California Police Department Says It Has America’s First Police Tesla Cybertruck

The truck won’t be used for patrolling the neighborhood, said the police department.

The Irvine Police Department announced what it called the nation's first police Tesla Cybertruck in Irvine, Calif., on Oct. 8, 2024. Irvine Police Department

The Irvine Police Department in Orange County, California, on Oct. 8 announced it has what it believes to be the nation’s first police Tesla Cybertruck.

The department had told the public in July that the electric vehicle was “coming soon.”