The Czech police will in the future chase traffic offenders with a Ferrari. The sports car, which can reach speeds of up to 325 km/h, will be used against the “most aggressive drivers” on the highway, a spokesman said Monday in Prague. The authorities seized the vehicle from criminals.
According to the information, the repair and conversion cost the police the equivalent of almost 14,000 euros. The list price of the Ferrari 458 Italia was just under 200,000 euros. He now wears the blue-yellow stripes of Czech police cars. Therefore, only specially trained officers are allowed to drive.
Criticism in social networks
“We can also use the sports car’s potential in chasing car thieves crossing our country to flee to neighboring countries,” said Jiri Zly, the Czech Republic’s top traffic police officer. The tasks are broad. Criticism was leveled at social networks. “Everyone should save, except the police,” complained one internet user. “Completely impractical for patrol duty,” another commented.
According to the Czech police, the Ferrari is not even the most valuable or rarest vehicle they have seized. Nearly 900 vehicles were seized in the previous year alone, the majority of which were subsequently sold and the proceeds used to cover the damage caused by the perpetrator.
“We have seized hundreds of vehicles that originated from criminal activity and are now being used to fight criminal activity in the Czech Republic. However, these are not as luxurious cars as Ferrari,” the Czech police said on their website.
Source: Krone
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