APD looks to diversify vehicle fleet as carbon monoxide leaks fixed

AUSTIN (KXAN) — In the next budget, the Austin Police Department will look to purchase other vehicles besides Ford Explorers to diversify their fleet after recent carbon monoxide leaks.
Forty-six repaired police SUVs are back on the street, after a fix to solve carbon monoxide leaks, around 10 percent of the original force. Since the summer, APD has been doubling up officers, but from now on more of them will ride solo. Highway Enforcement Command will get their vehicles first, returning b