A police department in California<\/a> has purchased a flashy new piece of equipment to impress local children: a $150,000 Tesla<\/a> Cybertruck.<\/p>\n In a Facebook video<\/a> featuring lightning graphics, the Irvine police department said it believed the vehicle to be \u201cthe first police cybertruck in the nation\u201d. It\u2019s unlikely to be in any high-speed chases: police say it will mostly be used by officers for school programs, though it is able to respond to emergencies.<\/p>\n \u201cI\u2019m very proud to say that we\u2019re the first police department in the country to have this in its fleet,\u201d the police chief, Michael Kent, told the Orange County Register<\/a>.<\/p>\n The department\u2019s 40-year-old Drug Abuse Resistance Education (Dare) program has used a range of flashy cars over the years, including PT Cruisers and small monster trucks, Kyle Oldoerp, a police spokesperson, said: \u201cThe goal has always been to have a unique vehicle that doesn\u2019t look like a police car, that is approachable by kids and students to encourage interaction between officers and our schools and our community.\u201d<\/p>\n