LAS VEGAS (KLAS) — Metro police unveiled the brand new search for Cybertrucks in a video posted on social media on Friday. The vehicles had been donated to the division.
The stylized video introduced, “Las Vegas Meet Your Newest Defender.” A truck was pictured with textual content overlays and video results on Fb, exhibiting Metro decals utilized to the aspect. The video additionally confirmed police gear put in inside. The social submit indicated the Cybertrucks will enter service quickly.
One scene exhibits the truck on a racecourse with a navy jet streaking by overhead.
A Cybertruck with Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Division decals is proven in a video launched Friday by Metro police. (Courtesy, LVMPD)
A Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Division decal is revealed on a Cybertruck proven in a video launched Friday by Metro police. (Courtesy, LVMPD)
Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Division launched a video on Friday introducing Cybertrucks which were ready for road patrol. (Courtesy, LVMPD)
Renderings launched in February 2025 present what LVMPD and SWAT Cybertrucks might appear to be. (Sheriff Kevin McMahill)
Renderings launched in February 2025 present what LVMPD and SWAT Cybertrucks might appear to be. (Sheriff Kevin McMahill)
An unnamed particular person donated 10 Cybertrucks to the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Division, in keeping with an announcement in February by Sheriff Kevin McMahill. On the time, renderings of the automobiles had been launched exhibiting a normal patrol look, and a potential search for SWAT deployment of Cybertrucks.
That donation got here earlier than the Jan. 1, 2025, incident at Trump Worldwide Resort Las Vegas, the place a rented Cybertruck was set afire and explosions apparently involving fireworks occurred simply exterior the resort entrance. The motive force, 37-year-old Matthew Livelsberger, shot himself and died on the scene.
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The automobiles have been at Metro’s emergency car operations course (EVOC) as preparations to make use of them have progressed.
“These vehicles are filled with cutting-edge technology and decked out to handle everyday emergencies,” the social submit stated. “These Cybertrucks will help officers respond quickly when you need them most.”
Feedback on the video have already introduced some destructive feedback from individuals who simply do not just like the vehicles — or billionaire Elon Musk, Tesla’s CEO and largest particular person shareholder.
