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Brownsburg Police to Buy Armored, Command and Interview Vehicles Using Federal Forfeiture Funds
Summary
Chief Joseph Grimes told the Police Commission the department will use federal forfeiture funds—not tax revenue—to buy an armored personnel carrier, a command vehicle and an investigations vehicle; build time is 8–12 months.
The Brownsburg Police Commission approved no new tax spending but heard from Chief Joseph Grimes about planned purchases of three specialty vehicles paid with federal forfeiture funds.
Chief Grimes told commissioners the purchases include a second armored personnel carrier for emergency response, a new command vehicle to replace the current retrofitted RV, and an investigations vehicle that will allow on-scene interviews to be recorded rather than transporting victims and witnesses to the station. He said the funds come from seized assets accumulated over multiple years and emphasized, "This is NOT TAX REVENUE generated funds." Grimes estimated the process of building the specialty vehicles will take about 8–12 months and said the procurements meet Town requirements.
The chief said the armored carrier is intended to improve protection for emergency response personnel at structures with multiple exits, and the investigations vehicle will centralize interviews on-scene. No vote or dollar amounts for individual vehicles were recorded in the minutes.
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