Why So Many Take-Home Cars for the Wayne County Sheriff's Department?

Stories like this sting a little bit more when you're a mayoral candidate.

John Wisely of the Detroit Free Press reports that the  Wayne County Sheriff’s Office "doesn’t take 911 calls, but 61 employees have take-home cars in case they’re called out to an emergency."

He reports that the number of take-home cars is down from 80 just a few weeks ago.

He writes:

The vast majority of the take-home cars in Wayne County are assigned to command staff — unlike the other two counties, where more cars are assigned to detectives and officers on specialized units. Some civilian employees also receive cars in Wayne County, whereas only sworn officers get vehicles in Oakland and Macomb counties.