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I know a local cop. (small town)
Drives a unit home every day and parks it in the driveway for the world to see.
1) the yard looks like a dump with all the trash lying around.
2) the unit is always filthy and loaded with crap
3)cop does a great job.

If you were Chief, or Mayor, would you demand the officer:
1) clean up your yard
2) clean up your unit
3) don't take your unit home

Is he breaking any local ordinances?

Leave him alone.

He's not doing that great of a job if his patrol "unit is always filthy and loaded with crap". That's not his patrol vehicle, it belongs to the taxpayers and he should take care of it. He should be told in no uncertain terms to clean up his act as his slovenly lifestyle reflects upon the taxpayers who support him.

I doubt he owns his house.around here they encourage cops to live in less desirable locations and want the patrol car parked in the driveway during off duty hours to help maintain a visible presence in the hood.

What if the taxpayers are slovenly too?

This.

I'd tell him clean his house, clean his car, and keep doing his job. If he lives like a slob, probably looks like a slob, so tell him to unf uck his uniform and do some pt while I'm at it.

The job sucks, it comes with caveats.

If I were Chief or the Mayor I would tell you to mind your own [bleep] business.

He’s Union, can’t demand schit.

I hold cops to a higher standard than the taxpayers who pay them. Period.

Hey look a retard that whole heartedly believes every cop is "union". What an uninformed dumb f uck you are.

Well, "Code Enforcement" threatened a citation if the jungle didn't get mowed.
They can also write citations if the trash is deemed a public health hazard.

????

Police officers in our small town take their patrol cars home with them so if they are needed somewhere for some emergency they have the vehicle right there and are ready for action.

If the officer is not caring for the taxpayer's vehicle properly, he is NOT doing "a great job" IMHO.

Some people have pride, others really don't care. Go tell that ol boy what to do and how to live his life. Sounds like a good time.

Unit needs to be kept clean. Not his property.

His yard, on the other hand, is his business so long as it doesn't negatively effect the neighbors. Ugly yard is not a crime.

JMO

Clyde

Maybe he thinks he's sending a message.

Guess they should compel him to clean the place up then.

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I think the point the OP is making is that the officer doesn’t reflect a positive, professional image upon the city as his squad car being parked at his house is obviously representative of how the city is managed. The point has nothing to do with how the guy lives his personal life nor city ordinances or whatever else.

If the squad car was not parked in front of his house, nor was there any other indication of the property being some sort of representative of the city, then the situation would be different.

Like it or not, image and perception matter. No different than how the officer conducts himself while on duty or how professional his uniform looks.

To answer the OP’s question, yes, I would say something to him. Make the car more professional and representative of the city and either not park where the vehicle can be seen, or clean the property up too. If city policy dictates the officer take the vehicle home as a show of presence, than it should be written into that policy that the property be professional looking.