When Ford finally phased out the Crown Victoria, police departments stockpiled as many of these cars as they could. At first, it's difficult to see why: at the end of its life, the Crown Vic was ...

That icon of police transportation, a vehicle so sturdy and beloved and ubiquitous that it became virtual wallpaper on TV cop shows and local streets – the Ford Crown Victoria – is dead.

"I'm going to retire with this car," Caldes says. "I'd rather go out with the Crown Vic." And it might go out with him.

Dozens of police departments in Illinois who joined a lawsuit alleging that a popular police cruiser is unsafe have dropped out because they said Ford Motor Co. threatened to stop selling them the ...

Ford insists the new car will be as powerful and roomy as the Crown Vic but some police departments don't want to take a risk so they're stocking up. And out last word in business today is ...