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The LAPD Has a Sweet-Ass Lamborghini Now
The LAPD Lamborghini (Photo via lapdlambo on Instagram)
LAPD got the next best thing to the Batmobile when Nathalie and Travis Marg of fiber optics company Light Source 1 donated the use of their Lamborghini Gallardo.The stunning sports car has been painted in the traditional black-and-white police colors. The so-called LAPD Lambo even has its own Twitter and Instagram accounts.
Don’t expect it to be used for any high-speed chases just yet—it’s for the LAPD Air Support Team to use for charitable events.
Here are some pictures of LAPD’s sweet new ride:
We'd love to have this car in our fleet #lamborghini #charity #communitypolicing. Photo courtesy of @CaptGaryWalters pic.twitter.com/PNowzzWxrU
— LAPD Foothill (@LAPDFoothill) March 15, 2014
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