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Council agrees to fund police load-bearing vests and rifle plates from one-time funds
Summary
Councilors agreed to add police load-bearing vests and rifle plates to the fund-balance list as a one-time capital purchase after Chief David St. Pierre described costs and union preference for vests over helmets.
Lewiston city leaders agreed at the budget workshop to add funding for police load-bearing vest carriers and rifle plates to one-time purchases to be covered from fund balance if needed.
Chief David St. Pierre told the council officers preferred upgraded vest carriers and that some personnel already purchase ceramic rifle plates personally. "They'd rather have some vests, versus the helmets," Chief St. Pierre said, and he described the operational and ergonomic…
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