CARMEL POLICE BECOME CLASSIC vs

THE CARMEL POLICE DEPARTMENT IS CHANGING THE COLORS OF THEIR PATROL CARS TO SOMETHING MORE CLASSIC. AFTER YEARS OF BEING ALL WHITE, THE NEW BLACK-AND-WHITE COLOR SCHEME WILL PROBABLY BE MORE RECOGNIZABLE (ESPECIALLY TO OUTSIDERS), AS BELONGING TO LAW ENFORCEMENT. THE NEW PAINT JOB FOR THREE PATROL CARS, WILL COST THE CITY ABOUT $5,000. THE ORIGINAL CHANGE FROM GREEN AND WHITE, TO ALL-WHITE, WAS MADE UNDER FORMER CARMEL POLICE CHIEF JACK MCGILVRAY. CITY OFFICIALS HOPE THE MORE UNIVERSAL COLOR SCHEME WILL ALSO SERVE AS A BETTER DETERRENT TO CRIMINALS WHO COULD MISTAKE THE ALL-WHITE PATROL CARS, AS GOVERNMENT AGENCY-ISSUED CARS WITH A SEAL ON THE SIDE.