At a special meeting at city hall on Monday, the city council decided

to amend an ordiance and officially grant Greensburg Police

Department (GPD) Chief Brian Heaton the discretion to determine the

use of police cars for officers’ personal use.

Heaton specifically requested an amendment to resolution 2006-9

regarding the taking home of police vehicles.

“We spoke last Monday about this, and have had numerous

discussions regarding this issue,” Heaton began.

With several members of the GPD in attendance, Heaton claimed he

had once been given the impression the police were not welcome at

the meetings, but that had changed recently.

According to Heaton, the issue that brought this resolution before

the councilors was the request from the schools that a police officer

provide a watchful eye on the school grounds as the end of

semester approaches. Heaton admitted that the resolution had