Florida Agency’s Recruiting Video Features Rolls Royce Patrol Vehicle

The department says the luxury vehicle is being loaned to them by Braman Motors — a Florida-based car dealership that also sponsored the cost to wrap the Rolls-Royce in MBPD's black-and-white design.

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Screen shot from a Miami Beach Police Department X video shows a Rolls Royce loaned to the agency and customized by a luxury car dealer.Miami Beach PD/X

Recently, the Miami Beach Police Department's (MBPD) official Twitter account shared a video of their latest recruitment team tool: a $250,000 Rolls-Royce.

MBPD spokesperson Christopher Bess called the Rolls-Royce "an innovative and fun way to connect with the consumer market," Axios reports.

The department says the luxury vehicle is being loaned to them by Braman Motors — a Florida-based car dealership that also sponsored the cost to wrap the Rolls-Royce in MBPD's black-and-white design.

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