You’ve seen the news footage, photos and videos of rioters destroying police cars during violent riots in 2020. By June of 2020 rioters in Los Angeles California damaged 156 Los Angeles Police (LAPD) cars, and totaled 8 of them. These cars will cost tax payers $80,000 each to replace, and a total of $640,000 in total damages to LAPD cars and equipment.
Law enforcement agencies use crimes and violence like this to justify the purchase of military surplus vehicles (See History of SWAT Vehicles) as well as purchasing new armored vehicles such as the Lenco Bearcat’s shown below.
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Code 3 Garage
I started my career as a police officer in 1989 with the Geneva on The Lake Police Department. I worked part time as a police officer and full time as a Security Sergeant doing armed mobile security patrols for a local security company. In 1990 I became a State Trooper with the Ohio State Highway Patrol. During my career as a State Trooper I was certified as a Technical Crash Investigator, OPOTA Police Instructor, OPOTA Police Driving Instructor, LASER Instructor, and received awards for ACE (Auto Larceny) and Post Trooper of The Year. Code 3 Garage is a mix of my inner automotive gearhead, and public safety background. I hope you enjoy it!