North Carolina Police Place Seized Z06 Corvette Into Service

Speeders in Wake County, N.C., will have to go pretty fast if they want to outrun the police department’s latest interceptor — a Chevrolet Corvette Z06.

The Wake County police recently seized the Corvette from a drug dealer, said David Cooke, the county manager, according to the News & Observer. The car is being used to patrol Interstate 40.

The county sheriff, Donnie Harrison, however, was apparently less forthcoming with the local paper. “You’re not going to force me to talk about anything, you understand?” he was reported as saying. “I don’t sell papers.”

The department’s Corvette Z06 has done more than sell papers. It has fired up the Corvette and sports car forums. The first sightings were reported two weeks ago on Horsepower Junkies, where the idea of the Wake County police driving around in a pricey sports car sparked some debate.


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bonestock - 7/30/2009 3:49:57 PM

+6 Boost

What a waste...Pigs can't eat donuts and switch gears at the same time,especially chasing someone.

EL34 - 7/30/2009 5:59:35 PM

-3 Boost

Instead of talking like a whiner on the internet why don't you get to the American/Mexican border and take on the Mexican Mafia?

What are you afraid of?

EL34 - 7/30/2009 6:02:23 PM

-6 Boost

BTW, what is the photo of?

Looks like a military jet breaking the sound barrier.

The military and the Police go hand in hand.

If you don't like one then you don't like the other.

Hoe about that Lib President truman dropping two atomic bombs onto innocent Japanese children?

Joe_Limon - 7/30/2009 6:40:50 PM

+11 Boost

EL34, I think this is the second time this week you used that line. Please leave politics out of this car forum :) And as to bonestock, cops are one of the things that will always annoy the public but they are still a necessity. Without someone to enforce the rules the rules don't exist.

EL34 - 7/30/2009 8:28:29 PM

-8 Boost

Yeah, but you forgot to say the same to post above mine.

What's the matter aren't you fair and balanced?

kablaam - 7/31/2009 3:01:46 AM

+1 Boost

Seems like someone received one too many tickets in their life-time.

It costs money to play the game, if you can't afford it or stomach it, obey the limits/laws.

PlanB - 7/31/2009 12:48:22 AM

+3 Boost

Somebody on that police force plays way too many videogames.

Joe_Limon - 7/31/2009 1:25:40 AM

+2 Boost

It's a Z06, the ZR1 has the double front side vents. And bigger brakes...

bonestock - 7/31/2009 10:19:41 AM

+1 Boost

el34,i should have made it clear that not all cops are consider pigs far as i'm concern,i have a few cop friends..BTW you're profile pic FAIL!!!