By Joe Phelps
Siftings Herald
CADDO VALLEY — The Caddo Valley Police Department is asking area residents to cast their vote in an online poll for a police car design contest.
Police Chief David Thomason, with the help of Sgt. Robert “Rowdy” Ursery, entered the city’s new police fleet in the nationwide 2010 Vehicle Graphics Design Contest in Law and Order magazine.
Caddo Valley’s fleet is among 12 other municipalities west of the Mississippi River with 10 or less law enforcement officers that joined the contest. It is the only small Arkansas city that entered.
Contest winners will be based on the number of votes. To see the photographed fleet, visit www.lawandordermag.com, where you can click on “Vehicle Design People’s Choice Award” under the Resources tab on the right. From there, click “Municipal Under 10 Officers, West” where you will find Caddo Valley’s fleet.
The deadline for voting is Friday. A panel of judges will select the grand-prize winner from the voter-selected categories. The department that wins will be treated to an all-expense paid trip to the Police Fleet Expo in August. Though Thomason was unsure where the expo will be held, the magazine is published in Deerfield, Ill.
In entering the photographs, participating police departments were asked to provide a description of the fleet’s design and why the design was chosen. Caddo Valley’s fleet of four 2010 Dodge Chargers, purchased in February, was designed to reflect the city’s theme. The blue-and-gold pinstripes on the cars reflect the “V” bend along the Caddo River bordering the city. The V-shaped pinstripe also stands for “Valley,” Thomason said. The colors were chosen to match the city’s signs welcoming travelers on Highways 67 and 7, as well as the signs at City Hall and the fire department.
Thomason offered a brief history of the town. Until 1933, the community was known as Caddo Springs, but a group of citizens successfully changed the name to Caddo Valley because of its geographic location, he said.
Mayor Alan Dillavou encourages all Clark County citizens to support Caddo Valley in the contest. “The city’s real proud of our police cars, and we hope the people in Caddo Valley and in the county will go online and vote,” he said.
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By Joe Phelps
Siftings Herald
CADDO VALLEY — The Caddo Valley Police Department is asking area residents to cast their vote in an online poll for a police car design contest.
Police Chief David Thomason, with the help of Sgt. Robert “Rowdy” Ursery, entered the city’s new police fleet in the nationwide 2010 Vehicle Graphics Design Contest in Law and Order magazine.
Caddo Valley’s fleet is among 12 other municipalities west of the Mississippi River with 10 or less law enforcement officers that joined the contest. It is the only small Arkansas city that entered.
Contest winners will be based on the number of votes. To see the photographed fleet, visit www.lawandordermag.com, where you can click on “Vehicle Design People’s Choice Award” under the Resources tab on the right. From there, click “Municipal Under 10 Officers, West” where you will find Caddo Valley’s fleet.
The deadline for voting is Friday. A panel of judges will select the grand-prize winner from the voter-selected categories. The department that wins will be treated to an all-expense paid trip to the Police Fleet Expo in August. Though Thomason was unsure where the expo will be held, the magazine is published in Deerfield, Ill.
In entering the photographs, participating police departments were asked to provide a description of the fleet’s design and why the design was chosen. Caddo Valley’s fleet of four 2010 Dodge Chargers, purchased in February, was designed to reflect the city’s theme. The blue-and-gold pinstripes on the cars reflect the “V” bend along the Caddo River bordering the city. The V-shaped pinstripe also stands for “Valley,” Thomason said. The colors were chosen to match the city’s signs welcoming travelers on Highways 67 and 7, as well as the signs at City Hall and the fire department.
Thomason offered a brief history of the town. Until 1933, the community was known as Caddo Springs, but a group of citizens successfully changed the name to Caddo Valley because of its geographic location, he said.
Mayor Alan Dillavou encourages all Clark County citizens to support Caddo Valley in the contest. “The city’s real proud of our police cars, and we hope the people in Caddo Valley and in the county will go online and vote,” he said.
