I say put some bigger rubber and a lift, then it's LEGIT! Gonna say that this thing must be a beach patrol truck.... pretty sure it would suck as a pursuit vehicle on the HWY! lol!
I bet it's a re-purposed drug seizure truck, cuz you're right about most cop cars being American made. I know the Sheriff Dept. where I live has a lifted Suzuki Samurai they they got from a drug bust and they made it into one of their search & rescue vehicles. It's actually pretty cool.