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The Irvine Police Department paid extra for an early edition of the Cybertruck that it plans to use for community outreach around its anti-drug program, according to documents obtained by Forbes. Tesla co-founder and CEO Elon Musk stands in front of a Cybertruck after its"armor glass" windows were smashed during a demonstration.
The Cybertruck won’t be used for patrolling, Davies said, and will instead become part of the department’s Drug Abuse Resistance Education unit. “It’s something we can highlight at our events kids can come and take pictures.” According to Davies, the truck was paid for using the city’s “fleet funds account.
Irvine is not the only police department to consider adding Cybertrucks to its fleet. In January, the official X account for the Rosenberg, TX police departmentat Tesla CEO Elon Musk, asking: “What do you think @elonmusk … will the #Cybertruck make a good police vehicle?” Musk responded with the 100% emoji. Police in Dubai$990,000 in state funding for the Irvine Police Department to spend on electric vehicles, chargers, and other equipment necessary to transition to a zero-emissions fleet.
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