Cranston Police Cars and
Other Modes Of Transportation
Used Throughout The Years
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John McGee (L) & Clay Debow (R) – 1915
Officer John McGee – 1915
First motorized patrol wagon – 1911
Note the bell on the side.
Steel Boat – 1920s
Sgt. Maher, 1928
Ptl. Henry R. Johnson – 1929
Meshanticut Lake, 1933
1933 Ford Patrol Wagon-Ambulance
Patrolman McHugh
Cranston Police Patrol Wagon – 1933
Cranston Police
1933 Ford V-8
Sandagger Ford, Reservoir Ave.
Sandagger Ford
Reservoir Ave.
1935 Ford
1942 Buick Police Ambulance
Cranston St. at Gansett Ave.
Unknown Date
Cranston Police Motorcycles – 1952
CPD Motorcycles – 1954
1962 Ford Galaxie
Reservoir Ave.
Cranston PD motorcycle – 1962
Dyer Ave at RR crossing.
Emergency Service Truck – 1962
Officers Bill Loux & Harry Sunderland
1963 Ford Police Car
Officers Bill Loux and Warren Edman with the department’s K-9 vehicle – 1963
1966 Ford Patrol Car
1967 Plymouth
Reservoir Ave.
1968 Ford
Ptl. Ray Flynn
Hall Manor, Edgewood – 1969
1969 Plymouth
Hall Manor, Edgewood
1969 Plymouth off Pond Street.
Sgt. Ronald Des Jarlais
Car 145 – 1971 Plymouth Fury
1972 Chevy Traffic Wagon
Rear Lot of 275 Atwood Ave. 1970s.
1973 Plymouth Cranston Police Car on Rt. 295 south at the canyon.
1975 Ford Grand Torino
1975 Ford Grand Torino
Cranston Street in Arlington – 1975
1975 Cushman Scooter
Park Avenue – 1970s
CPD Ford Econoline Van – 1976
Photo taken 1984.
Roger Williams Park at the city line – late 1970s
Atwood Avenue – 1976
1977 Plymouth
Rear lot of Headquarters
275 Atwood Ave.
1977 Plymouth Volare wagon parked in rear lot of old police station – 1985
1978 Chrysler Newport
Rear of 275 Atwood Ave.
City Garage Truck – 1984
1985 Plymouth Fury
1985 Plymouth Furys
1985 Plymouth
In 1986 the department went to a new red, white, and blue paint scheme for the cruisers.
1988 Ford Crown Victoria
1990 Ford Crown Victoria
Ford Crown Victoria
D.A.R.E. Officer’s Car
1990 Ford Crown Victoria
1990 Ford Crown Victoria
1991 Ford Patrol Car
1991 Ford
Radio “Tree” – 1991
S.R.T. Truck – 1991
Animal Control Truck – 1991
D.A.R.E. vehicle – August, 1991
1992 Chevy Caprice in front of old police station at 275 Atwood Ave.
1992 Chevrolet Patrol Car
B.C.I. Van – 1992
B.C.I. Van – 1992
Mobile Command Post – 1992
1993 Ford Crown Victoria in front of old station at 275 Atwood Ave.
S.R.T. Truck – 1994
D.A.R.E. van parked at the training academy – 1994
Dodge van used by the Training Division.
Traffic Division Vehicle
circa 1996
Cruiser 1859 in front of old police station.
2001 Ford
Rear of old station,
275 Atwood Ave.
B.C.I. Van – June, 2001
Prisoner Transport Van
June, 2001
Radio Communications Truck
June, 2001
Mobile Resource Center
June, 2001
Animal Control Truck – 2001
2007 Ford
2007 Ford Patrol Car
Rear lot of headquarters – June, 2014
Car 619 in front of Headquarters – June 2014
Chrysler Patrol Car
2014
Car 173
June, 2014
Car 619
June, 2014
Car 162
June, 2014
Ford Cruiser
June, 2014
Ford SUV
June, 2014
Line of new cars
June, 2014
June, 2014
Prisoner Transport Van
June, 2014
June, 2014
School Patrol
June, 2014
Low Profile Chevrolet
June, 2014
March 5, 2016
Car 169
March, 2016
Car 173
March, 2016
Car 177
March, 2016
Interior View Of Patrol Car
March, 2016
Patrol SUV with “ghost graphics”.
March, 2016
K-9 Officer Vehicle
Animal Control SUV – June, 2018
Animal Control van outside animal shelter – June, 2018
Training Division Vehicle – June 15, 2018
Cranston Police Boat – 2018
Rear lot of Headquarters
September, 2019
Used for road construction details.
Photo taken September, 2019.
April 27, 2021
