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Dearborn Deploys Electric Undercover Cars for Aggressive Driving Unit

Police say quiet, fast Mustang Mach-Es will let officers blend into traffic to identify then cite drivers for speeding, distracted driving or other hazardous violations.

Overview

  • The Dearborn Police Department has launched an Aggressive Driving Unit and assigned three all-electric Ford Mustang Mach-E patrol cars that were publicly unveiled at the city’s 100th Annual Memorial Day parade.
  • Officials say the vehicles are low-profile, accelerate quickly and run quietly so officers can blend into regular traffic and spot behaviors that standard marked cruisers might miss.
  • The unit is focused on intercepting speeding, tailgating, cellphone use, drag racing, road rage and other moving violations that officers link to collisions.
  • Dearborn increased traffic enforcement last year, issuing more than 33,000 citations in 2025, and residents report already seeing the new units on city streets.
  • City leaders frame the unit as one part of a broader traffic-safety strategy that combines enforcement, public education and roadway engineering, though no independent data on crash or injury reductions from the unit have been released yet.