First the crash--Officer Richard Cotter was driving south Broadway between 13th and 14th when his steering went out causing his car to swerve to the right and finally wound up stopped on a sidewalk in front of a liquor store. We at the JCD are happy that officer Cotter and no pedestrians were injured.
Now, the police union immediately went after the Bayonne City Council for not keeping their word on what Officer William Kobryn said was a "done deal" to buy 10 new cruisers. The city only got 5. Police chief Robert Kubert chimed in saying he was "disappointed" in the council for failing to order 10 cars. "We had the rug swept out from under us".
OK, good police cars are a vital part of any top flight police force but this car had only 93,000 miles on it. It should hold up longer than that. These cars should be getting 150,000 miles out of them. Yeah yeah we know police cruisers are always on the go and always in service and get driven hard. Welcome to our world. We count on our cars too. Full on all the time our cars have to work to get us to and from work as well. Regular folks also don't get their own dedicated service departments.
We'd say to the Bayonne PD, settle down. It sounds like you WILL get your new cruisers and they may be hybrids. To use this accident as a platform to run your own city down seems pointless. There was no need to air this in the press so goofballs like Johhny can comment. It may make the complainer seem petty. Like now....
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