Rescue 4: Mystery Lights Found In 'Undercover' SUV
Mayor Says Vehicle Not Intended For Use By Wife
"The Navigator was purchased by the police department, for the police department," Kilpatrick said in an interview with Local 4 Monday night. "(There) was never any intent to use it for my wife."Rescue 4 investigator Kevin Dietz inspected the SUV on Tuesday and pointed out what appeared to be interior police lights above the rearview mirror and on the rear window.Rescue 4 learned that the lights are typically installed -- for use in emergencies -- in vehicles used by high-ranking police officers or in vehicles used by the mayor's family. The lights would not be installed in a vehicle that was intended for undercover police work, Dietz reported.Dietz asked Second Deputy Police Chief James Tate why the lights were installed in the Navigator.Dietz: "Can you tell us why the car has police lights under it? It's the last thing an undercover narcotics car would have, is police lights."Tate: "Again, Kevin, we've talked before. I'm here for the photo op. I'm not in control of the police vehicle."Tate previously told Local 4 that general funds were not used to pay for the lease of the SUV, but he reportedly wouldn't say if the money came from drug forfeiture proceeds.
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