Vermont inmates hide pig in official police car decal

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Vermont inmates hide pig in official police car decal

By Zach Howard | Reuters

(Reuters) - Inmates working at a Vermont correctional unit's print shop managed to sneak a prank image of a pig into a state police crest that is emblazoned on police cars, and 30 cruisers sported the design for the last year, officials said on Thursday.

The official crest depicts a spotted cow against a background of snowy mountains, but the inmates' version featured one of the cow's spots shaped like a pig in an apparent reference to the pejorative word for police, state police spokeswoman Stephanie Dasaro said.

"It dishonors the memory of those past and present members, especially for those who have lost their lives in the line of duty," Dasaro said.

Vermont contracts with correctional facilities employing prisoners to make some print products, including the cruiser decals. Police said someone who works at the print shop changed the emblem from the officially sanctioned design.

A police employee noticed the prank on Wednesday and reported it. Police said the 60 16-inch door decals would be removed as soon as it was practical.

The "source and timing" of the change to the design is under investigation, Dasaro said.

"While some may find humor in the decal modifications, the joke unfortunately comes at the expense of the taxpayers," Police Major Bill Sheets said in a statement.

[DansDad]

I thought it looked great. And should not be taken as a insult. It was a well thought design. 


Dan

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I don't think the pig is the only thing they hid. I'll bet there's something in the mountain range, too. Too funny.

[jcruz1104]

I think its fine and really do they have nothing better to do them to look at that and change it..
AT TAXPAYERS dime. Im sure taxpayers would say to let it be and spend thier money on schools and other things..

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Female Inmates Responsible For Pig Prank
Pig Decals Placed On Cruiser Doors
POSTED: 4:43 pm EST February 16, 2012
UPDATED: 4:52 pm EST February 16, 2012
 
MONTPELIER, Vt. -- It turns out the female inmates were responsible for the pig in a decal on the doors of some Vermont State Police cruisers.

Corrections Commissioner Andy Pallito tells WCAX-TV that female inmates at the prison work center in Windsor are responsible for altering the sticker in 2009 but figuring out who actually did it is impossible unless someone confesses.

The pig in the 16-inch decal was first noticed by a state police trooper who was washing his car on Feb. 1.

One of the spots on a cow in the state crest has been changed to the shape of a pig, a derogatory term for police.

State police say they believe the decals have been added to about 30 cruisers in the past year.


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