Faced with budget crunch that's only allowed them to replace 99 cars in their fleet since 2001, the Illinois State Police has decided to take a half-mil allotted to them by the Feds and spend it on motorcycles. Currently, they've only got eleven Harleys in their fleet, and we have no clue what they're planning on buying. But if they're trying to save on upkeep costs, we hope they're not planning on buying more Hogs.
As squad cars deteriorate, state police turns to motorcycles [Chicago Tribune]
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