{"id":72644,"date":"2025-11-24T07:50:40","date_gmt":"2025-11-24T12:50:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.utc.edu\/news\/?p=72644"},"modified":"2025-11-24T07:50:41","modified_gmt":"2025-11-24T12:50:41","slug":"new-and-improved-utc-police-cars-hit-the-campus-roads","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.utc.edu\/news\/2025\/11\/new-and-improved-utc-police-cars-hit-the-campus-roads\/","title":{"rendered":"New and improved UTC police cars hit the campus roads\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"attachment_72691\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" ><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"880\" height=\"560\" data-attachment-id=\"72691\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/blog.utc.edu\/news\/2025\/11\/new-and-improved-utc-police-cars-hit-the-campus-roads\/police-vehicles-25\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/11\/Police-Vehicles-25-470.jpg?fit=1200%2C763&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1200,763\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-title=\"Police Vehicles-25\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;New UTC Police vehicles, Friday, Nov. 7, 2025 on Oak Street.&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/11\/Police-Vehicles-25-470.jpg?fit=880%2C559&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"wp-image-72691 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/11\/Police-Vehicles-25-470.jpg?resize=880%2C560&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"A blue UTC Police SUV parked on campus, shown from a front-side angle. The vehicle displays the new blue-and-gold graphics, including \u201cPOLICE\u201d in large white letters, the UTC Police badge, gold-and-blue fender stripes and \u201cUniversity of Tennessee at Chattanooga\u201d along the lower panel. Fall trees with orange and green leaves fill the background.\" style=\"max-width: 100%;\"style=\"max-width: 100%;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/11\/Police-Vehicles-25-470.jpg?w=1200&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/11\/Police-Vehicles-25-470.jpg?resize=1024%2C651&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/11\/Police-Vehicles-25-470.jpg?resize=768%2C488&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/11\/Police-Vehicles-25-470.jpg?resize=800%2C509&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/11\/Police-Vehicles-25-470.jpg?resize=580%2C369&amp;ssl=1 580w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/11\/Police-Vehicles-25-470.jpg?resize=610%2C388&amp;ssl=1 610w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 880px) 100vw, 880px\" \/><p class=\"wp-caption-text\">A newly wrapped UTC Police SUV featuring the department\u2019s updated blue-and-gold design. Photo by Angela Foster.<\/p><\/div>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">University of Tennessee at Chattanooga Police and Public Safety just got a new blue-and-gold look.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The new vehicles\u2014which include redesigned graphics and updated Mocs colors\u2014were nearly a year in the making, according to UTC Chief of Police and Associate Vice Chancellor for Public Safety Sean O\u2019Brien.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:1,&quot;335551620&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:0,&quot;335559737&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:279}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u201cLast year, as we assessed the needs of UTC Public Safety and UTC Police specifically, we realized we needed to update our modes of transportation and improve our ability to access various parts of campus,\u201d O\u2019Brien said. \u201cIn addition, we needed to unify our branding and align it with the overall family of graphics of the University.\u201d<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:1,&quot;335551620&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:0,&quot;335559737&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:279}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Thanks to work done by Vice Chancellor for Finance and Administration Brent Goldberg in securing new vehicles, O\u2019Brien said the idea became reality.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:1,&quot;335551620&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:0,&quot;335559737&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:279}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The result is a mix of new patrol cars, SUVs, trucks and wrapped existing vehicles, each wearing coordinated blue-and-gold designs.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:1,&quot;335551620&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:0,&quot;335559737&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:279}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">O\u2019Brien said updating the appearance is not all about looks.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:1,&quot;335551620&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:0,&quot;335559737&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:279}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u201cFor our officers, the patrol car is their office,\u201d he said. \u201cThey spend so much time out patrolling campus and it is important to me that they have pride in themselves and their equipment.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:1,&quot;335551620&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:0,&quot;335559737&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:279}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u201cThese new patrol vehicles are uniquely identifiable here in the region and are unlike any other police vehicles around in their appearance. As our campus community becomes accustomed to the new appearance, they will have an easier time recognizing when UTC Police or Public Safety vehicles and personnel are in the area.\u201d<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:1,&quot;335551620&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:0,&quot;335559737&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:279}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_72689\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" ><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"880\" height=\"604\" data-attachment-id=\"72689\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/blog.utc.edu\/news\/2025\/11\/new-and-improved-utc-police-cars-hit-the-campus-roads\/police-car-mock-up\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/11\/Police-car-mock-up.jpg?fit=1280%2C878&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1280,878\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-title=\"Police car mock up\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/11\/Police-car-mock-up.jpg?fit=880%2C603&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"wp-image-72689 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/11\/Police-car-mock-up.jpg?resize=880%2C604&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"A digital mock-up of a UTC Police Ford Explorer with design views from multiple angles, including top, front, back and both sides. The vehicle is dark blue with large \u201cPOLICE\u201d lettering on the doors, the UTC Police badge, gold-and-blue striping near the front fenders, \u201c911\u201d markings on the rear side panels and \u201cUniversity of Tennessee at Chattanooga\u201d along the lower side. A measurement line indicates the vehicle length.\" style=\"max-width: 100%;\"style=\"max-width: 100%;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/11\/Police-car-mock-up.jpg?w=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/11\/Police-car-mock-up.jpg?resize=1024%2C702&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/11\/Police-car-mock-up.jpg?resize=768%2C527&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/11\/Police-car-mock-up.jpg?resize=800%2C549&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/11\/Police-car-mock-up.jpg?resize=580%2C398&amp;ssl=1 580w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/11\/Police-car-mock-up.jpg?resize=610%2C418&amp;ssl=1 610w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 880px) 100vw, 880px\" \/><p class=\"wp-caption-text\">A mock-up of one of the new UTC police vehicles by Amy Barker.<\/p><\/div>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">A campus collaboration between the UTC Department of Public Safety and the Division of Communications and Marketing made the makeover happen.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:1,&quot;335551620&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:0,&quot;335559737&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:279}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u201cI didn\u2019t even know that you could design a police car,\u201d said graphic designer Amy Barker. \u201cI thought that they were designed for you, so that was cool.\u201d<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:1,&quot;335551620&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:0,&quot;335559737&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:279}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Her process involved researching police markings from departments across the country and creating versions for both light and dark vehicles\u2014and adding some UTC flair.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:1,&quot;335551620&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:0,&quot;335559737&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:279}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u201cWith something like this, there are elements you have to keep consistent such as vehicle numbers, emergency markings, the word \u2018police\u2019 being highly visible,\u201d Barker said. \u201cBut I was interested to find out that there\u2019s actually a lot of flexibility with what you can add or how you stylize it.\u201d<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:1,&quot;335551620&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:0,&quot;335559737&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:279}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The most difficult part of the project, Barker said, was including personal touches such as the stripes above the fenders and navigating the uneven parts of the vehicles.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:1,&quot;335551620&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:0,&quot;335559737&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:279}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u201cThe character lines and curves were different, so I had to rethink where certain things could go. Those curves really affected things,\u201d she said.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:1,&quot;335551620&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:0,&quot;335559737&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:279}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Barker worked alongside several Public Safety staff members and officers, which she said added an important layer to the work and made the final product stronger.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:1,&quot;335551620&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:0,&quot;335559737&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:279}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u201cFor something so visible and so expensive, I was glad they cared,\u201d she said. \u201cIt\u2019s representing them, after all.\u201d<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:1,&quot;335551620&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:0,&quot;335559737&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:279}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Barker, who also designed the Mocs Express buses, said she is excited to spot her designs now that they have officially hit the road.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:1,&quot;335551620&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:0,&quot;335559737&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:279}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u201cWhenever I see the buses I\u2019m like, \u2018Oh yeah, that\u2019s my bus,\u2019\u201d she said. \u201cSo I think I\u2019ll feel the same way about these\u2014like, \u2018That\u2019s my police car.\u2019\u201d<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:1,&quot;335551620&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:0,&quot;335559737&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:279}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"880\" height=\"614\" data-attachment-id=\"72694\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/blog.utc.edu\/news\/2025\/11\/new-and-improved-utc-police-cars-hit-the-campus-roads\/police-vehicles-25-2\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/11\/Police-Vehicles-25-493.jpg?fit=1200%2C837&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1200,837\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-title=\"Police Vehicles-25\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;New UTC Police vehicles, Friday, Nov. 7, 2025 on Oak Street.&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/11\/Police-Vehicles-25-493.jpg?fit=880%2C614&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-72694 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/11\/Police-Vehicles-25-493.jpg?resize=880%2C614&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"A white UTC Public Safety pickup truck parked on campus, shown from the side. The truck features the department\u2019s updated graphics, including the Public Safety badge on the door, \u201cPUBLIC SAFETY\u201d in large navy letters, gold-and-blue striping on the front fender, \u201cEmergency 911\u201d near the rear, and \u201cUniversity of Tennessee at Chattanooga\u201d along the lower panel. Trees with fall foliage fill the background.\" style=\"max-width: 100%;\"style=\"max-width: 100%;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/11\/Police-Vehicles-25-493.jpg?w=1200&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/11\/Police-Vehicles-25-493.jpg?resize=1024%2C714&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/11\/Police-Vehicles-25-493.jpg?resize=768%2C536&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/11\/Police-Vehicles-25-493.jpg?resize=800%2C558&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/11\/Police-Vehicles-25-493.jpg?resize=580%2C405&amp;ssl=1 580w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/11\/Police-Vehicles-25-493.jpg?resize=610%2C425&amp;ssl=1 610w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 880px) 100vw, 880px\" \/><\/p>\n<h4>Learn more<span 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