California Cops Are Getting Cybertrucks: ‘We Like This Dumpster’

There’s a contention successful America to spot which constabulary section volition beryllium the archetypal to tract a Cybertruck. Cops, it seems, truly emotion the blocky conveyance that tends to interruption down. The societal media accounts for the constabulary section successful Irvine, California person teased it’s getting 1 soon.

In a station connected Instagram, Facebook, and Twitter, the Irvine PD shared a representation of a forward-facing Cybertruck decked retired with reddish and bluish lights lighting up the PD’s logo connected a factual floor. “#notkidding #irvine #irvinepd #tesla #orangecounty #police #policecar #teslamodels #whelen #cityofirvine #carsofinstagram #policecybertruck #elonmusk #policecarsofinstagram,” the post’s substance work crossed each 3 sites.

Irvine PD confirmed to Gizmodo that it is, indeed, getting a Cybetruck. “The conveyance volition beryllium utilized for assemblage outreach. We won’t beryllium providing immoderate further accusation until we officially present it to the assemblage successful a mates of months,” a spokesperson for Irvine PD told Gizmodo successful an email.

Over connected Facebook, Irvine PD is warring it retired successful the comments beneath the post. “So…a much colorful dumpster connected wheels?” One idiosyncratic commented, a notation to a viral post astir raccoons attempting to get into a Cybetruck’s trunk due to the fact that the signifier is akin to a closed dumpster.

“We similar this dumpster,” Irvine PD said successful response.

“So you can’t pursuit the burglary suspects extracurricular of the metropolis without having to recharge for an hour. Perfect for the criminals,” said different commenter.

“Our constabulary cars don’t person endless state tanks,” Irvine PD responded.

Cops crossed the state are fascinated by the Cybertruck. Earlier this month, 404 Media published an interior email from an Anaheim Police sergeant astir the section utilizing Teslas. “I spoke with the Chief yesterday and we inactive privation to beryllium the archetypal constabulary bureau to person a Cybertruck,” the email said. When contacted for comment, Anaheim PD said the email was benignant of a joke, but it was legitimately funny successful acquiring a Cybertruck.

Spotted retired successful the wild.

What bash you deliberation @elonmusk… volition the #Cybertruck marque a bully constabulary vehicle? It’s inactive hard to find caller vehicles to replenish our older constabulary units. Should we marque the alteration successful 2024? pic.twitter.com/WRlZWiSSK7

— Rosenberg Police (@RosenbergPolice) January 2, 2024

The X relationship for the Rosenberg, Texas constabulary took pictures of 1 of the trucks it saw successful the chaotic and posted them. “What bash you deliberation @elonmusk… volition the #Cybertruck marque a bully constabulary vehicle? It’s inactive hard to find caller vehicles to replenish our older constabulary units,” the section wrote. “Should we marque the alteration successful 2024?”

Unplugged Performance, a California institution that specializes successful customized vehicles, teased its ain mentation of the policing-focused Cybertruck in June. It’s not wide if the institution had sold immoderate tactical-style Cybertrucks, but the company’s president told Popular Science that it had talked to aggregate constabulary departments astir the vehicle.