I have one and I personally love it. I don't know why more people don't like it. Seems like it's one of the few games i have played in which there is an equal balance of things to shoot at between the right and left flipper. I would guess the only complaint would be is that it's pretty easy to continually shoot the middle ramp and get into the millions very easy. But if you don't make that your only mission in the game and go around catching the crooks, shooting the T-Rex, getting the special, spelling POLICE, and getting multiball, there's plenty of things to do. Very catchy music and light show, along with the voices. The siren topper is cool too.
If you paid 400 or less for it, i think you could get the board repaired for under 200.00, leaving you with a 600.00 or less game, which i think it good for a Police Force. I'd fix it if I were you.