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that a police officer must be in uniform when in a marked vehicle. Someone please correct me if this not the case.
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I didn't read the link (for reasons of my own) but I can address this part of your post.
I retired from the Anchorage Police Dept. We were given home cars and expected to drive them in our daily activities (with in reason of course as in no bar hopping).
And off duty we didn't wear uniforms but were expected to take police action when necessary. Added to that, state law and department policy required us to carry both badge and gun OFF Duty.
We were expected to show good judgement. We weren't expected to put our families in danger (yes is was OK to haul families 'n such off duty). We were cops off and on duty, in or out of a patrol car, in or out of uniform.
I became a cop on Mar 8th, 1974, I quite being a cop on Mar 8th 1994 when I retired.
Some locations may be different, I can only answer for the Anchorage Police Dept.