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Torrington boards approve purchase of new handguns, holsters, vehicle upfitting and trailer
Summary
The Board of Public Safety and Torrington City Council approved several public-safety purchases on Oct. 20, including 90 Glock handguns and related holsters and pouches, vehicle upfitting for two cruisers, and a cargo trailer. Funding came from the department's asset forfeiture account and vehicle replacement funds.
Torrington's Board of Public Safety and the City Council voted Oct. 20 to approve multiple public-safety purchases including 90 Glock handguns, duty holsters and magazine pouches, equipment to upfit two police supervisor cruisers for patrol use, and a cargo hauler trailer.
The Board of Public Safety first moved and approved the awards before the City Council considered identical motions. The Glock purchase was described as a purchase-price total of $65,880 with a $13,500 trade-in credit applied, yielding a net expenditure of $52,380; that purchase was funded from the police department's asset-forfeiture…
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