Kia dealer from UK donates a brand-new Kia Soul crossover to the local police.
UK Kia dealer Toll House has given the communities of Horsham South and their Neighbourhood Policing Team their very own Soul – patrolling the streets with its stocky looks, darkened windows and head-turning body will be a gleaming new Kia Soul.
Donated to Sussex Police by Toll House Kia, the team of Police Community Support Officer’s (PCSOs), based in Steyning will be using the Soul as part of their routine street briefings and the general safe-keeping of Horsham South’s communities.
“The car is as highly visible as we are!” says PCSO Charlotte Whittaker. “We were delighted to have been given a car by Toll House, but to have one that turns heads as swiftly as this one does only helps us become more visible to the public.”
The Neighbourhood Policing Team will continue to patrol the villages from Upper Beeding to Henfield, parking the car in visible spots while they hold their regular street briefings.
Inspector Paul Williams commented: “Our PCSOs do a fantastic job of keeping a consistent police presence within our local communities and the Soul heightens that awareness. We’re extremely grateful for the support that Toll House Kia has shown us.
Working in partnership with our community ensures that Horsham South remains a safe place in which to live and work. The car will soon become a familiar sight in and around the area, being used by local officers in their day to day business.”
Toll House Kia has provided the PCSOs with the police-branded Kia Soul Shaker for a year and will replace the car after six months. Cruising the streets with its funky and imposing looks, the stylish, vanilla-cream police Shaker has seats adorned with Houndstooth print and features 18-inch alloy wheels, privacy glass and an LCD display rear-view mirror for reverse parking assistance. [Source: kia.co.uk]
July 14th, 2009 at 11:02 pm
KIA, I thought you guys were about Social Responsibility, so why donate a Soul to a Police force that Harasses Immigrants and Minorities?
July 15th, 2009 at 1:56 am
…I don’t know how to respond to the comment above…
July 15th, 2009 at 3:33 am
Dont, that was a message that I hope gets relayed to the right people.
July 15th, 2009 at 6:32 am
maybe because the people from toll house kia are not asians or immigrants.
July 15th, 2009 at 7:50 am
At Least here in America I can definately count on a dealer not giving the Police a Soul to abuse Minorities!!!
They like V8s though. Lets just hope an American Dealer doesnt starting giving specially modified Genesises for police work.
July 15th, 2009 at 8:03 pm
American law enforcements typically do not abuse minorities. I can assure you of that… I hope o__O…
July 15th, 2009 at 8:06 pm
I think it’s a great idea. It gives them a new patrol car on the streets to help combat crime and gets the Soul name and image into the public eye…
July 16th, 2009 at 2:53 am
=Minority in America, yes they do abuse us, and were getting sick of these cops too.
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-Its England, What Crime? London has 10 Million people with the murder rate of some of the safest big cities in America. American Cities that have only 700,000 people.
July 17th, 2009 at 12:15 am
Kinda answered your own question,didn’t ya…
July 21st, 2009 at 11:18 am
Great idea and gives a high visibility prescence which is the general idea of community policing! It also raises the profile of KIA. Lets face the fact we in the UK do not have armed Police on the street (for which we should be grateful) and most crime is punished less severely than for example the US, where a persistant car thief would face a lenghy prison service or hard labour, ours get a telling off and some community service.