http://www.freetalklive.com/taxonomy/term/19860/0 en http://www.freetalklive.com/content/albany_police_reject_lenco_bearcat <p>According to an Albany City Council member, the Albany Police Department has decided to back out of an agreement with Berkeley Police Department and UCPD to purchase an armored vehicle through a federal grant.</p> <p>The $170,000 federal grant to purchase a Lenco BearCat will come from the Urban Areas Security Initiative, a Department of Homeland Security nonprofit organization that is intended to financially support agencies that are at high risk of a terrorist attack with “security enhancements.”...</p> http://www.freetalklive.com/content/albany_police_reject_lenco_bearcat#comments Activism Albany bearcat Berkeley bureaucracy DHS Good Cop good news homeland security Lenco News Article police pull out reject security state speak out tank Thu, 05 Jul 2012 13:27:58 +0000 iambinarymind 22240 at http://www.freetalklive.com http://www.freetalklive.com/content/more_bearcats_nh_police_departments <p>The Bearcat used by the Seacoast Emergency response Team (SERT) which is an armored personnel vehicle stationed at the Rye Safety Complex.</p> http://www.freetalklive.com/content/more_bearcats_nh_police_departments#comments