 |
| Alameda County Sheriff's Grizzly MRAP. |
.jpg)
 |
| Concord Police Dept's MAMBA MRAP. |
 |
| New Orleans Metro Police LAV-25 C2 Vehicle. |
 |
| Chicago Police Golan? MRAP |
 |
| Doraville Police M-113A3 |
 |
| Lakeland Police M-113 Command Post. |
Thursday, July 19, 2012
Law Enforcement Armored Vehicles.
Subscribe to:
Post Comments
(
Atom
)
I live in Louisiana and didn't know that NOPD has an LAV. As bad off as New Orleans is I think they'd do better with an M1A2 TUSK.
ReplyDeleteThere are good reasons why they haven't. One, they won't ever get one. And two, remember how badly the Abrams did in Baghdad. They'll just be screwing themselves in N.O.
DeleteMore here for you, SNAFU. MPD has one LAV-type of unknown origin: http://www.freep.com/article/20100330/NEWS05/3300338/Feds-Michigan-based-religious-militia-plotted-kill-cops
ReplyDeleteCobb County, GA(?) has an LAV-300 (also mentions two other countries with armored vehicle systems): http://positiveleo.wordpress.com/2008/10/14/cobb-police-add-tank-to-arsenal/
There's a BearCat in Gilroy, CA: http://www.tactical-life.com/online/news/bearcat-armored-vehicle-will-make-home-in-gilroy-ca/
I believe that is a V-150 in the photo gallery of the UT Shooting Incident, unknown owners: http://www.mysanantonio.com/slideshows/news/article/Shooting-at-UT-Austin-734484.php#photo-390093
BearCat in Keene County and in "many [other] NH towns"; and incite on other LAV-types in the area: http://www.unionleader.com/article/20120326/NEWS07/703269971
More on that Alameda MRAP. It has a light LRAD mounted to the turret: http://occupyca.wordpress.com/2012/05/01/may-day-2012/
Intel on that LAV for the NOPD, it's a borrowed LANG piece of kit. So, it's not actually entirely a PD vehicle. Louisiana also has a high count of V-150s in various cities: http://www.lsp.org/swat.html
And, of course, don't forget that the NOPD has that Ferret Scout that they asked Will Hayden, from RFJ / Sons of Guns, to modify.
Good Stuff Will! Thanks!
Deletewhen the goverment start selling MRAPs here soon that would be a smart time for these city swat teams to look at buying one, get a good deal more than likely, not that its a very well...covert vehicle to use for a raid but hey you got some armor for once.
ReplyDeletethe DoD isn't selling these to Police Depts....they're giving them away for free. the problem is that most police units want flashing instead of practical the M-113 would be a better tactical vehicle thanmraps
DeleteSol, I don't mean to discredit you, but that's not entirely accurate. DoD isn't giving any of the MRAPs away, as a matter of fact, the first official word of anything happening was some MRAPs were moving to Korea.
DeleteEither the DoD, or Homeland, is issuing grants to the PDs so that they can buy a vehicle; new from the factory or used from a surplus line (V-150s, namely), or some private owners who have done the second option themselves. However, it's simply bad reporting that's making it seem like DoD is issuing used war vehicles to PDs, as it's simply not the case.
Again, no disrespect meant, partner. =)
On the Doraville Police Department's website there is a picture of their M113 towing trucks in bad weather. Considering the US's geography I think the M113 is a sensible purchase.
ReplyDelete