SAUGUS — The Saugus Police Department and the Department of Public Works will definitely be kings of the road with the addition of new cruisers and rough-terrain vehicles.
If you’re traveling the streets of the town, you may see one of four new police cruisers. They have been added to the town’s existing fleet, Town Manager Scott Crabtree said Saturday. You may also see two new rough-terrain vehicles that will be used by the Department of Public Works, Building Maintenance Department and Public Safety.
“This investment will continue to prioritize the safety of the residents of Saugus and the Town’s emergency responders,” Crabtree said.
The fully-furnished public safety vehicles arrived earlier this week. Residents can expect to see the cruisers and the rough terrain vehicles in use in the coming weeks, Crabtree said.
The addition of the new vehicles were approved by the Board of Selectmen, Finance Committee, and Town Meeting as part of an ongoing effort to make continued public safety and capital improvements throughout the community, Crabtree said.
The new cruisers will allow the police department to replace current line cars with high mileage or that require frequent maintenance, he said. The four 2019 Ford Police Interceptor Utility V6 all-wheel drive vehicles are fully marked and equipped with the latest technology, computers, radio communication, and secure vaults for equipment storage, Crabtree said.
This investment in rough-terrain vehicles will provide the town with safe, reliable equipment to more efficiently and effectively access the rail trail, clear snow from public ways, and many other uses for DPW, Building Maintenance, and Public Safety departments, Crabtree said. The two 2019 Kubota X1100 4×4 rough terrain vehicles are both outfitted with a 66-inch commercial snow blower, a 78-inch V-blade snowplow, and a boss V-box salt spreader.
Town Meeting members voted in favor of the new cruisers and rough terrain vehicles as part of the town’s priorities and overall identified capital infrastructure needs.
“Public safety vehicles that are used on a daily, high-demand, high-performance basis should be fully functional and safe,” Crabtree said. “We are proud to provide that for our public servants and community.”
