{"id":2948,"date":"2025-10-14T20:09:06","date_gmt":"2025-10-14T20:09:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/seabrave.com\/?p=2948"},"modified":"2025-10-15T16:47:57","modified_gmt":"2025-10-15T16:47:57","slug":"everyone-thought-florida-police-blew-tax-money-on-a-mclaren-cruiser-they-didnt","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/seabrave.com\/index.php\/2025\/10\/14\/everyone-thought-florida-police-blew-tax-money-on-a-mclaren-cruiser-they-didnt\/","title":{"rendered":"Everyone Thought Florida Police Blew Tax Money On A McLaren Cruiser They Didn\u2019t"},"content":{"rendered":"<div><img width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-post-image lazyload\" alt=\"\" style=\"margin-bottom: 15px\" loading=\"lazy\" data-src=\"http:\/\/seabrave.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/McLaren-720S-Florida-Police-copy-1024x576-1.jpg\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:100%\">\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>McLaren 720S joins Casselberry PD&rsquo;s lineup for outreach and safety events.<\/li>\n<li>The white supercar sports official police livery and flashing windshield lights.<\/li>\n<li>Authorities clarified the exotic isn&rsquo;t for high-speed chases or patrol duties.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Nothing says &ldquo;community policing&rdquo; quite like a six-figure supercar with flashing lights. The Casselberry <a href=\"https:\/\/www.carscoops.com\/tag\/police-cars\/\">Police Department<\/a> in Florida has a new whip, and it just so happens to be one of the quickest supercars on the planet. <\/p>\n<div class=\"ad-placement\">\n<div id=\"82503191-e1d1-435a-874f-9c78a2a54a2f\" class=\"_ap_apex_ad\"><\/div>\n<div id=\"0f7e3106-c4d6-4db4-8135-c508879a76f8\" class=\"_ap_apex_ad\"><\/div>\n<p>\t\t\t\tvar adpushup = window.adpushup  = window.adpushup || {que:[]};<br \/>\n\t\t\t\tadpushup.que.push(function() {<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\tif (adpushup.config.platform !== &#8220;DESKTOP&#8221;){<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\tadpushup.triggerAd(&#8220;0f7e3106-c4d6-4db4-8135-c508879a76f8&#8221;);<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t} else {<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\tadpushup.triggerAd(&#8220;82503191-e1d1-435a-874f-9c78a2a54a2f&#8221;);<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t}<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t});<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Unfortunately or perhaps fortunately for some, Florida police authorities won&rsquo;t be using it to chase down criminals, as is so often the case with police departments that add sports cars or supercars to their fleets.<\/p>\n<p>Instead, this white <a href=\"https:\/\/www.carscoops.com\/tag\/mclaren\/\">McLaren<\/a> 720S will be used for community outreach and public education events. The police didn&rsquo;t pay for it either, and say that the McLaren Orlando dealership has generously donated it.<\/p>\n<p>To ensure <a href=\"https:\/\/www.carscoops.com\/tag\/mclaren-720s\/\">the 720S<\/a> looks like a proper patrol car, it&rsquo;s been equipped with the same livery that all of the local PD&rsquo;s patrol cars have. This includes a large crest on the hood and sides, as well as black and blue accents. We can also see it has flashing lights behind the windshield.<\/p>\n<div id=\"taboola-mid-article\"><\/div>\n<div id=\"taboola-mid-article-thumbnails-organic\"><\/div>\n<p><strong>Read: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.carscoops.com\/2025\/08\/he-didnt-lose-his-head-but-this-mclaren-sure-did\/\">He Didn&rsquo;t Lose His Head But This McLaren Sure Did<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Initially, some locals were concerned the police may have purchased the car when videos of it TikTok started doing the rounds, but as pointed out by <em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.roadandtrack.com\/news\/a68998852\/florida-police-department-mclaren-720s-cop-car\/\">Road&amp;Track<\/a><\/em>, that wasn&rsquo;t the case. While we know that McLaren Orlando donated the car, it&rsquo;s unclear if they also paid to have it wrapped and modified.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.carscoops.com\/tag\/police\/\">The police<\/a> say they will use the exotic to &ldquo;help promote safe driving and positive police community engagement,&rdquo; adding that it will be displayed at many upcoming events. What locals won&rsquo;t see it used for, however, is performing policing duties.<\/p>\n<p>Casselberry isn&rsquo;t the only department adding exotic hardware to its lineup. Earlier this year, the Florida Highway Patrol <a href=\"https:\/\/www.carscoops.com\/2025\/04\/florida-highway-patrol-has-americas-coolest-cop-car\/\">introduced a 2023 C8 Corvette to its fleet<\/a>. <\/p>\n<p>It didn&rsquo;t pay for that car either, as it had actually been seized by the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) and gifted to local troopers.<\/p>\n<div class=\"ad-placement\">\n<div id=\"9b1169d9-7a89-4971-a77f-1397f7588751\" class=\"_ap_apex_ad\"> <\/div>\n<div id=\"bb7964e9-07de-4b06-a83e-ead35079d53c\" class=\"_ap_apex_ad\"> <\/div>\n<p>\t\t\t\tvar adpushup = window.adpushup  = window.adpushup || {que:[]};<br \/>\n\t\t\t\tadpushup.que.push(function() {<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\tif (adpushup.config.platform !== &#8220;DESKTOP&#8221;){<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\tadpushup.triggerAd(&#8220;bb7964e9-07de-4b06-a83e-ead35079d53c&#8221;);<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t} else {<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\tadpushup.triggerAd(&#8220;9b1169d9-7a89-4971-a77f-1397f7588751&#8221;);<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t}<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t});<\/p><\/div>\n<blockquote class=\"tiktok-embed\" cite=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@parker5.5\/video\/7558635473795665207\" data-video-id=\"7558635473795665207\" style=\"max-width: 605px;min-width: 325px\">\n<section> <a target=\"_blank\" title=\"@parker5.5\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@parker5.5?refer=embed\" rel=\"noopener\">@parker5.5<\/a> casselberry, McLaren police car<a title=\"casselberry\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/tag\/casselberry?refer=embed\" rel=\"noopener\">#Casselberry<\/a>, Florida<a title=\"mclaren\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/tag\/mclaren?refer=embed\" rel=\"noopener\">#McLaren<\/a><a title=\"policecar\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/tag\/policecar?refer=embed\" rel=\"noopener\">#policecar<\/a><a title=\"fyp\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/tag\/fyp?refer=embed\" rel=\"noopener\">#fyp<\/a> <a target=\"_blank\" title=\"&#9836; original sound - AT\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/music\/original-sound-7540420808708082463?refer=embed\" rel=\"noopener\">&#9836; original sound &ndash; AT<\/a> <\/section>\n<\/blockquote>\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Sources: Casselberry PD<\/h4>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>McLaren 720S joins Casselberry PD&rsquo;s lineup for outreach and safety events. 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