CPD completes car donation to Perry County, Kentucky sheriff’s office

COLUMBUS, Ind. — The Columbus Police Department has completed the donation of a decommissioned CPD patrol vehicle to a sheriff’s office in Kentucky that lost one of their patrol vehicles in a July flood.

The Columbus Board of Public Works and Safety approved the transfer of the 2016 Ford Police Interceptor sedan to Perry County.  Perry County, Kentucky is located approximately 250 miles southeast of Columbus.

At this time, the Perry County sheriff’s office has only three deputies and two patrol vehicles.

A Columbus employee learned of the need for assistance after speaking to an acquaintance with ties to the flood-damaged community. After learning that the Perry County Sheriff’s Office patrol car was flood-damaged and could not be replaced, the CPD command staff reached out to Perry County Sheriff Joe Engle to inquire if the Columbus Police Department could assist them with replacing their damaged car.

“We are blessed to be able to assist a fellow law enforcement department in need,” said Columbus Chief of Police Michael Richardson. “Fourteen years ago, floodwaters devastated our community and the effects can still be felt today. Police departments from across the state came to Columbus and assisted our officers when we needed help. It is fitting that we were able to pay forward some of that generosity to another law enforcement agency that desperately needed assistance.”

A photo of the exterior of the flooded out sheriff’s vehicle in Perry County Kentucky, photo provided A photo of the interior of the flooded out sheriff’s vehicle in Perry County Kentucky, photo provided Decommissioned CPD vehicle donated to the Perry County Sheriff’s Office in Kentucky to replace a flood-damaged vehicle. Photo provided