Do LAPD still use vehicles from the 2000s?

[gandalftheman241]

Anyone from LA or know a lot about the area, do you know if any patrol vehicles from the late 90s to early 2000s are still in service? Here are some videos and a photo showing some of them. Also are the vehicles in said videos still in service?

I could not get a good still photo of a Crown Victoria similar to the one in the video.

 

[2004p71]

granted it been a while ago , when I was in san Francisco 7 years ago they still have a 1998 crown vic in service !

 

[firebuff17]

Watching Live PD, I have seen some CA agencies still using CVPI’s. I am just not well versed in telling of the years, but to me looks the same as the CVPI in your posting.

 

[redrdr67]

Regarding LAPD using CVPI s, I'll keep my eyes peeled. Wouldn't be surprised if they have several in there fleet, marked, unmarked, marked slick tops. I have seen Tahoe's in service with what appears to be bomb squad, usually with mini lightbars.
LA County Sheriff's are definitely still using CVPI's, as I saw one just this morning. They are also definitely still using Tahoe's as well.

 

[gandalftheman241]

Thank you all for your replies.

granted it been a while ago , when I was in san Francisco 7 years ago they still have a 1998 crown vic in service !

I actually live near San Francisco and I saw an E series sheriff with an old Edge 9000. Probably 1997 I’m guessing. San Francisco uses a lot of old cars still.

Regarding LAPD using CVPI s, I'll keep my eyes peeled. Wouldn't be surprised if they have several in there fleet, marked, unmarked, marked slick tops. I have seen Tahoe's in service with what appears to be bomb squad, usually with mini lightbars.
LA County Sheriff's are definitely still using CVPI's, as I saw one just this morning. They are also definitely still using Tahoe's as well.

Thanks for looking out. I noticed the older ones with halogens only use Unitrols. Never heard any Smart Sirens. I heard LAPD is using a GMC Yukon too.

 

[Wailer]

The siren in the Chevrolet Tahoe sounds like a PA200.

 

[redrdr67]

Spotted an LAPD marked slick top CVPI with two uniform officers today in downtown. Also saw live news this morning in south central LA, unmarked CVPI with plain clothes next to a few marked Explorers. Sorry, no chance to get photos.

 

[StEaLtH2]

Someone did a nice job with this video

 

[2004p71]

heres the pics I took back in 2013 of a 1998 crown vic

 

[gandalftheman241]

heres the pics I took back in 2013 of a 1998 crown vic

Nice photo. I saw many of those before. I’m pretty sure some are still in service.

Someone did a nice job with this video

I agree.

 

[NJEMT]

Just saw on YouTube, nick off duty channel, he was looking at the LAPD Tesla showing some shots of an LAPD parking garage saw a CVPI with a MX looked like there was some dust on the car.

 

[Stampeed Valkyrie]

As of at least Summer of 2019 LAPD still has CVPIs in service.
I typically am in LA around 4th of July for a convention and several sporting MX's are still used.

 

[Nolines]

Does that depend on what division they are out of as to who still has them and older bars on them?

 

[gandalftheman241]

Does that depend on what division they are out of as to who still has them and older bars on them?

It might be. In this video there’s a 1998 Crown Victoria with an Unitrol.

 

[Nolines]

How could you tell it was so hard for me to see in that video, reminded me of a federal signal unit coming down the road based on what I saw of the side tops of the bar.

 

[redrdr67]

Just this morning in East Los Angeles. Will keep looking. LA County Sheriff's detective stopped by last week in an unmarked CVPI.

 

[redrdr67]

And another one from today. Not the same unit as above.

 

[NJEMS1]

Gotta remember its CA. When you don't have to deal with a lot of rain, snow, salt, brine, etc, your stuff lasts longer and doesnt have the risk of "rotting away". If they take care of them, theres no reason why cars from the early 2000's shouldnt still be able to be in service.

 

[gandalftheman241]

Gotta remember its CA. When you don't have to deal with a lot of rain, snow, salt, brine, etc, your stuff lasts longer and doesnt have the risk of "rotting away". If they take care of them, theres no reason why cars from the early 2000's shouldnt still be able to be in service.

You have a point. But I know for a fact these vehicles have incredibly high mileage. Usually they retire them when they hit 130-150k miles.

 

[Nolines]

That may be now, my now destroyed california unit came to me at 45000 miles on it, if it wasn't for the accident with the guy trying to kill me it would still be on the road today.

 

[Evan163]

My photos from a 2018 tour of an LAPD post. The one with the chrome trim is a 1998.

 

[unityrv26]

Trying to find the article on one of my police forums....CHP recently retired their very last Vic. They did a good write up on it.

 

[d119]

It has been my observation that LAPD uses whatever still runs and hasn't become a maintenance headache. I can remember 1997 Crown Victorias still operating in 2008, so don't be surprised what you see in Los Angeles.

It's all about the budget, baby.

 

[Da-Sarge]

If it still runs its still used though older stuff is usually kept as spare vehicles in most cases sure here in canada my city police still have a 95 caprice still going still runs like a champ with that old LT1 under the hood lol last I was state side (rite before covid) they still had 90s cars and still plenty of old vics wish I could have got one off the auctions darn good cars

 

[RyanZ71]

Parker, Colorado PD here just retired their last Vic I believe recently. L.A.W.S. has been upfitting all their new vehicles and doing a damn fine job. I saw a Denver PD Vic a month or so back out of District 5, obviously a spare. Denver PD now has a bunch of the 1st Gen Exploder/Utes as spares. Good grief, what did Ford do with the paint for those later years VICs!? Every one I have seen in white has had serious flaking issues. Shame on Ford for being so cheap.

 

[Nolines]

They changed something after 2004 all the white crowns had paint issues, something to do with the primer I think cause I got one off a 05 had to repaint and we couldn't get it to stick. My black 04 didn't have those issues.