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Brownsburg police say federal forfeiture will fund two armored vehicles and support units
Summary
The Brownsburg Police Department plans to purchase three specialty vehicles — including two armored personnel carriers, a command vehicle and an investigations unit vehicle — using nonreverting federal forfeiture funds, Chief of Police told the commission. The town council unanimously approved the contracts and the vehicles are expected after an 8–12 month build-out.
The Brownsburg Police Department plans to acquire three specialty vehicles — two armored personnel carriers (APCs), a command vehicle and an investigations unit vehicle — funded with nonreverting federal forfeiture funds, the department’s chief told the Police Commission.
"This is federal forfeiture funds. This is not tax revenue generated budgetary funds," the chief said, adding that misinformation on social media had confused local…
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