Summit Township looking for new police car

After several months of considering purchasing a new police car, township supervisors gave their approval on the decision during Monday night's reorganization meeting. &#8220We have been considering purchasing a new car for sometime," township Supervisor Dave Lohr said during a telephone interview Sunday night.In April, the board started discussing whether to purchase an additional car. Supervisors was presented with the option of purchasing Garrett Borough's police cruiser in September for $4,200 but decided against it.The township's current cruiser, a 1998 Ford Crown Victoria with more than 135,000 miles, has required several recent repairs, leaving the vehicle's reliability questionable.&#8220It's (the car) been giving us a lot of problems," said Lohr.At the supervisor's Dec. 18 meeting, where members again postponed their decision on purchasing a new police car, the township's only cruiser broke down at the township building.Lohr added the car has had some additional maintenance problems since the last supervisors meeting.Finding a new police car for the department is the responsibility of Officer-In-Charge Nathan Claycomb.

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