Do Police Departments sell old Squad Cars when they retire them?

Is it true that Police Departments sell old squad cars when they retire them or do they just sell them to a junk yard? Please let me know thank you.

Public Comments

1. Yes they auction them
2. Yes they do, at police department auctions. Or go on ebay and look.
3. It's probable, considering how the police departments have budgets and efficiency targets while criminals like drug dealers have got millions if not billions of dollars.
4. Yes, I've seen retired police cars at car auctions before.
5. Yes usually they sell them for discounted prices if they're still in pretty good shape. if they're in bad shape of course they go to the junk. Some cities make them into the city's taxi cabs.
6. yeah they do. Don't you see gangsters driving around what looks like a cop car with no decals? I see it all the time and I just don't think that they got away with stealing it and it has no decals
7. Both. It will depend upon the condition. Many are still on the highways and streets.
8. There are state auctions every few months. My family picked one up for about $900 one time and then resold it for $1500
9. Yes, in many cases. Some use auctions. Some larger departments will sell to smaller communities. Some sell to the public.
10. yes they take the old cars to an auction. the state auctions have many differant police equipment useally police cars and seized cars and property from criminals
11. Yes, at auctions, but they take out all the fun stuff.