 With the graphics having been designed by Officer Tim Barfield, PCC's Jeep Liberty recently won the People's Choice Award in a national law enforcement magazine's police vehicle design competition. |
DEERFIELD, IL�LAW and ORDER Magazine announced this week that the Pitt Community College Police Department has received People�s Choice Award honors in its 2008 International Police Vehicle Design Contest. While a three-member panel of judges selected Pendleton (IN) Police Department as this year�s grand prize winner, a majority of nearly 6,000 online voters made PCCPD�s vehicle design their top choice among all of the entries received nationwide. �It is always good to receive positive exposure for law enforcement agencies,� said PCC Police Chief Alan Edwards. �The People�s Choice Award from LAW and ORDER Magazine is especially meaningful because the vehicle graphics were designed by one of our officers, Tim Barfield. Of course, having our agency featured in a national magazine is also a source of great pride.� Though most of North Carolina's 58 community colleges employ security officers, PCC is one of a select few to feature its own police department. As such, PCC law enforcement vehicles prominently display the word "POLICE" to signify that officers on campus are police, not security. The letters spelling out "POLICE" are printed in the school's official color, reflex blue, and can be easily read from a distance. Black striping and black trim around the "POLICE" graphic add to the vehicles' commanding look. Ed Sanow, editorial director of LAW and ORDER Magazine, says the PCC Police Department�s Jeep Liberty �has a very clean design.� He noted that while the vehicle�s slick top doesn�t �shout �police,�� it is a clearly marked police vehicle, adding that the distinction is a �big deal� for campuses patrolled by police. �The addition of the school's logo and the use of the school's colors all add to the professional appearance,� Sanow said. �The overall effect is low-key police presence, an advantage on most campuses, until a high police presence is needed. Of the nearly 6,000 online votes, this is the People's Choice!" LAW and ORDER Magazine�s annual police vehicle design contest was started more than 20 years ago, but in 2004, the publication took the redevelopment of vehicle design to a new level with the introduction of marking guidelines. The guidelines turned a fairly subjective method for marking and identifying police vehicles into a more standardized system. A complete list of this year�s design competition winners will be published in this month�s issue of LAW and ORDER. For more information, readers can visit www.hendonpub.com/publications/lawandorder.
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