Ga. police use confiscated funds to buy Tesla for $45K
By: J. D. Capelouto, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
BROOKHAVEN, Ga. — Brookhaven residents may soon see police officers doing patrols in a fully electric luxury car.
The police department purchased a previously owned 2015 Tesla Model S for $45,000 using confiscated funds, the city said in a statement Friday. Now that they’ve put the Brookhaven police logo on the side, the department is putting the Tesla “through rigorous field testing to see if it would make a better option to the police patrol cars now in use.”
When Brookhaven bought it, the Tesla had about 22,000 miles on it.
