Car was bought as part of the drug abuse education program that uses flashy vehicle to make police seem approachableA police department in California has purchased a flashy new piece of equipment to impress local children: a $150,000 Tesla Cybertruck.In a Facebook video featuring lightning graphics, the Irvine police department said it believed the vehicle to be “the first police cybertruck in the nation”. It’s unlikely to be in any high-speed chases: police say it will mostly be used by officers for school programs, though it is able to respond to emergencies. Continue reading…
Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2024/oct/09/irvine-california-police-cybertruck
Author : Matthew Cantor
Publish date : 2024-10-09 20:45:31
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California police department debuts ‘first police Cybertruck in the nation’ to impress kids
