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LAPD spent millions on 'green' electric BMWs used for joyrides to nail salons, day lunches: report
Fox News ^ | January 18, 2018 | Gregg Re

Posted on 01/18/2018 1:43:31 PM PST by Zakeet

Two years after the LAPD touted a multimillion-dollar purchase of a fleet of eco-friendly electric BMWS, the vehicles are being used for personal trips to grab lunch and -- in one instance -- a visit to a nail salon, according to a local report.

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A CBS investigative team, which reviewed mileage logs and followed the BMWs when they left LAPD garages, found that officers appeared to have a loose interpretation of those guidelines.

One BMW went straight to a Yoshinoya drive-thru and returned to a police station, CBS reported. Another headed for Loyola Marymount University and picked up someone for a lunch date, and a third deployed to a nail salon for an hour-long manicure.

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Police sources told the network that officers were reluctant to use the cars because they can only go about 80-100 miles on a charge.

The total cost of the three-year lease for the vehicles: approximately $1.4 million, plus another $1.5 million for the infrastructure to support the department’s growing stable of electric vehicles, according to the Los Angeles Times.

"We should be thinking green in everything we do," Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti said in 2016, adding that the move to electric vehicles would "also save money and resources."

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TOPICS: Culture/Society; News/Current Events; US: California
KEYWORDS: bmw; california; ericgarcetti; green; lapd; losangeles; waste

Money well spent by big city libtards ...

1 posted on 01/18/2018 1:43:31 PM PST by Zakeet
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To: Zakeet

Only in Kalifornia....................


2 posted on 01/18/2018 1:46:47 PM PST by Red Badger (Wanna surprise? Google your own name. Wanna have fun? Google your friends names......)
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To: Zakeet

Police Officers just hate calling the station requesting a fresh battery to be sent out so they can get back


3 posted on 01/18/2018 1:46:59 PM PST by butlerweave
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To: Zakeet

I would never believe this if it wasn’t California.


4 posted on 01/18/2018 1:49:21 PM PST by Paulie (America without Christ is like a Chemistry book without the periodic table.)
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To: Zakeet

What? No donuts?


5 posted on 01/18/2018 1:54:32 PM PST by SaveFerris (Luke 17:28 ... as it was in the days of Lot; they did eat, they drank, they bought, they sold ......)
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To: Zakeet

Meanwhile homeless encampments are as common as mushrooms after a spring rain.


6 posted on 01/18/2018 1:54:43 PM PST by SpaceBar
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To: Zakeet

[”We should be thinking green in everything we do,” Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti said in 2016]

Well, you certainly spent a lot of green $$$$$.


7 posted on 01/18/2018 1:55:38 PM PST by SaveFerris (Luke 17:28 ... as it was in the days of Lot; they did eat, they drank, they bought, they sold ......)
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To: Zakeet

The old adage that said you can out run my cruiser but not my radio would not apply if their battery was drained and dead...Just saying


8 posted on 01/18/2018 1:58:19 PM PST by shotgun
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To: Zakeet
Think of how this wasted money COULD'VE been spent on ILLEGAL ALIENS! /s

The WASTE, FRAUD & ABUSE throughout Democrat-controlled cities is an outrage!

9 posted on 01/18/2018 2:02:10 PM PST by CivilWarBrewing (Get off my back for my usage of CAPS, especially you snowflake males! MAN UP!)
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To: Zakeet

I would think that using a city vehicle to go get your nails done is a crime.


10 posted on 01/18/2018 2:02:12 PM PST by blueunicorn6 ("A crack shot and a good dancer")
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To: Zakeet

They sure can save money if all they do is sit in the garage.


11 posted on 01/18/2018 2:08:25 PM PST by Real Cynic No More
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To: AdmSmith; AnonymousConservative; Berosus; Bockscar; cardinal4; ColdOne; Convert from ECUSA; ...
Missing Persons - Walking in L.A.

Missing Persons - Walking in L.A.

12 posted on 01/18/2018 2:09:00 PM PST by SunkenCiv (www.tapatalk.com/groups/godsgravesglyphs/, forum.darwincentral.org, www.gopbriefingroom.com)
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To: Zakeet

While taxing “CITEZEN” into poverty the anti-American governments of California squandered the taxes on propaganda garbage.


13 posted on 01/18/2018 2:15:40 PM PST by Retvet (Retvet)
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To: Zakeet

Obama cars


14 posted on 01/18/2018 2:19:55 PM PST by Leep (The dims better watch it..Trump is CRAZY!!)
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To: Sarah Barracuda

Ping.


15 posted on 01/18/2018 2:26:41 PM PST by Army Air Corps (Four Fried Chickens and a Coke)
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To: Paulie

all gov’t employees are corrupt.


16 posted on 01/18/2018 2:37:20 PM PST by vooch (America First Drain the Swamp)
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To: Zakeet

that is one bad motor finger.


17 posted on 01/18/2018 2:44:05 PM PST by Rinnwald
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To: vooch
"all gov’t employees are corrupt."

Exactly.

18 posted on 01/18/2018 3:07:42 PM PST by blam
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To: Zakeet
nothing is tooo good for their overlords...

19 posted on 01/18/2018 4:08:51 PM PST by Chode (You have all of the resources you are going to have. Abandon your illusions and plan accordingly.)
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