Marysville volunteer repaints patrol car for Snohomish County sheriff’s Citizen Patrol
Published 10:04 pm Thursday, January 28, 2010
MARYSVILLE — A 2002 Ford Crown Victoria that has logged more than 114,000 miles got a new look recently thanks to a longtime volunteer with the Snohomish County Sheriff’s Office.
Colby Angell, 55 of Stanwood, took the police cruiser apart in his home shop and repainted it with a fresh coat of black and white to match the livery of about a third of the sheriff’s office fleet.
Sheriff John Lovick ordered the switch from the green-and-tan design to hark back to a more a traditional police cruiser look.
When a black-and-white vehicle pulls up, people know it’s police, he said.
“We feel that it’s a car that’s readily recognized,” Lovick said.
The black-and-white look also is a crime deterrent, he said.
The car that Angell painted is used by the Citizen Patrol, which is made up of volunteers who help deputies with a variety of tasks. Among those tasks is providing a police presence by rolling through problem neighborhoods, said Ray Baron, the volunteer director.
When crooks see a black-and-white vehicle, they should know the law has arrived.
“They got to think twice before they commit criminal activity,” Baron said.
Angell, who first volunteered with the sheriff’s office in 1994, was recognized Wednesday at the north precinct.
“I don’t mind doing things to help others,” he said.
Reporter Jackson Holtz: 425-339-3437, jholtz@heraldnet.com.
Volunteer with sheriff’s office
People interested in joining the Snohomish County Sheriff’s Office Citizen Patrol can call volunteer director Ray Baron at 425-328-6180 or go to sheriff.snoco.org/ Recruiting/Volunteer.htm.
