Ten of the officers are from Pleasant Grove and the change has been a bit harder than Cullimore predicted.

"It's strained some relationships," he said. "I hope those can heal. I have a lot of good friends in Pleasant Grove."

Lindon native Cullimore worked for Pleasant Grove for nearly 28 years but started with Lindon in November.

The new 2,300-square-foot police station takes up what was once an unfinished area in the basement of the Lindon City Center and has a booking area, two holding cells, a large conference room, evidence and records rooms, offices, closets and a large computer work area.

All the construction, supplies and leases on Ford Explorers and Ford trucks came in between $130,000 to $140,000, under Cullimore's allotted fund of $190,000.

The trucks and bikes allow officers to get to neighborhoods high in the hills on Lindon's east bench and don't end up using much more gas than a Ford Crown Victoria or a Dodge Charger, Cullimore said.

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