Was doing some web browsing on some LAPD Police Cars and this came up.

 

http://blog.caranddriver.com/arresting-in-more-ways-than-one-the-lapd-now-has-a-lamborghini-cop-car/

 

Looks like LAPD has a new patrol car. 

It's only a show car and will not be used for patrol.

Tax money well spent!

Was a donation, no tax dollars spent on it.

What a waste of tax dollars.. the Government really likes to flaunt what they don't have..

Huh, I see. Oh well. It's still a little overkill :P

Within the next week, news will pop up saying the Captain of the police force has completely wrecked it...

"LAPD got the next best thing to the Batmobile when Nathalie and Travis Marg of fiber optics company Light Source 1 donated the use of their Lamborghini Gallardo.

The stunning sports car has been painted in the traditional black-and-white police colors. The so-called LAPD Lambo even has its own Twitter and Instagram accounts.

Don’t expect it to be used for any high-speed chases just yet—it’s for the LAPD Air Support Team to use for charitable events."

 

Looks like it's for charity events only.

 

http://laist.com/2014/03/15/the_lapd_has_a_sweet-ass_lamborghin.php

No one will out run that!

Edited March 17, 201412 yr by Andrew L

To the people who thought they purchased this - do you really think it would get approved for them to purchase something so expensive? I see its being donated for events but if they did own it did you ever think it could have possibly been seized and they would just use it for promo stuff. Around here (Milwaukee) we have Escalades that were seized by the MPD and turned into squad cars. I've seen them responding around the city before. They say right on the car that is was seized from a local drug dealer. Now I'm not saying a Gallardo would make a good squad because it wouldn't, entirely impracticable but cool for events and stuff like that.  

Tax money well spent!

 

You seem like a fine man who reads things before he judges things.... "in a very sarcastic voice"

You seem like a fine man who reads things before he judges things.... "in a very sarcastic voice"

Exactly, probably looked at the picture and went right to replying. Anyone who thinks that the LAPD would actually spend around $200,000 on a Lamborghini needs to have their common sense tank refilled. Not to mention you could never use that for patrol and imagine how comfortable (sarcasm) it would be to sit in that seat with a duty belt on.. The only thing I could maybe see them justifying that for would be high speed pursuits but even then there are a lot of cars that would be just as good for high speed pursuits that cost 1/4 of the Lambo. Plus think about the body work bill to fix the front end after you pit someone with that Gallardo. I still think its cool and looks great. It would look even better if they threw some Whelen Inner Edges in there

Yup, I did this time.. Which I admitted in my post above. I post that with my phone, which may have contributed to the fact that it may have sounded douchy. + it was meant to be a little funny too :/ I'm sorry if this offended anyone, and if anyone wish to discuss this further, you are very welcome to send me a pm :)

Edited March 18, 201412 yr by ineseri

Yup, I did this time.. Which I admitted in my post above. I post that with my phone, which may have contributed to the fact that it may have sounded douchy. + it was meant to be a little funny too :/ I'm sorry if this offended anyone, and if anyone wish to discuss this further, you are very welcome to send me a pm :)

 

Why are you apologizing? it was your opinion which you were/are entitled too, I pretty much said the same thing & it doesn't bother me they're butt hurt over an opinion.

Because I am a nice person, and I rarely like to run people over :p +, I messed up this time haha. 

It was probably seized!

U.S. Police agencies don't buy those type of cars!

It was probably seized!

U.S. Police agencies don't buy those type of cars!

 

It was probably Tyga's Lambo.

Most people cannot do speeding now x)

Huh, I see. Oh well. It's still a little overkill :P

 

It's for events, to promote the LAPD