Article: The Blade, Toledo, Ohio, Roberta de Boer column: TPD rushes to answer call for cash.

Byline: Roberta de Boer

Jun. 10--Headine: Toledo police roll out 'marked car' ad plan to raise funds.

Meaning, of course, that city cop cars could go NASCAR any day now.

Hey, we're broke. That's reason enough to launch rolling billboards, although Carty (in whose fertile brain this idea hatched) will surely be criticized.

Well, phooey. This is creative! A fresh approach to revenue generation! A sure sign of these -- and future -- times ...!

July, 2007 Dressier TPD Uniforms?

Police Chief Mike Navarre is considering a mayoral proposal to auction off the lapel space of officers' uniforms to advertisers.

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