Beauty is in the eye of the beholder. Personally, I'm not a fan of designs that look like what a 3rd grader drew, but each to his own. At least the initial cost was zero for the LVMPD.
Yay, more cops engaging in high-speed pursuit chases in...
Where you are makes no difference to activation of the drone.
And any GPS receiver works anywhere in the world ... that's why the first word in GPS is GLOBAL.
The U.S. can't prevent internet activation, and only DJI can geofence their drones. No reason for DJI to cripple drones acquired elsewhere by the owner.