Florida Highway Patrol dominates 'best looking cruiser' competition (again!)
The Florida Highway Patrol entered the 2024 American Association of State Troopers (AAST) with plans to be back-to-back winners of the "best looking cruiser award." (Photo: FHP)
It's official: Florida Highway Patrol has the "best looking cruiser" for the second year in a row!
The American Association of State Troopers (AAST) announced the winner of the annual contest on Monday afternoon. FHP received nearly 29,000 of the contest's 276,000+ votes, the organization said.
FHP entered the contest – which featured "100% participation from our state police agencies this year," AAST said – with a photo of the agency's signature black and tan cruiser in front of the legendary United Launch Alliance (ULA) Delta IV Heavy rocket that launched for the last time in April from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station's Space Launch Complex.
Coming in second place this year was Kentucky, with just over 26,000 votes. Nevada, West Virginia and North Carolina round out the top five.
FHP Col. Gary Howze II shared the following statement after the agency's big win:
"This competition is very important to our troopers, who are truly ambassadors for Florida. Florida came together for the win, but the real winner is the public that benefits from cooperative law enforcement nationwide working toward public safety. I am incredibly proud of our FHP Family and our Florida law enforcement partners, who truly made it happen back-to-back!"
Now that FHP has won the contest again, the "out-of-this-world" photograph will be highlighted on the cover of the AAST 2025 Calendar. Proceeds will support the AAST Foundation, which offers scholarships to the dependents of member troopers.