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Advisory commission backs replacement of MRAP with smaller Bearcat armored rescue vehicle; item headed to City Council
Summary
Lieutenant Scott Carville recommended replacing a 2013 MRAP with a Linco/Bearcat built on a Ford chassis, citing maintenance, safety and serviceability concerns; commissioners expressed conditional support while noting community sensitivity about militarized equipment.
Lieutenant Scott Carville told the Police Advisory Commission the police department seeks authority to purchase a Linco/Bearcat armored vehicle to replace a 2013 MRAP that the department received from the military.
Carville said the MRAP has limited service support and repair documentation (the military restricts parts and manuals), requires a commercial driver's license to move, and offers cramped interior space that limits rescue and personnel capacity. He recommended a Linco Bearcat built on a Ford…
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