Nevada police using 'ghosted' patrol cars in DUI blitz
Dark design is harder to spot at night
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The Nevada Highway Patrol has launched a holiday DUI blitz in the Las Vegas area using “ghosted” cop cars.
The Ford Interceptor Utilities aren’t quite undercover, but feature darker badging than the patrol’s usual vehicles.
The Explorer-based SUVs also have police lighting hidden at the top of the windshield, instead of mounted on the roof, which is a feature that Ford offers to its customers for applications like this.
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“We’ll see you before you see us,” the department warned in a Twitter post that included a video of what scofflaws might see in their rearview mirror if they bother to look.
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"We're a major destination city where people come to have a good time — from California, Texas, Michigan. Whatever happens in Vegas, stays in Vegas. But if you're arrested for a DUI, it will follow you home," Nevada State Trooper Travis Smaka told the Detroit Free Press.
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Among the suspected DUI violators arrested this past Saturday night was one found with an open bottle of Jack Daniels and an AR-15 rifle in their car.
Along with its traditional dark blue vehicles, the Silver State has recently started introducing a new silver paint scheme for its cars that’s quite a bit easier to spot during the day.