Here's your Forbes Daily Briefing for Saturday, September 14th.

Today on Forbes, California Police spent $150,000 on a

sooped-up Tesla cyber truck. A California police department that became one of the first law enforcement agencies to purchase a Tesla cyber truck

spent more than $150,000 on the vehicle after $20,000 of additional customizations,

according to public records obtained by Forbes.

In July, Irvine Police teased their cyber truck acquisition on X, later telling the Los Angeles Times that it was, quote,

something fun to outreach to capture the attention and imagination of the community.

Invoices show the department opted for and imagination of the community.

Invoices show the department opted for the most expensive Cyber Beast model, which primarily touts greater horsepower and range than the regular cyber truck.

On top of the vehicles 99,9,9,000, range than the regular cyber truck.

On top of the vehicle's $99,990 retail price, Irvine police also paid an extra $20,000 for the

quote, Foundation Series package, an upgrade that allowed buyers to receive

their vehicles sooner with so-called premium accessories like laser-etched

cabin graphics a glass roof sunshade, full self-driving, supervised, and an attachable bottle

opener.

Sergeant Carrie Davies told Forbes the Foundation series was the only make available at the time.

Davies says that the cyber truck won't be used for patrolling

and will instead become part of the department's Drug Abuse Resistance Education,

or Dare unit.

Davies said, quote,

it's something we can highlight at our events

where kids can come and take pictures.

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