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Mooresville to switch armored vehicle vendor after multi‑year delays, cites Langtree shooting
Summary
Town officials said they will cancel a stalled contract with LENCO and pursue a vehicle from Sentinel, citing repeated federal contract delays and the 2025 Langtree shooting as reasons for expediting local procurement; staff said delivery could occur within 30–120 days after contract signature.
Mooresville officials told the town board they will cancel a long‑delayed contract with LENCO and instead pursue an armored/rescue vehicle from Sentinel, citing repeated vendor delays and recent public‑safety incidents as the principal reasons.
The change was presented as a staff decision to address what officials described as an urgent operational need. The chief said the town originally ordered a vehicle that never arrived after contract delays and that relying on county resources has imposed response delays. "We ordered 1, and a 4…
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