Speeders in Wake County, N.C., will have to go pretty fast if they want to outrun the police department’s latest interceptor — a Chevrolet Corvette Z06.
The Wake County police recently seized the Corvette from a drug dealer, said David Cooke, the county manager, according to the News & Observer. The car is being used to patrol Interstate 40.
The county sheriff, Donnie Harrison, however, was apparently less forthcoming with the local paper. “You’re not going to force me to talk about anything, you understand?” he was reported as saying. “I don’t sell papers.”
The department’s Corvette Z06 has done more than sell papers. It has fired up the Corvette and sports car forums. The first sightings were reported two weeks ago on Horsepower Junkies, where the idea of the Wake County police driving around in a pricey sports car sparked some debate.
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