WARREN — The Warren Police Department recently unveiled a new method of transportation — one police said that will not only assist in patrol but will help the department engage with the community.

Four electric three-wheeled mobility scooters were recently outfitted for the department and acquired through the 2023 coronavirus state and local fiscal recovery fund. The vehicles are all-wheel drive and capable of reaching speeds of up to 37 mph on a battery that lasts around 12 hours.

“It goes 37 mph, so it can move. It can go off-road. It’s got lights and sirens. We can put them in the back of our patrol cars, too,” Warren Police Lt. John Gajewski said.

The vehicles, according to Gajewski, will allow officers to respond quickly in crowded or hard-to-reach areas where patrol cars might fac

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