Against a backdrop of flashing lights and drones ascending into the Las Vegas sky, Metro Police revealed its new fleet of Tesla Cybertrucks on Tuesday — with a robotic dog stationed at the podium for good measure.

“Welcome to the future of policing,” declared Clark County Sheriff Kevin McMahill.

The Cybertrucks are part of department’s goal of creating the most technologically advanced department in the country, the sheriff said. McMahill said the Cybertrucks will be rolled out within the next two weeks to each area command.

One of Metro’s largest changes from the base Cybertruck model is increasing the capacity of its battery, which McMahill said would be drained faster due to the added lights and computers needed to make it a tactical vehicle.

While the Cybertrucks are the first elec

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