The newest vehicle in the fleet of the Laramie County Sheriff’s Office does not look like a police SUV. It looks like a scene pulled from a Western film.
According to Cowboy State Daily, Laramie County Sheriff Brian Kozak commissioned Cheyenne mural artist Jordan Dean to create a “Clint Eastwood High Plains Drifter” theme for the department’s newest recruiting vehicle. It’s a white Dodge Durango.
The result is a sheriff’s cruiser covered in artwork showing a cowboy on horseback charging across the sides of the SUV. The design trades stripes and plain decals for horses, dust, and imagery tied to Wyoming culture.
Sheriff Kozak told Cowboy State Daily that the SUV was designed to stand apart from the rest of the department’s fleet. He said residents and officers from other agencies have already reacted to the vehicle during public appearances in Wyoming and Colorado.
A Sheriff Wanted a Western Film Look
Kozak said he approached Dean with a specific idea inspired by Clint Eastwood’s role in the film High Plains Drifter. The sheriff wanted a design that reflected the image of a Western lawman rather than a standard patrol vehicle.
Dean already had a connection to the sheriff’s office after painting murals inside the Laramie County Detention Center years earlier. The artist is also known in Cheyenne for creating horse murals on water tanks north of the city.
Speaking to Cowboy State Daily, Dean said he wanted the artwork to create movement across the SUV’s body. He explained that the horse and rider were designed to stretch across the width of the Durango so the vehicle itself would resemble a moving mural.
Dean also said the Western theme fit naturally with the identity of the sheriff’s office. Instead of treating the SUV like a normal law enforcement vehicle, he approached it as a canvas tied to Wyoming history and cowboy imagery.
More Recruiting Tool Than Patrol SUV
Despite the artwork and entertainment features, the Durango was not created only for display. The sheriff’s office intends to use it as a recruiting vehicle during public events and hiring campaigns.
The SUV has been assigned to Cpl. Heather Wilson, who works in the agency’s hiring unit. Kozak told Cowboy State Daily that the main goal was to create a vehicle that would encourage conversations with residents about careers in law enforcement.
The Durango includes a pull-out television screen capable of showing recruiting videos during community events. The sheriff’s office also plans to install a PlayStation system loaded with a driving game so children can interact with the vehicle during appearances.
Kozak said the department currently employs around 240 people and continues to deal with open positions as deputies retire or leave for other opportunities. The sheriff believes a vehicle that draws crowds could help introduce more people to the department.
Lights, Sirens, and Attention Across State Lines
The SUV also includes lighting systems and audio features designed to attract crowds during public appearances. According to Cowboy State Daily, the vehicle can play the “Bad Boys” theme song from the television show Cops as well as the national anthem.
Its first public appearance came during a summer event in downtown Cheyenne, where families were invited to explore the vehicle and meet deputies from the sheriff’s office. The Durango later appeared at a leadership training event in Colorado, where Kozak said officers from Denver-area agencies reacted strongly to the design.
The sheriff told Cowboy State Daily that many officers described it as the best police vehicle they had seen. For now, the SUV serves as both recruiting tool and public attraction. In a state tied closely to ranching and Western culture, the vehicle turns a police cruiser into something closer to rolling Wyoming artwork.