Tag: Surplus Equipment

Patrol
Idaho Police Department Returns Surplus Military Equipment to Feds
The Boise Police Department is now returning to the federal government equipment obtained through the 1033 program, including night-vision goggles and armored vehicles.
October 13, 2020
Weapons
Feds Want to Review Military Equipment for Police
Politicians in Washington want a review of the government's military surplus grants for local police.
August 24, 2014
Photo: Mark W. Clark
Vehicle Ops
Military Surplus Vehicles from Iraq War Coming to American Agencies
The hulking vehicles, built for about $500,000 each at the height of the war, are among the biggest pieces of equipment that the Defense Department is giving to law enforcement agencies under a national military surplus program.
November 24, 2013
Patrol
Feds Order Ariz. Sheriff To Retrieve Military Items
A Pentagon agency that oversees surplus military goods has ordered the Pinal County Sheriff's Office to retrieve hundreds of thousands of dollars worth of merchandise it had requisitioned and then "loaned" to non-police organizations in violation of the program's rules.
September 14, 2012
Photo courtesy of the Department of Defense.
Vehicle Ops
Military Surplus Gear: Abuse It and Lose It
Last month the Defense Department cut off a very valuable resource for many of the nation's 17,000 law enforcement agencies. The Pentagon's 1033 program provides cash-strapped police and sheriff's departments with free military surplus.
July 9, 2012
Nashville Police officers used military surplus boats to rescue residents during severe flooding in 2010. Photo courtesy of NPD.
Vehicles
Military Surplus Vehicles Aid the Fight
Law enforcement agencies with these special missions can apply and acquire vehicles deemed military surplus for next to nothing. The vehicles usually require work to make them duty ready. Yet, the Department of Defense's 1033 program, as it is known, offers agencies access to military-grade equipment.
April 6, 2011
The Ocean Shores (Wash.) Police Department acquired a HMMWV for community relations work with its D.A.R.E. program.
Vehicle Ops
Military Surplus Vehicles for LE
The federal government's 1033 program allows law enforcement agencies to acquire special vehicles such as an amphibious LAV, Humvee, MRAP, patrol boat, helicopter or even a landing craft for specialized missions. The agencies acquire the vehicles via the federal Law Enforcement Support Office (LESO). Photos are courtesy of LESO.
April 6, 2011
The Cobb County (Ga.) Police Department acquired a Cadillac Gage Textron LAV-300 amphibious light-armored vehicle.
Vehicle Ops
Georgia SWAT Team's Amphibious Vehicle
The Cobb County (Ga.) Sheriff's Office SWAT team takes out its Cadillac Gage Textron LAV-300 amphibious light-armored vehicle for a test run in this clip from 2008. The 6x6 vehicle includes tires that are radial tubeless and can be outfitted with run-flat inserts. The LAV-300 MK II can climb a 60 percent gradient, operate on a 30 percent side slope, and tackle two-foot-high obstacles.
September 14, 2010
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Vehicle Ops
California Auctions Surplus CHP Vehicles
Five high-mileage BMW motorcycles used by the CHP were auctioned for $2,200 each. The motorcycles were from the 2002, 2003 and 2004 model years and had odometer readings of more than 100,000.
September 2, 2009
California sold five high-mileage BMW motorcycles used by the California Highway Patrol at its 'Great California Garage Sale' auction. Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger signed one of the motorcycles. Photo courtesy of the state's DGS.
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