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FOCUS 2013 International Police Vehicle Design Contest 2013 POLICE VEHICLE DESIGN CONTEST WINNERS 2013 Grand Prize Winner Village of Pinehurst, N.C. Police Department Pinehurst, N.C. By Jennifer Gavigan Ed. Note: Here are the Grand Prize and First Place winners for each category. Please go to our website, www.lawandordermag.com, to see all of the Second Place, Third Place and Honorable Mention Winners. First and foremost, a police vehicle's design should be about safety and identifcation. Agencies' designs have also begun incorporating state, county and regional symbols, mission statements and mottos to represent the communities they serve, and even URLs and QR codes for smartphones. The 2013 contest was judged based on the integrity of the designs submitted, 14 LAW and ORDER I August 2013 2012 as well as how each design met the criteria as outlined in the contest guidelines. The response to this year's competition was impressive with more than 200 entries, which made the judging difficult, especially in the popular Municipal 10 to 50 Offcers, East category. LAW and ORDER would like to thank all the departments that submitted entries for the 2012 contest. This year's contest was judged by two law enforcement professionals and one industry professional: Lt. Jeffrey A. Gang, Griffth, IN Police; Kevin Lyons, Director of Support Services, Lake County, IL Sheriff; and Jim Kelly, General Manager, Police Department Systems, Mokena, IL. The 2013 Vehicle Design judges focused on the safety of the offcer driving and the ability to identify the automobile as a law enforcement vehicle. The overall appearance of the vehicle was, of course, factored into the results. The judges looked for departmental symbols, names in easy-to-read lettering, a badge, shield or community seal, emergency phone numbers and websites. For visibility, the judges looked for refective tape/graphics and decals.