About a year ago, Smith, who heads the reserve division of 26 officers; and fellow reserve Jon Lawrence, brought an unusual idea to the sheriff's department. They offered to outfit their personal vehicles as police cars in order to cut down on response time in an emergency. … Smith offered to buy one of the department's trade-in cars to use as his patrol car. Having a squad car readily available would do wonders for response time, the pair reasoned. Historically, going … …

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Reserve deputies outfit own squad cars