Don't be surprised if you call a cop some night and a black-and-white pulls up outside with a Tidybowl ad on the side. Cash-strapped police departments all over the country are considering a plan to sell advertising space on their patrol cars to help, as one chief put it, "be fiscally responsible." Penny-wise it may be, but the cops in the cars aren't too thrilled. Neither is one New Jersey businesswoman: "There's enough jokes about cops already. These guys put their lives on the line for us every day. They deserve more respect than that."
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Don't be surprised if you call a cop some night and a black-and-white pulls up outside with a Tidybowl ad on the side. Cash-strapped police departments all over the country are considering a plan to sell advertising space on their patrol cars to help, as one chief put it, "be fiscally responsible." Penny-wise it may be, but the cops in the cars aren't too thrilled. Neither is one New Jersey businesswoman: "There's enough jokes about cops already. These guys put their lives on the line for us every day. They deserve more respect than that."
