The Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department on Thursday unveiled plans to roll out hundreds of new vehicles aimed at modernizing the department’s aging fleet, officials said in a news conference.
Sheriff Robert Luna was on hand for the announcement, in which officials revealed that more than 300 new vehicles would be deployed in coming weeks. Of those new patrol vehicles are 280 black and white SUVs with ” improved safety lighting, advanced siren systems, and collision avoidance technology.” Forty-eight of the vehicles are hybrid, which officials said support both the operational needs and sustainability goals of the department.
They already assigned 25 of the new patrol vehicles, they said…