Czech police add Ferrari taken from criminals to fleet

[Celerity]

Police in the Czech Republic have unveiled the latest addition to their fleet of cars - a Ferrari capable of speeds up to 326km/h (202mph).

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-62295674



Police said the car had been confiscated from criminals. The €12,000 (£10,180; $12,255) cost of converting it for police use was about the same as buying a new Skoda hatchback, they added.

The Ferrari 458 Italia will be used for cracking down on illegal road races and chasing stolen cars among other things. It can do 0 to 100km/h in 3.4 seconds.

Featuring fluorescent yellow and blue stripes, the vehicle will be used by the special surveillance department and will be driven by specially trained officers. Jiri Zly, head of the police's traffic department, said the Ferrari would, among other things, be used against "the most aggressive drivers" on Czech roads.

The Czech police has hundreds of confiscated vehicles that come from criminals and are used to combat serious criminal activity throughout the country, police said.

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[RKP5637]

1. Love it!!!

[captain queeg]

2. Reminds me of the wife's cousin who was an IRS cop

He had a Dodge Viper for stake out duty that the agency had confiscated. I thought having a car like that for surveillance would be awfully visible. I suppose it would depend on where you were staking out. The one story he told was a car dealership that was sellkng for large amounts of unreported cash.

[jmowreader]

3. The Dubai cops do the same thing

The Dubai Police Department has a fleet of exotic sports cars. The Dubai government has more money than they know what to do with, but I suspect the taxpayers would go “now hang on a second” if they were actually buying Lamborghini patrol cars.

In the US you sometimes see ultra fancy cars in police livery, but they generally have “this car was confiscated from a drug dealer” on the side.