The Macon Police Department gave out 31 new cars Monday.

Captains chose officers for the new vehicles based on their performance in the field.

Macon Mayor Robert Reicherrt says the new patrol vehicles are replacing cars that are close to 15 years old. "To keep some of the older equipment on the road," says Reichert, "not only was it unsafe and unreliable, it was also costing us an arm and a leg."

The new cars come with all the bells and whistles like top-of-the-line lights, sirens, cages and gun racks.

Public information officer Jami Gaudet says the new equipment will benefit everyone in Macon, not just the police force. "They need to be safe, "she says, "and when we need those officers at breakneck speed to go to the site of an accident or to thwart crime, we want the best of the best for the best of the best and we think those vehicles are that."

This weekend a group of talented kids express themselves through dance.

On Saturday, May 14 the Hayiya Dance Theatre will hold their spring performance at Wesleyan College inside the Porter Auditorium. The performance begins at 6 p.m. Tickets are $10.

Pilar Wilder and some of her dancers joined us in the studio to tell us more about the performance and gave us a little preview.

More than 400 Central Georgians filed into the Grand Opera House Monday night for Macon's first annual Christians United for Israel celebration.

The event's theme was "A Night to Honor Israel."

Its aim - give Christian and Jewish communities a chance to show their love and support for Israel.

Macon mayor Robert Reichert presented a proclamation marking the event.

Keynote speaker Gary Bauer says it's important for Christians and Jews to come together.

"The Jewish community and the Christian community are often divided because of our perspective faiths," he says, "but we have a lot of things in common, a lot of values that we share."

Christians United for Israel plans to celebrate 100 consecutive nights across the United States.