MIAMI BEACH, FLA. (WSVN) - Miami Beach Police could be riding a new set of wheels soon as the department unveiled the world’s first police luxury car.
The department announced the first Rolls-Royce on Thursday afternoon.
The new set of wheels is part of an effort to get people to join the police force.
“This is top-of-the-line. This is the best you can get as far as it relates to vehicles. The police department is the best there is in the country,” said Miami Beach Police Chief Wayne Jones. “Recruiting police officers in this country today is a difficult thing to do. Using this car to help us do recruitment is gonna be great.”
The car was made in collaboration with Braman Rolls-Royce Miami.
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-Sharky on May 13rd, 2024 at 23:22 UTC »
It's not the world's first Rolls Royce police car, Abu Dhabi beat them to it by almost a decade lol. This is just a recruitment stunt for the Miami Beach PD, and some easy advertising for the Rolls Royce dealership who provided the car.
The car is still technically owned by the dealership that provided it, so thankfully little to no taxpayer money was wasted on this car. It looks like the Rolls was wrapped vs being vinyled/painted, and the lights are probably just magnetically attached so it can all be removed after a year (or however long they negotiated) and the car can be sold.
Still a terrible look for the Miami Beach Police in my opinion though.
AlphaBetacle on May 13rd, 2024 at 18:24 UTC »
“The new set of wheels is part of an effort to get people to join the police force.”
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SatanLifeProTips on May 13rd, 2024 at 16:23 UTC »
What a disgusting waste of money and resources. Even if it was seized, you sell it and use the funds for something more appropriate.
The maintenance and insurance costs if running that car for a year of patrol duty alone could buy a new conventional police car.
But pigs gonna be pigs.