DARE in wikipedia..."...In 2002, D.A.R.E. had an annual budget of over $10 million...""...in 2012. The new program is called "Keepin' it REAL" and focuses less on lectures and more on interactive activities, such as practicing refusal and saying no to pressure.[9] It is now less explicitly focused on opposition to drugs, with the broader aim of teaching good decision-making..."
Las Vegas haven't noted whether to keep or sell them.
Any vehicle going into police duty must be "upfitted" aka upgraded with a police package (lights, siren, comms, armor, etc).
Police prefer a certain known standard performance vehicle specs for duty (horsepower, towing, speed, mass, manuvrrability, etc). Teslas are too young to have demonstrated anything of this.
Some out-of-spec police cars (e.g.- retired, siezed, donated) might get another use as community outreach vehicles (D.A.R.E. cars).
Article states an upfitting company named UP.FIT {corrected name} Las Vegas, aka UNPLUGGED PERFORMANCE ®. They are not a preferred public service vehicle upfitter, as they ONLY modify Teslas and only Teslas for contract.
Sheriff McMahill is an uneducated media regurgitator.
"Never leave baggage unattended at anytime. If you see unattended baggage please repor-- MISTER ROBERT ANTWAN ZIMMEKIZ, YOU HAVE 1 CALL WAITING FOR YOU ON THE WHITE COURTESY TELEPHONE..."
"Ah, man. Retail employees -- gettin' no respect these days at the highest level, let me tell ya, no respect."