A government watchdog group that posed as fake cops and set up a fake police department were able to acquire $1.2 million worth of military equipment from the U.S. Department of Defense, a report reveals. Since 1997, the Pentagon’s controversial 1033 program has sent more than $5.1 billion worth of excess military equipment to civilian law […]
U.S. Police Agencies Receive 165 MRAP Vehicles Cost-Free in 2012
Agent Smith wrote, via CopBlock.org’s submit page: If all registered requests for MRAP vehicles are ultimately honored by the U.S. Defense Department, then more than 900 of these 18 ton, mine-resistant ambush-protected vehicles will be in the hands of civilian police. At an original cost to American taxpayers of more than $500,000 per unit, these MRAPs, […]
