The Philadelphia Police Department admitted today that a mysterious
unmarked license plate surveillance truck disguised as a Google Maps
vehicle, which Motherboard first reported on this morning, is its own.
In an emailed statement, a department spokesperson confirmed:
“We
have been informed that this unmarked vehicle belongs to the police
department; however, the placing of any particular decal on the vehicle
was not approved through any chain of command.
With that being said,
once this was brought to our attention, it was ordered that the decals
be removed immediately.” more