High Speed Chase

A Hillsdale County Sheriff car following a high speed chase in Hillsdale County on Monday, April 18, 2016.

(J. Scott Park)

HILLSDALE, MI - Another Michigan police department has added "In God We Trust" to their police vehicles.

Thanks to funding from an outside source, the Hillsdale County Sheriff's Office has added decals of the official motto of the United States to the back of their police cars.

Lt. Todd Moore posted a photo of the new addition to his personal Facebook page on Feb. 21.

With funding from an outside source and the amazing staff at Stockhouse printing of Hillsdale donating their time to put... Posted by Todd Moore on Tuesday, February 21, 2017

Staff from Stockhouse Printing in Hillsdale donated their time to apply the decals.

The issue of "In God We Trust" decals on police vehicles has come up several times in recent years and has often been criticized by some who feel it violates the idea of separation of church and state.

The Crawford County Sheriff's Department added similar decals in March of 2016. Others have followed.

Reception on Facebook to sheriff's department's decision to apply the decals has been largely positive, but not entirely. Moore has also changed his personal profile picture on Facebook to "In God We Trust."

"In God We Trust" was adopted as the nation's motto in 1956. It first appeared on U.S. coins in 1864

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nd has appeared on paper currency since 1957.