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1880'S HORSE DRAWN PATROL WAGON
WESTERN DISTRICT

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1920'S INDIAN MOTOR CYCLE

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1926 FORD COUPE
SUPERVISOR'S CAR

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1920'S WHITE PATROL WAGON
SIDE VIEW MIRROR AND A AWNING GRACE THIS VINTAGE WAGON.
NOTE THE BATTLE MONUMENT INSIGNA ON THE SIDE.
1920's POLICE PATROL WAGON
NORTHERN DISTRICT

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1935 CHEVROLET
SOUND CAR DEPT. SAFETY EDUCATION
OFFICER LOUIE MARTINDALE (DRIVER)
OFFICER CLARENCE FORRESTER (STANDING)

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| OFFICER WILLIAM HACKLEY PHOTOGRAPH |
Officer Fred R. Fleischmann and Officer Joseph Hergat

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| COURTESY SGT. ROBERT FISCHER |

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| COURTESY SGT. ROBERT FISCHER |
1947 International Patrol Wagon
Officer Oliver R.Ellis, Traffic Division
April 26, 1947

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1948 BUICK
UNUSUAL LETTERING AND 2 TONE PAINT SCHEME

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| COURTESY SGT. ROBERT FISCHER |
Officer Maurice Cochran and Timothy Moran, Southwest District 72

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| OFFICER WILLIAM HACKLEY |
Officer Wilbert Sudmeier(center)
1948 GREY CHEVROLET
LARGE RED LETTERS
POLICE
1949 CHEVROLET
OFFICER WILBERT SUDMEIER (DRIVER)

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1950'S EMERGENCY VEHICLE UNIT (EVU)
TACTICAL UNIT CP-12

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| COURTESY SGT. ROBERT FISCHER |
1950'S CHEVROLET
PATROL WAGON CP-10

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| COURTESY SGT. ROBERT FISCHER |

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| SHANNON BAUM PHOTOGRAPH |
1955 Ford, man kneeling on left is the owner of Shannon Baum, maker of
the decals for the department, checking out the POLICE decal on the rear of the car.

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| COURTESY SGT. ROBERT FISCHER |
1955-1956 Ford K-9 cars (above)
1957 Ford Safety Patrol Unit (below)

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| COURTESY SGT. ROBERT FISCHER |
1957 FORD
SAFETY PATROL CAR

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| COURTESY SERGEANT ROBERT FISCHER |

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| COURTESY SGT. ROBERT FISCHER |

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| COURTESY SGT. ROBERT FISCHER |

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1959 Ford at the scene of an accident

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1960'S JEEP
NORTHERN DISTRICT N-29
DRUID HILL PARK OR LAKE ROLAND PATROL VEHICLE
1960'S BUS
COMMUNITY RELATIONS
OFFICER FRIENDLY

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Above 1960 FORD patrol car, testing a new paint scheme. Black with front doors and
roof WHITE,
Below, 1960 Ford patrol car testing a new paint scheme. Black with both doors and
roof WHITE.
Neither design was adopted.
All Black with a White roof was selected.

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| COURTESY SGT. ROBERT FISCHER |

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| COURTESY SGT. ROBERT FISCHER |

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1963 Plymouth Traffic Car
In 1963 the department used both Fords and Plymouths in the fleet. The
Plymouths were used for Traffic

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| COURTESY SGT. ROBERT FISCHER |
1964 FORD BLACK & WHITE PATROL CAR WITH THE McDERMOTT FLASHING LIGHT.
1964 DODGE TRAFFIC UNIT (AID) ACCIDENT INVESTIGATION DIVISION. WHITE CAR WITH BLACK
HOOD AND AA REVOLVING ROOF LIGHT
1965 Ford unmarked Traffic RADAR car

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1966 Ford, testing a new paint scheme. Northern District Car N-521
The new colors were BLUE & WHITE.
Color scheme was adopted in 1967 with the new fleet of Chevrolets.
Blue body with both doors and the roof WHITE
NOTICE: the District Commander above the door emblem, this was also
adopted in 1967 for the Captain of the District
This color scheme was adopted by Police Commissioner Pomerleau, who had come from
Florida where this color scheme was used. Also used in Hawaii.
Bottom photo, the adopted version was for the trunk lid to be BLUE.
NOTICE: the small light on the roof behind the becon, RECALL LIGHT.
When the officer was out on Foot Patrol, if he was needed for a call for service,
the roof light could be activated from headquarters to notify the officer.

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| COURTESY SGT. ROBERT FISCHER |

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| COURTESY SGT. ROBERT FISCHER |
CUSHMAN SCOOTER USED TO PATROL SHOPPING CENTERS AS A MOTORIZED FOOT PATROL

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| COURTESY SGT. ROBERT FISCHER |
1967 CHEVROLET
ONE OF THE FIRST OF THE BLUE & WHITE COLOR SCHEME
HAS THE OLD BPD LICENSE PLATES
SHOP# 9670

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| COURTESY JULES DENITO |
1967 Chevrolet
Officer Jules Denito Southern District

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1968 International Park Patrol Vehicle
Assigned Northern District
Druid Hill Park & The Baltimore Zoo

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1968 FORD FALCON METER MAID CAR
1968 International Paddy Wagon

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1968 INTERNATIONAL
EARLY MODEL OF THE BLUE & WHITE COLOR SCHEME
SHOP# 8988
1968 Chevrolet Southern District Unit, parked in the 1200 blk. of Marshall St.,
north of Osten St.
"ON FOOT PATROL" flasher light on
roof used by the motorized foot officer.

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| Courtesy Officer John Brazil |

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| COURTESY SGT. ROBERT FISCHER |
1970 FORD
SHOP# 9509
NOTE THE CHANGE OVER TO BLUE ROOF LIGHTS

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| COURTESY OFFICER W.M.HACKLEY |
1971 Ford shop # 9677 635 car Northwest District

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1973 Plymouth Satelite TEST CARS
Double light bar was never adopted.
Ambo, Paddy Wagon, 1970's Pontiac BPD unit
New Patrol Vehicles …… They're Cool

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| BPD NEWSLETTER |
Commissioner Donald D. Pomerleau, members of the Command Staff and Officers representing
the nine Districts and the Tactical Section were on hand recently when Mayor William Donald Schaefer presented the keys for
the new Police Department Vehicles. The 200 new "air conditioned" Plymouths are white with red and blue
stripes on the sides

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Officer Succumbs To Exhaust Fumes
September 1975
Funeral services were conducted on Wednesday, September 17, 1975 for Southwestern District Officer
Edward S. Sherman who died September 13, 1975 as the result of. a unique and tragic set of circumstances.
Officer Sherman, 28, a 5 year veteran of the Baltimore Police Department was found unconscious in
his patrol car by two fellow officers who were on routine patrol.
The following excerpts from investigative reports shed light on what caused the officer to succumb
to carbon monoxide poisoning:
"At about 0718 hours this date, Officer Gary Martin and Officer R. Gooden, working 812 car, responded
to the rear of Edgewood Elementary School . . . to try up same. Upon arrival they found 811 car . . . on the rear lot with
the motor running and all of the windows rolled up tight. "The car was butted against a chain link fence with a deep undergrowth
(of weeds) . . . After attempting to arouse the officer by beating on the windows . . . Officer Martin broke the right front
window and pulled Officer Sherman from the vehicle. While on the scene Officer Martin checked Officer Sherman's vital signs
and could find none. . . "
Extensive tests were made using the same automobile in an effort to ascertain exactly what caused
carbon monoxide, in amounts sufficient to cause a fatality, to accumulate in the passenger area. Results of these tests pointed
to three factors, which in the opinion of the experts, caused the high carbon monoxide level:
1. The patrol unit was backed to a chain link fence which was covered by a high growth of weeds.
2. The engine of the vehicle was left running" for an extended period of time. All of the windows
were closed. The heater was not in use.
3. A small strip of rubber molding (weather stripping) underneath the trunk door near the locking
mechanism was missing. (See photograph below.)
Subsequent tests made on 1973, 1974 and 1975 model marked patrol units indicated that the absence
of any of the above listed circumstances would not have caused fatal levels of carbon monoxide to accumulate in the passenger
section of these vehicles.
Commanding officers subsequently caused an inspection of all vehicles in all districts and divisions
in order to determine if the rubber molding was intact and that the rubber grommets (where appropriate) on the trunk floor
were in place. On going checks will continue. The rubber molding or rubber grommets can be repaired or replaced quickly in
any defective Departmental vehicles.
In order to prevent similar tragedies in the future all motor vehicle operators are to make certain
that the rear of the vehicle is clear of any obstruction when it is to be parked with the engine running. Additionally windows
should be opened as far as comfort permits whenever heaters are in use.
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| PHOTO COURTESY OFFICER MICHAEL CAPLAN |
1974 Chevrolet Malibu
Baltimore Police experimented buying former
Rent-A-Cars,as a cost saving method, that proved unreliable.

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| PHOTO COURTESY OFFICER MICHAEL CAPLAN |

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| PHOTO COURTESY OFFICER MIKE CAPLAN |
In 1975 the new white color and striping scheme were phasing out the old blue & white
units

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| BALTIMORE POLICE NEWSLETTER |
Representatives of the Volvo Corporation of America recently loaned the Department on a trial basis a 1974 Volvo.
The air conditioned four cylinder marked unit is being compared in a performance study with a 1974 Plymouth. The study is
designed to determine the feasibility of utilizing a smaller vehicle in patrol. It is currently deployed on a high mileage
post in the Northeastern District for 30 days and then will be switched to the Central District for a comparable time span
on a post with low mileage and heavy traffic.
1975 Dodge Aspen
Former Rent-A-Car
1975 Ford Maverick
Former Rent Rent-A-Car
Northwest District Parking Lot

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| COURTESY SGT. ROBERT FISCHER |

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| Courtesy Joe Wiczulis |
In 1982 Officer Marion Wiczulis, Traffic Enforcement, in an unmarked cruiser

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| Courtesy Joe Wiczulis |

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| Courtesy Joe Wiczulis |
This Traffic car was the only one in the fleet to have white wall tires and red lights,
which were specially approved by Colonel Dick Francis.

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| Courtesy Joe Wiczulis |
Officers at the City Fair 1979

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| OFFICER W.M. HACKLEY PHOTO |
1978 Harley Davidson Motorcycle restored by John Bayer,motorcycle mechanic U.S.Park
Police.
October 1, 1990.
Harley Motorcycle donated by the Baltimore City Police Department to the United States Park
Police Service for display in their lobby.

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1980's AMC Concord
Proved totally unreliable for Police Work
1980-1984 Oldsmobile Omega
Former Rent-A-Car
Officer Tom Leddon, NWD

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| Photo Courtesy Officer J.P. Foote |
Officer Jon Foote Seq.# D080 in 1983 with the District Cruising Patrol Wagon

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| PHOTO COURTESY OFFICER MICHAEL CAPLAN |
Baltimore Police Cruising Patrol, Paddy Wagon, Prisoner Transport Vehicle. By any name
it was often a great sight to behold, to see it’s flashing lights and hear the siren coming while hanging onto a prisoner
and trying at the same time to keep the crowd back.
There were two assigned to each of the nine police districts.

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The Department has recently received 150 new vehicles that
will bear the new "Baltimore Police" logo.
They are 1985 Chevrolet Impalas equipped
with V-6 engines, power steering, power brakes and electronic fuel injection. Other equipment includes automatic transmission
and heavy duty seats with extra padding.
The new units are being placed in service throughout the
Patrol Division, Tactical Section, Traffic Division and Crime Resistance Unit.
Thirty new unmarked vehicles of various makes and models
have also been added to the Department's fleet.
1985 Chevrolet, Don Healy,retired as a Major.
BALTIMORE POLICE DOOR SHIELDS
1990'S CORVETTE
CONFISCATED FROM A DRUG DEALER
1990'S MOBILE COMMAND CENTER
1992 FORD TAURUS
VEHICLE WAS PAINTED A BABY BLUE COLOR TO GET AWAY FROM WHAT COMMISSIONER EDWARDS WOODS
SAID WAS AN AGGRESSIVE WHITE.
BLUE SCRIPT LETTERING AND NO DOOR SHIELD
1997 Ford Crown Vic Police Interceptor

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2000 FORD CROWN VIC POLICE INTERCEPTOR
CONVERTED FROM THE DEFUNCT HOUSING AUTHORITY POLICE DEPT.
Mounted Unit Pickup & trailer
2006 MINITURE ELECTRIC CAR
HARBOR PATROL VEHICLE

This picture and below article was found on the internet by a visitor to our fair city.
One of the funniest things I saw in Baltimore was this little electric police car. Not for
what it was, which is funny all by itself, but for what the Officer did with it.
Now, I know plenty of big macho cops that would probably be mortified to drive this thing.
I thought it was adorable. They drive these up and down the harbor pier, along sidewalks and seen here in the plaza square.
Pretty easy way to get around. I saw this little thing on the street and wanted to get a photo. I had my camera out and was
walking towards it when all the sudden the distracted Officer ran right into a flag pole. PING went the pole!!! What was he
thinking? There were 6 huge flag poles on the corner. You can see the size of them in the photo. Did he forget they were there???
Hahahahaaaaa! Everybody who was nearby turned and looked. It took the cop a few minutes to get out and look. I don't think
he wanted anyone to see him. There was a nice dent in the huge flagpole and a little scrape on the front of his little car.
OMG...how embarassing! I'm still laughing.






2006 MOBILE COMMAND CENTER
2000 FORD CROWN VIC POLICE INTERCEPTOR (P-71)
2000 FORD MUSTANG
TRAFFIC ENFORCEMENT UNIT
Departmental SUZUKI off road bike
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