Czech police turn seized Ferrari into police car

The Washington Post reports that the car was one of many that police seize from criminals each year. Most of  the cars are sold with proceeds going into a fund for victims of crime. The Ferrari was not even the most valuable or rarest among the vehicles seized by police, although it is perhaps the “most luxurious” among the hundreds of seized cars that are transformed into police vehicles.

But it proved to be of good use — among a wide variety of tasks, said Col. Jiri Zly, director of the traffic police service — for chasing stolen vehicles passing through the Czech Republic, patrolling highways and cracking down on illegal street racing, which usually involves high-performance vehicles that regular Czech police cars cannot compete with.

The Ferrari, which was originally red, had about 1,200 miles on it. The cost to police for refitting the vehicle with police markings and equipment, including a camera, radio and speedometer, was about $14,000.