C5 Corvette Seized From Drug Dealer is Now a DARE Car
05-09-2012, 03:18 PM
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C5 Corvette Seized From Drug Dealer is Now a DARE Car
Now this is how to repurpose a C5!
A Corvette once associated with a drug dealer is now helping Bartlett, Tennessee police teach youngsters about the dangers of drugs and alcohol.
The 1999 model has been adorned with patriotic decals as part of the DARE program, or Drug Abuse Resistance Education, which aims to show fourth and fifth graders how to keep peer pressure from making them succumb to drugs and alcohol.
The car, which no doubt grabs the attention of youngsters, features a statement on the back that alerts them that if they use their Corvette, or any vehicle, for that matter, that they could lose that car if caught with illegal contraband.
“It says: ‘Seized From a Drug Offender,’ ” Assistant Police Chief Glen Williamson said. “There’s no other way of reading that. Kids relate to materialistic things. … But you can’t keep it if you get caught with drugs..”
In its previous illicit life, the Corvette was red, seized as part of a drug probe in November 2010. Cops found 726 grams of marijuana in another car and 148 more grams in a second car, then discovered 99.4 grams of pot in the suspect’s bedroom. Tests revealed that the Corvette had been used to transport and sell marijuana, thus making it eligible to be seized.
School resource officers in charge of DARE courses in Bartlett are getting to drive the car as part of the course.
“No matter where I go in that thing, I have to drive the speed limit,” Williamson said. “When I’ve driven it, I’ve had several whoops and hollers.”
By the way, the work on the Corvette was paid for by drug forfeiture funds, not city taxes.
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CommercialAppeal.com
Photo Credit: Mike Brown
05-09-2012, 03:28 PM
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Yeh, Now the little kids will want to grow up and sell drugs so they can afford to have a vette!
P.S. Those "whoops and hollers" are actually laughter..
P.S. Those "whoops and hollers" are actually laughter..
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05-09-2012, 03:42 PM
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That's misuse of property. What "should" have happened is that car be auctioned off and the funds then used for victims. I'm positive when that car is seen with the Officier strutting around like a peacock, some poor victim is gonna wonder why?
05-09-2012, 03:42 PM
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Dang nice wheels too.
I remember the DARE car when I was in school. I thought it was really cool at the time.
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I remember the DARE car when I was in school. I thought it was really cool at the time.
Sikeston MO for anyone wondering
05-09-2012, 03:56 PM
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one of our local sheriff departments seized a black C6Z06 in a drug bust. So now they use it to chase down speeders, if needed. Catch mules on the highways on early Sunday mornings.
It has worked out very well for them.
It has worked out very well for them.
05-09-2012, 04:00 PM
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What!!!!
That "property" has been put to good use......... trying to prevent more kids from becoming "poor victims" - of drugs.
05-09-2012, 04:32 PM
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05-09-2012, 04:43 PM
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May be more suited to PR&C but cops really need to get out of the DARE business. The two programs of prevention and arresting just doesn't fit. But hey, it's good for the unions.
05-09-2012, 05:01 PM
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The war on drugs has never worked. There are studies that show America has the highest level of illegal cocaine and marijuana use.
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I've seen several Corvettes and such decaled up that way here on the forum.
05-09-2012, 07:37 PM
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wow...nice DARE vehicle...i absolutely love the variety of opinions i hear on this forum...for everyone who feels it is a misuse of property, simply continue doing whatever it is you do to help kids make healthy choices
Preventing and arresting doesn't go together? ummm really? our presence helps prevent crime yet we still have to arrest folks from time to time...but nah, that doesn't work at all...again, continue doing whatever it is you do to help prevent drug use, crime, etc...keep up the good work
smh...do y'all know what our main objective in DARE is?
To help CHILDREN make healthy choices...and I am one person that the program definitely helped...being able to meet Officer Dan in 6th grade made a difference in my life...it set me on a drug free path that lead me to my dream job i have today, A DARE OFFICER
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we have a couple of vehicles for our program but the one that i drive, when i'm not in my C5, is this 4x4...
Preventing and arresting doesn't go together? ummm really? our presence helps prevent crime yet we still have to arrest folks from time to time...but nah, that doesn't work at all...again, continue doing whatever it is you do to help prevent drug use, crime, etc...keep up the good work
smh...do y'all know what our main objective in DARE is?
To help CHILDREN make healthy choices...and I am one person that the program definitely helped...being able to meet Officer Dan in 6th grade made a difference in my life...it set me on a drug free path that lead me to my dream job i have today, A DARE OFFICER.we have a couple of vehicles for our program but the one that i drive, when i'm not in my C5, is this 4x4
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05-09-2012, 07:42 PM
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there are studies that also show that American kids aren't really that smart, so with that being said, go ahead and close all schools since they are clearly not working either...smh really?
05-09-2012, 08:10 PM
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