Ben Horowitz of the venture capital firm Andreessen Horowitz and his spouse Felicia Horowitz are reportedly behind the Cybertruck donations to the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department.
What Happened: Horowitz’s donation did not go through the LVMPD Foundation, which raises funds to support the metropolitan police department, the Las Vegas Review-Journal reported.
Sheriff Kevin McMahill of the LVMPD announced earlier this week that the department will be adding 10 Cybertrucks to its fleet for patrol and SWAT operations. The “badass” trucks, he then said, were donated and would not strain the department’s general budget.
“By the way, we ordered these before the Trump Tower [explosion],” McMahill said. “But I will tell you, we want these things because the cops inside will be safe …
