New Cop Cars Worth $63K OK'd by Town Council

Christmas gifts came in the form of two new Sport Utility Vehicles for the Hackettstown Police Department recently, as the town council played the role of Santa Claus, approving the purchase of the automobiles at its last meeting of 2012.

The vehicles, which were requested by the police department in the 2012 budget, are a Dodge Durango and Chevy Tahoe, according to town administrator Bill Kuster.

The Durango comes with a $30,153 price tag, while the Tahoe is $32,233, Kuster said. The vehicles are replacing two others in the Hackettstown Police Department fleet, and are not in addition to, Chief Jim Macauley said. The fleet has a total of 10 vehicles, Macauley said.

The police department is made up of 18 members, from patrolman up to the chief. Two officers–Det. Darren Tynan and Patrolman Glenn Brotzman–were both recently promoted to Sergeant. The town hired two new officers to the force shortly thereafter.