Under AB 481, all law enforcement agencies in California seeking to continue to use military equipment acquired before Jan. 1 had to begin a multistep approval process with their local governing ...

A growing number of law enforcement agencies are taking advantage of a program that gives them free surplus military equipment left over from U.S. military campaigns in Iraq, Afghanistan and ...

"Law enforcement only became militarized when criminals became militarized," said Hernando sheriff's Lt. Michael Burzumato, citing the 2012 school shooting in Newtown, Conn.

The Conroe Police Department is upping its arsenal with the purchase of a tactical armored vehicle to use for SWAT situations ...

If the equipment didn't come from the military surplus program, the Rochester Police Department probably would have gotten similar stuff anyway — just with a higher price tag for taxpayers.

PLEASE, Providing Law Enforcement Agencies Specialized Equipment, is a local nonprofit organization that was established recently to help fund the kind of wish-list items that are normally beyond ...

Several local law enforcement officials said if their agencies had to buy the stuff, they’d just do without most of it. But since it’s donated, they find a place for it.

Law Enforcement Equipment Working Group. March 3, 2015. Human Rights Watch appreciates the opportunity to submit this statement to the Law Enforcement Equipment Working Group.

NEW YORK, May 18, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — The law enforcement personal protective equipment market is set to grow by USD 1.89 billion, progressing at a CAGR of almost 10% during 2021-2025. The re… ...

So said local law enforcement officials Wednesday after President Obama announced plans to stop distributing an array of military equipment to local and state police agencies across the country, ...