“Oh boo hoo hoo, the police took my Vette…” We can almost here it now. Well maybe you shouldn’t have been up to no good. Our hardworking police across the nation are under siege and this story will only add fuel to the fire for the “We Hate Cops” movement fomenting in some big cities across the nation. We say nothing much happens to folks who don’t break the the law and are at home in bed at 3 AM on a weekday night.
With that out of the way, check out this sweet 2003 Z06 Corvette, the newest “aquired” additon to the Greenville, NC Police Department. Usually the $50K sports car would be sold and a percentage would go back to the city, but in this case the PD thought putting the car into service would be a good PR move essentially creating a conversation piece to encourage communication between the community and the police. The local Corvette club has invited the new cop car Vette to join their tribe as well.
Greenville PD police chief Ted Sauls says “When you have what I like to call fruit of the poisonous tree, when you’re doing illegal activity, you can often buy a car like this, (the) message I want to send is that we’ll take it.”
So looks like North Carolina’s crooks are gonna have to mind their manners as this pretty FRC C5 wont be outrun by many cars. For the rest of NC folks, memorize the front end light signature of the old C5 and keep your eyes pealed for the “Pewter” C5 cruiser.