Butler Tires for Less Mechanic Ricky Dittman works on a City of Butler unmarked police car on Monday, as Butler Tires for Less has been doing repairs on the vehicles at no cost to the city.

Local automobile businesses are pitching in to fix Butler's police vehicles.

Butler Tires for Less has been doing repairs on the vehicles — at no cost to the city — for the past few weeks, while Advance Auto Parts, NAPA Auto Parts and Hovis Auto & Truck Supply donated parts for repair.

“There are still some good people out there (who are) willing to help,” said Jim Sgro, a service manager at Butler Tires for Less. “We put our two cents in, and we're very happy to do it.”

The police department drafted a letter to Butler City Council in August expressing a need for four police cruisers to replace ones that are in need of repair.

Council discussed the matter at an August meeting, and councilman Michael Walter said in August that replacement vehicles likely wouldn't be able to be purchased until 2018.

A full report will appear in the Butler Eagle.