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Warwick council debates purchase of 8 police vehicles; finance committee moves item to full council and council holds approval
Summary
The finance committee advanced a request from the police department to buy eight in‑stock patrol vehicles to the full council without a committee recommendation after councilors clashed over fleet spending. A later council vote failed and the item was held for a future meeting.
The Warwick finance committee and later the full city council debated a request by the police department for eight in‑stock police vehicles that the department says are ready for upfitting and deployment.
The department presented the request as a capital‑budget purchase that replaces worn vehicles. “The vehicles are in stock on the lot, but they have to be upfitted,” Police Major Robert Hart told the committee, explaining that lights, cages and other equipment must be installed. He told councilors the vehicles would be funded through city lease purchase funds.
Several council members pushed back on the timing and scale of the replacement. “This spending bleed has got to stop,” Councilman N. Lattice said during the finance committee debate, arguing the city was…
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