra money. He said as new cars come into the patrol fleet, they will be readied with the new design. The new scheme, complete with updated decals, costs slightly less than the current design, Schiffer said.

Schiffer said patrol vehicles are replaced every year and the process of completely swapping out the fleet will take two or three years. He said two of the city’s eight replacement cars are nearly finished and one could be out on patrol by tonight.

Schiffer said the police administration mulled the idea of changing the paint scheme and ultimately gave the go-ahead after receiving positive feedback from the force.

The biggest advantage, Schiffer said, is that the black-and-white scheme is recognized throughout the country as a police car and is “an icon in American culture.”

The city’s police cars last received a different design about five years ago. Source

I also heard that municipalities will change the pitch or sound of their ambulance and fire trucks (and maybe cop cars) because the residents get used to them after a period of time and they don’t notice them as much.

Totally true story that I can’t validate.

Wait….. no, can’t find anything on it right now.

Oh, I just got a tattoo over at Outrageous Unlimited Tattoos up in Nazareth with RCN in tow. I’m all dizzy. I need a cookie.