He also pulled over a driver with a former black-and-white iconic Crown Victoria. The offender didn’t live in Nevada, was cited and took it to court. “He lost,” the good officer recalled.

But it’s not just the LAPD and the CHP that drive black and white patrol cars, bikes, trucks, and, increasingly, SUVs. City police across the U.S., from Miami to Milwaukee, do too.

Dallas police are to show off one of their new black-and-white patrol cars this afternoon in front of police headquarters. I'll post a photo of it here as soon as it arrives. After decades of ...

Dallas police currently drive white cars with wrap-around decals. The decals are customized for each brand of vehicle in the fleet. They vary in price from $945 to $1,400 per vehicle.