Over the past week complaints across the country about militarized police forces at some of the protests for George Floyd have had some calling for a re-evaluation of the federal “1033” program, which ...
SIOUX CITY | Sioux City police Chief Doug Young had a dilemma. A heavy-duty truck was available to his agency through a federal program that gives surplus military equipment to law enforcement. The ...
Earlier this month NBC Connecticut Investigates looked at the federal “1033” program helping police get inexpensive military surplus gear. Since then both the state, and now local police, have ...
The images of protesters meeting police in the streets of cities across the United States this past week have drawn a stark contrast for some watching the scene unfold on television. Increasingly, ...
COLUMBUS COUNTY, N.C. (WECT) - It’s not uncommon for local law enforcement offices to acquire surplus equipment no longer being used by the military. Many agencies in Southeastern North Carolina do, ...
Tarrant County law enforcement agencies have received more than $4.3 million in military surplus equipment through a federal Department of Defense program over the last 20 years, according to federal ...
A Courant review found that Connecticut police departments have acquired nearly 800 military items valued at more than $7.3 million in the last three years alone from a federal program that funnels ...
At the first parade following Ron Hain’s 2018 election as Kane County sheriff, a deputy drove up in an 18-ton, 10-foot-tall armor-protected truck once deployed for combat in Iraq. Obtained for free ...
OHATCHEE — Enrollment last month in a federal surplus program has already netted Ohatchee some much-needed equipment. At Tuesday night’s town council meeting work session, Ohatchee Mayor Steve Baswell ...
Since 1990, the Defense Department has funneled more than $7.4 billion in excess military gear to nearly 8,000 federal and state law enforcement agencies across the United States By Jared Keller ...
Located just a few miles outside Jefferson City, along scenic Route 179, stands a state warehouse. On Friday, tractors, boats, generators and many other vehicles and pieces of equipment donated by the ...
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