Lot Full Of Decommissioned Gary Police Squad Cars To Go To Public Auction
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CHICAGO (CBS) -- A public auction is in the works to rid Gary of hundreds of long neglected and decommissioned police cars left to rot.
A Gary lot is filled with the out-of-service cars.
A public auction was initially slated for Saturday, but that sale has been pushed back to May 18 after concerns over a state law requiring ample notice ahead of the auction.
"We have now met the legal requirement of 15-day notice," said Gary Mayor Karen Freeman-Wilson.
Nearly 140 vehicles are up for sale. A majority of them are Ford Crown Victoria police sedans.
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