Bulletproof

Published 7:48 pm Thursday, March 10, 2016

For when things get ugly: Ford will begin offering patrol cars with doors that can protect police officers against armor-piercing bullets.

The automaker says it won’t sell the armored doors to non-police customers — although perhaps an exception will be made for journalists and protesters at Donald Trump rallies.

These premises insured by Smith &Wesson: Saying he has a “safety agenda,” the owner of a small insurance company in Georgia is requiring his employees to carry firearms on the job.

Insurance customers who also have a “safety agenda” might wish they had one of those bulletproof cop cars when visiting this guy’s office.

Drove my Chevy to the levy and turned the radio off: The wife of “American Pie” singer and songwriter Don McLean has filed for divorce in Maine.

A lawyer for Patrisha McLean says the legal papers filed Thursday accuse McLean of adultery, cruel and abusive treatment, and writing one of the most annoying songs ever recorded.

— Mark Carlson, Herald staff