Sheriff Cruiser
Vapid
About this vehicle
The Vapid Sheriff Cruiser is a full-size, four-door Emergency sedan used by the Los Santos County Sheriff in Grand Theft Auto V and Grand Theft Auto Online. Based on the Vapid Stanier and closely matching the Police Cruiser, it wears an all-white Los Santos County Sheriff's livery, with markings confined to its front doors. It carries four people and appears with either a flat LED light bar or a rotating incandescent bar. A small "Police Cruiser" badge sits on the trunk, and the vehicle has no civilian radio.
In Grand Theft Auto V, Sheriff Cruisers patrol highways beyond Los Santos, appear during wanted levels in Los Santos County and Blaine County, and may pursue Street Criminals. They can be found at the Paleto Bay and Sandy Shores sheriff stations, summoned through 911 in the two counties, or encountered at Bolingbroke Penitentiary. They also appear in Pack Man, Paleto Score Setup and The Paleto Score, as well as the Countryside Robbery and Prisoner Lift random events. Entering one provides a Pump Shotgun.
The Cruiser accelerates quickly, sustains high speed under suitable conditions and takes fast corners well. Its engine performance matches the Police Cruiser's, while its off-road performance is better than that urban counterpart's. Gunfire and collisions deform it easily, however. In Grand Theft Auto Online, it spawns at the Sandy Shores Sheriff's Station and Paleto Bay Sheriff's Office when one is occupied or a wanted level is active, can answer a 911 police call in Blaine County, and is used by enemies in the Project 4808B: Ranch and Project 4808C: Grapeseed survivals.
Trivia
- ◆NOOSE officers can be seen driving it in pre-release screenshots. It could be that in the Beta, the Cruiser was used as a placeholder before the Sheriff SUV was developed.
- ◆The Sheriff Cruiser variant of the Second-gen Stanier bears Los Santos County Sheriff's livery, however, the same vehicles patrol further north, in Blaine County. This does not seem to be a mistake in the game, since a police station actually situated in Paleto Bay (North Blaine County) is a designated 'Los Santos County Sheriff's Office', and has its namesake cars in the lot.
- ◆The Sheriff Cruiser of the Sandy Shores Sheriff's Station belongs to a female deputy and when spawned, the unit number will always be 03.
- ◆In the beta, these cars had the old blue and yellow license plates. Also, they were originally black and white, similar to the LSPD Police Cruiser.
- ◆The Sheriff Cruisers on scene at the Countryside Robbery random event sometimes glitch, with un-closed doors and non-working sirens.
- ◆The rear LED lights appear to be mounted too high from the interior, causing the light mountings to clip on the roof.
- ◆As the shoreline at Del Perro Beach and Vespucci Beach is considered to be outside of Los Santos city limits, LSSD officers driving Sheriff Cruisers can spawn in these areas if the player has a wanted level, and will join any existing LSPD units pursuing the player's vehicle.
- ◆Similar to the FIB Granger and FIB Buffalo, the Sheriff Cruiser can be recolored in the Content Creator.
- Class
- Emergency
- Manufacturer
- Vapid
- Body style
- 4-door sedan
- Seats
- 4
- Price
- Not stated
- Also in
- Not stated
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Last verified September 14, 2026