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A California police department wants to be the first agency to have a law enforcement-branded Cybertruck, according to an internal email obtained by 404 Media.

The email Sergeant Jacob Gallacher, of the Anaheim Police Department, sent in early February read “P.S. I spoke with the Chief yesterday and we still want to be the first police agency to have a Cybertruck. If anyone can make that happen, I know it is you!” Gallacher sent the email to James Hedland from UP.FIT, a company that sells modified Teslas for use by law enforcement. The email was part of a conversation about the department’s use of Teslas.

Gallacher later told 404 Media that the email was something of “a joke,” but reaffirmed the agency’s wish to obtain a Cybertruck before other agencies, even if more for “community engagement” than using it as a patrol vehicle.

“We would, but it’s not necessarily from a patrol perspective,” Gallacher said. 404 Media obtained the email through a public records request.

    • Flying Squid@lemmy.world
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      4 months ago

      Being aware of what police departments are up to is not an advertisement for Elon.

      Also, no one here is going to buy the Homer Car Cybertruck.

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        4 months ago

        I appreciate the sentiment of not promoting Elmo but yeah. Even if it wasn’t a dumpster fire, i doubt there’s a lot of potential buyers here.

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          4 months ago

          If the truck didn’t have a bunch of issues I would totally buy one. I like how it looks.