Vickstang
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Add New York To The List
The whole reason I’m writing about the Mustang’s rise to prominence in the law enforcement sector is thanks to a post on Facebook I saw in a Group relating to the Taconic State Parkway, a road that runs 104 miles from the northern tip of New York City up the east side of the Hudson River.
Dave Ferringer, the post’s author, claims to have spoken to an unnamed New York State Trooper, who told Ferringer the agency would be joining the States mentioned above in adding Mustangs to their fleet to catch people who are purposefully running from the cops for clout. From that post:
Having spent hours upon hours using the Taconic State Parkway to get from my home in New York City to places like Lime Rock Park in western Connecticut, I was intrigued. While it’s true that influencers in New York, such as Squeeze and License, have gained huge followings on social media for evading police, the state’s attorney general, Letitia James, has recently pushed to ban high-speed police pursuits altogether. From a report published in June (emphasis mine):
Like the Georgia State Patrol, the NYSP specifically cites the Mustang’s performance capabilities for why it was chosen:
The decision to add muscle cars to the fleet comes as high-speed pursuits have surged in New York in recent years, with pursuits involving State Troopers doubling from 2018 to 2024, according to the Times Union. The publication did a whole deep dive last year on high-speed chases in the state, finding, perhaps unsurprisingly, that crashes and deaths also rose as a result:
One might suspect that giving State Troopers access to high-powered muscle cars could continue this upward trend of pursuits, as officers feel empowered to chase down fleeing cars in their shiny new Mustangs. Whether that’ll happen or the state will actually clamp down on high-speed chases, well, the world will have to wait and see.
Add New York To The List
The whole reason I’m writing about the Mustang’s rise to prominence in the law enforcement sector is thanks to a post on Facebook I saw in a Group relating to the Taconic State Parkway, a road that runs 104 miles from the northern tip of New York City up the east side of the Hudson River.
Dave Ferringer, the post’s author, claims to have spoken to an unnamed New York State Trooper, who told Ferringer the agency would be joining the States mentioned above in adding Mustangs to their fleet to catch people who are purposefully running from the cops for clout. From that post:
Having spent hours upon hours using the Taconic State Parkway to get from my home in New York City to places like Lime Rock Park in western Connecticut, I was intrigued. While it’s true that influencers in New York, such as Squeeze and License, have gained huge followings on social media for evading police, the state’s attorney general, Letitia James, has recently pushed to ban high-speed police pursuits altogether. From a report published in June (emphasis mine):
Yet, the State Police confirmed to me via email that not only is it planning to add Mustangs to its force, but it already has one in its possession. From Beau Duffy, the State Police force’s executive director of public communication:
Like the Georgia State Patrol, the NYSP specifically cites the Mustang’s performance capabilities for why it was chosen:
While the New York State Police wasn’t specific about why it wants the speed and handling capabilities of the Mustang in its force, I can think of only one logical reason: So the cops can keep up with people trying to flee.
The decision to add muscle cars to the fleet comes as high-speed pursuits have surged in New York in recent years, with pursuits involving State Troopers doubling from 2018 to 2024, according to the Times Union. The publication did a whole deep dive last year on high-speed chases in the state, finding, perhaps unsurprisingly, that crashes and deaths also rose as a result:
One might suspect that giving State Troopers access to high-powered muscle cars could continue this upward trend of pursuits, as officers feel empowered to chase down fleeing cars in their shiny new Mustangs. Whether that’ll happen or the state will actually clamp down on high-speed chases, well, the world will have to wait and see.
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