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Police report 46 replacement patrol vehicles arriving; upfitting backlog delays deployment
Summary
The Shreveport Police Department told the public safety committee it has received 46 replacement patrol vehicles but limited local vendor capacity and multi‑phase upfitting means only a few are in service; the city also owns three surveillance trailers now used to deter illegal dumping and moved to cover events.
Shreveport Police Chief Smith told the Public Safety Committee the department has received 46 replacement patrol vehicles but that a multi‑step upfitting backlog has delayed putting most of them into service.
Chief Smith said 46 vehicles were scheduled in the shipment (40 received in November, six in December), one remained undelivered, and that the department is working through graphics, radio installation, cage and computer installs and camera integration with vendors. He reported that 32…
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