The Lenco BearCat is a wheeled
SWAT vehicle
A SWAT vehicle, also known as an armoured rescue vehicle, a vehicle used by police tactical units to respond to incidents. These are often non-military armored vehicles which offer protection to the passengers and can additionally be used to tran ...
designed for military and law enforcement use. It is in use by several military forces and law enforcement agencies around the world.
History
Since 1981 the
-based Lenco Industries, known as Lenco Armored Vehicles, has designed and manufactured armored vehicles for law enforcement, military, government and private security forces. Lenco has produced more than 5,000 armored vehicles for use in more than 40 countries worldwide.
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The BearCat is one type of vehicle produced by the company that is in use by numerous U.S. military and law enforcement agencies and it also used by all state and territory
Police Tactical Groups in
Australia
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purchased by the
Australian Government
The Australian Government, also known as the Commonwealth Government, is the national government of Australia, a federal parliamentary constitutional monarchy. Like other Westminster-style systems of government, the Australian Government ...
.
The Bearcat is based on a
Ford F-550 Super Duty commercial truck chassis with two available engines (the V10 Triton Gasoline and the 6.7L Turbo Diesel), and a six-speed automatic transmission. The .5-1.5 inch thick mil spec steel armored bodywork is completed with .50 BMG rated ballistic glass capable of multi-hits, blast-resistant floors, gunports, roof hatches/turret and agency specific equipment and/or modifications such as lights/sirens/
battering ram
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/winches/thermal cameras and spot lights.
The first BearCat was designed and completed in August 2001 as a spin-off product of the larger Lenco B.E.A.R., with input from
Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department
The Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department (LASD), officially the County of Los Angeles Sheriff's Department, is a law enforcement agency serving Los Angeles County, California. LASD is the largest sheriff's department in the United States a ...
Special Enforcement Bureau (SEB) as an updated and improved version of their military surplus
Cadillac Gage Ranger
The Cadillac Gage Ranger is a four-wheeled armored personnel carrier produced by Cadillac Gage, built on a Dodge truck chassis. The largest customer was the United States Air Force, which the Ranger was marketed to in order to meet needed requirem ...
"PeaceKeeper" armored vehicles.
Usage
BearCats are typically referred to by law enforcement agencies as being "armored rescue vehicles"
with their primary use being to transport tactical (
SWAT
In the United States, a SWAT team (special weapons and tactics, originally special weapons assault team) is a police tactical unit that uses specialized or military equipment and tactics. Although they were first created in the 1960s to ...
/
Special Reaction Teams) officers to and from hostile situations and to assist with the recovery and protection of civilians in harm's way during terrorist threats, hostage incidents, or encounters with large gatherings of aggressors.
The BearCat is designed to provide protection from a variety of
small arms
A firearm is any type of gun designed to be readily carried and used by an individual. The term is legally defined further in different countries (see Legal definitions).
The first firearms originated in 10th-century China, when bamboo tubes c ...
,
explosives and
IED threats.
Like its larger cousin, the B.E.A.R, the BearCat is able to be fitted with the "MARS" Mobile Adjustable Ramp System which allows tactical officers to gain entry to elevated platforms such as second story windows or aircraft.
Lenco BearCats have been credited with saving the lives of officers in armed confrontations on numerous occasions. In 2010 in Athens,
Texas
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, an armed offender fired more than 35 rounds from a semi-automatic
AK-74
The AK-74 ( Russian: , tr. ''Avtomat Kalashnikova obraztsa 1974 goda'', lit. 'Kalashnikov assault rifle model 1974) is an assault rifle designed by small arms designer Mikhail Kalashnikov in 1974. While primarily associated with the Soviet ...
rifle at tactical police. Not one round penetrated the BearCat. In June 2012 a BearCat, belonging to the Central Bucks Emergency Response Team, took 28 rounds from a "high-powered rifle" during a siege with no rounds penetrating the vehicle.
In November 2015, a BearCat was used by police to rescue civilians during the
Colorado Springs Planned Parenthood shooting. The Oklahoma County Sheriff's Office BearCat was shot between four and seven times with a rifle during an incident on December 29, 2015. Sheriff Whetsel was quoted as saying the BearCat saved the Deputies' lives.
On June 12, 2016, a BearCat was used to breach Pulse nightclub after a
gunman shot and killed 49 clubgoers and injured 53 others. On January 15, 2022, multiple BearCats were used by North Tarrant Regional SWAT, the North Richland Hills Police Department SWAT team, FBI Dallas SWAT, and FBI HRT, at the
Congregation Beth Israel Hostage Crisis in
Colleyville, Texas
Colleyville is a city in northeastern Tarrant County, Texas, United States, centrally located in the Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex. A wealthy suburb of the Dallas/Fort Worth area, Colleyville was originally a small farm town in the 19th century. Th ...
. In December 2022, four
Queensland Police Service officers were ambushed and fired upon during a routine inquiry, with two officers losing their lives. The offenders were later engaged by QPS'
Special Emergency Response Team (Queensland)
Special Emergency Response Team (SERT) is the Police Tactical Group of the Queensland Police Service (QPS) and also provides a high angle rescue response. SERT provides the QPS with the ability to respond to high risk situations incidents st ...
and shot dead. Aerial footage of the scene shown in media reports showed numerous bullet impacts to the windscreen of the SERT Bearcat.
Variants
![Lenco BearCat Ottawa Police-2](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/b5/Lenco_BearCat_Ottawa_Police-2.jpg)
At present there are nine variants of the BearCat, some with unique features and others designed for specific purposes or customers.
* Military – Military version
* LE – Law enforcement version
* G3 – off-road variant for law enforcement
* VIP/SUV – armored vehicle for diplomatic missions
* Medevac LE – armored
medical evacuation vehicle (law enforcement) "MedCat" – equipped with two medical litters, oxygen tanks, a lighted work station, and compartments for medical supplies and gear storage.
* Medevac Mil – armored medical evacuation vehicle (military) "MedCat" – designed for Tactical Combat Casualty Care (TC3), equipped with same features as the MedCat LE with four medical litters.
*
Riot control
Riot control measures are used by law enforcement, military, paramilitary or security forces to control, disperse, and arrest people who are involved in a riot, unlawful demonstration or unlawful protest.
If a riot is spontaneous and irratio ...
*Edition equipped with anti-riot gear, as shown below.
** Equipped with Hydraulic RAM (Front Plow) to move heavy barriers
** Steel Armor Construction with optional B-Kit & Blast protection
** Gunner Protection Kit with mounts for M249, Mk19, M2 .50 Ca
** Mission-specific floorplan designed for end user requirements
** Protective Window Screens and Light Guards, LRAD, Smoke Launcher
** V8 Turbo Diesel Engine; 4x4 for off-road performance
** Commercial-off-the-shelf (COTS) platform for easy and low-cost maintenance
* G4 M-ATV – armored
all-terrain vehicle
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(Generation 4)
* EOD (
Explosive ordnance disposal
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) – armored vehicle "BombCat" for bomb units with room for a large bomb disposal robot, with fold-down ramp and hydraulically controlled platform for deployment. Also can include roof-mounted zoom camera with scene lighting, thermal camera, CBRNE equipment, and advanced communications sensors upon request.
Features
The BearCat series is customizable with a variety of non-standard features depending on the customers' requirements. BearCats are able to be fitted with moveable elevated platform systems called the Liberator and ARC by Patriot3, Inc., to enable tactical units to access a variety of elevated structures such as multi-story buildings, ships at docks, or aircraft during high-risk hostage or terrorist situations. The LAPD fits one of its four armoured Lenco vehicles with one such system along with many other local and state law enforcement agencies.
Some of the BearCat's features include:
* emergency lights/sirens
* rotating roof hatch
* optional powered turrets with or without ballistic glass panels and blast shields
* gun ports
* electric winches
* running boards
* protection against chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear, and high-yield explosives (
CBRNE
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)
* back-up camera
*
Common Remotely Operated Weapon Station (CROWS)
*
battering ram
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attachment
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CS gas
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(tear gas) deployment nozzle
*
radiation
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* ''electromagnetic radiation'', such as radio waves, microwaves, infrared, visi ...
detection systems
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Thermographic camera
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systems
* spot/flood lights
Operators
![LAPD SWAT Rescue vehicle front](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/8/8a/LAPD_SWAT_Rescue_vehicle_front.jpg)
BearCats of various configurations are in use by the following agencies and departments around the world with over 500 in use in the United States alone.
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Australian Federal Police –
Specialist Response Group
The Specialist Protective Services (SPS) (formerly Specialist Response Group (SRG)) is a highly trained police unit of the Australian Federal Police (AFP) consisting of a range of teams capable of deploying at short notice in order to undertake ...
*
New South Wales Police Force
The New South Wales Police Force (NSW Police Force; previously the New South Wales Police Service and New South Wales Police) is the primary law enforcement agency of the state of New South Wales, Australia. Divided into Police Area Commands (P ...
–
Tactical Operations Unit ×3 (One each of the 2003, 2012 and 2018 variant)
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Northern Territory Police
The Northern Territory Police Force is the police body that has legal jurisdiction over the Northern Territory of Australia. This police service has 1,537 police members (as at 31 July 2019) made up of 79 senior sergeants, 228 sergeants, 839 con ...
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Territory Response Group
The Territory Response Group (TRG) is the police tactical group of the Northern Territory Police Force. The TRG is tasked to provide general and specialist support to other units of the Northern Territory Police Force (NTPF).
History
In Decemb ...
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Queensland Police Service –
Special Emergency Response Team
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×2
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South Australia Police
South Australia Police (SAPOL) is the police force of the Australian state of South Australia. SAPOL is an independent statutory agency of the Government of South Australia directed by the Commissioner of Police, who reports to the Minister for ...
–
Special Tasks and Rescue
Special Tasks and Rescue Group (STAR Group) is the Police Tactical Group of the South Australia Police.
History
Formed on 30 November 1978, the South Australian Police 'STAR Force' was a rationalisation of specialist resources into one comm ...
Group
*
Tasmania Police
Tasmania Police is the primary law enforcement agency of the Australian state of Tasmania. Established in 1899, the force has more than 1,300 officers policing Tasmania's population of over half a million people.
History
Colonial history
Prior ...
–
Special Operations Group
*
Victoria Police
Victoria Police is the primary law enforcement agency of the Australian States and territories of Australia, state of Victoria (Australia), Victoria. It was formed in 1853 and currently operates under the ''Victoria Police Act 2013''.
, Victo ...
–
Special Operations Group ×2 (2018 variant) and
Critical Incident Response Team
The Critical Incident Response Team (CIRT) is a specialist unit of the Victoria Police that provides assistance to general duties police, including a negotiator capability, to resolve high risk incidents utilising specialist tactics and equipmen ...
x1 (2013 variant)
*
Western Australia Police
The Western Australia Police Force, colloquially WAPOL, provides police services throughout the state of Western Australia, an area of 2.5 million square kilometres, the world's largest non-federated area of jurisdiction, with a population ...
–
Tactical Response Group Tactical Response Group may refer to:
* Tactical Response Group (Western Australia)
* State Protection Group, police tactical group in NSW, Australia
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Bangladesh Police
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Bangladesh Ansar
The Bangladesh Ansar (also known as the Ansar Bahini) is a paramilitary auxiliary force responsible for the preservation of internal security and law enforcement in Bangladesh. It is administered by the Ministry of Home Affairs of the Government ...
*
Border Guard Bangladesh
Border Guards Bangladesh (BGB) are a paramilitary force responsible for the border security of Bangladesh. The force is known as "The Vigilant Sentinels of the National Frontier". The BGB is entrusted with the responsibility to defend the borde ...
*
Antwerp
Antwerp (; nl, Antwerpen ; french: Anvers ; es, Amberes) is the largest city in Belgium by area at and the capital of Antwerp Province in the Flemish Region. With a population of 520,504, Local Police
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Military Police of Goiás State – Batalhão de Operações Especiais
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Ottawa Police Service
The Ottawa Police Service (OPS; French: ''Service de police d'Ottawa'') is a municipal police force in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. The OPS serves an area of 2,790 square kilometres and 1,017,449 (2021 census) people alongside several other police ...
– Tactical Unit
*
Saskatoon Police Service
Saskatoon Police Service (SPS) is the municipal police service in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada. It holds both municipal and provincial jurisdiction. Police Chief Troy Cooper is the head of the service. The deputy chiefs are Deputy Chief Randy ...
– Emergency Response Team
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Counter Terrorism Centre
Counter Terrorism Centre (CTC) ( hu, Terrorelhárítási Központ, TEK) is a Hungarian government agency responsible for national and international counter terrorism including detection, prevention and interruption. The agency has a police tac ...
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Moroccan Auxiliary Forces – 88 BearCat armored vehicles in riot control, troop transport, communications, convoy protection, and SWAT variants.
* BCIJ (Bureau Central d'Investigations Judiciaires), Moroccan Domestic Intelligence Unit & Special Forces.
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National Police Corps
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- Multiple Lenco BEARs and Lenco BearCats in service with the
Dienst Speciale Interventies
The ''Dienst Speciale Interventies'' ( en, Special Intervention Service), commonly abbreviated DSI, is the elite police tactical unit of the Dutch National Police Corps and was formally established on 1 July 2006. The DSI is tasked with neutralisin ...
(Special Intervention Service). A police service consisting of both military and police personnel, specialized in counter-terrorism ops, apprehension of high-value or high-risk individuals, aircraft hijackings and hostage situations. Also includes operators belonging to
M-Squadron
M-Squadron, formerly the ''Unit Interventie Mariniers'' (Marine Intervention Unit, UIM), and before that known as the ''Bijzondere Bijstandseenheid'' (Special Support Unit, BBE), is an elite Dutch special forces unit which is tasked with conduc ...
of
NLMARSOF
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,
special operations forces
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of the
Netherlands Marine Corps, under DSI command for domestic counter-terrorism operations on Dutch soil, specialized in large-scale and complex interventions.
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Serbian Armed Forces
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The President of Serbia acts as commander-in-chief of the armed forces, while administration and defence policy is carried out by the Government o ...
- Military Police
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National Police Agency (South Korea)
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- Korea National Police Special Operation Unit
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National Police Agency (Taiwan)
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- National Police Agency Special Operations Group
Federal Law Enforcement
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Federal Bureau of Investigation
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Special Weapons and Tactics
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*
United States Department of Energy
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Over 80 Lenco BearCats on (8) DoE Sites
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United States Park Police
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*
Kennedy Space Center
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– Emergency Response Team
State/Local Law Enforcement
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Alaska State Troopers
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– 3
* Bergen County Regional SWAT team
* Berrien County Sheriff's Office SWAT
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Bloomington Police Department
* Boulder County Sheriff
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Burbank Police Department – S.W.A.T
* Central Bucks Emergency Response Team
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Chicago Police Department – S.W.A.T
* Clackamas County Sheriff's Office, CCSO SWAT. Clackamas County, OR x 1 Bearcat
* Concord, New Hampshire, Police Department
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Dallas Police Department (Texas)
The Dallas Police Department, established in 1881, is the principal law enforcement agency serving the city of Dallas, Texas.
Organization
The department is headed by a chief of police who is appointed by the city manager who, in turn, is hi ...
– S.W.A.T x 2
*
Denver Police Department
The Denver Police Department (DPD) is the full service police department jointly for the City and County of Denver, Colorado, which provides police services to the entire county, including Denver International Airport, and may provide contractu ...
– S.W.A.T
* Des Moines Police Department; Des Moines, IA
* Douglas County (CO) Sheriff -SWAT
*Edmond Oklahoma Police Department - SWAT
* Erie (PA) Bureau of Police
*
Honolulu Police Department
The Honolulu Police Department (HPD) is the principal law enforcement agency of the City and County of Honolulu, Hawaii, headquartered in the Alapa'i Police Headquarters in Honolulu CDP.
Officially recognized as a part of the government of the ...
– Specialized Services Division
*
Hudson County Sheriff's Department – S.W.A.T
* Humboldt County (CA) Sheriff's Department
*
Kansas Highway Patrol
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- Special Response Team and Mobile Field Force
* Keene, New Hampshire Police Department- S.W.A.T.
*
Louisiana State Police
The Louisiana State Police (French: Police d’Etat de Louisiane) is the state police agency of Louisiana, which has jurisdiction anywhere in the state, headquartered in Baton Rouge. It falls under the authority of the Louisiana Department of P ...
– S.W.A.T
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Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department
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– Special Enforcement Bureau ×6 (One B.E.A.R, three BearCats, two Paramedic or MedCats)
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Los Angeles Police Department
The Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD), officially known as the City of Los Angeles Police Department, is the municipal police department of Los Angeles, California. With 9,974 police officers and 3,000 civilian staff, it is the third-large ...
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S.W.A.T ×4 (One B.E.A.R, two BearCats and one MedCat variant)
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Lower Columbia SWAT, Cowlitz, Clark, Skamania, and Wahkiakum Counties – Washington State.
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Miami Dade Police Department – S.R.T
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Miami-Dade Police Department Special Response Team
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Michigan State Police
The Michigan State Police (MSP) is the state police agency for the U.S. state of Michigan. The MSP is a full-service law enforcement agency, with its sworn members having full police powers statewide.
The department was founded in 1917 as a wart ...
- Emergency Response Team
*Montrose County Colorado sheriff department
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St Louis Metro Police Department– S.W.A.T
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New Mexico State Police
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New or NEW may refer to:
Music
* New, singer of K-pop group The Boyz
Albums and EPs
* ''New'' (album), by Paul McCartney, 2013
* ''New'' (EP), by Regurgitator, ...
– Tactical Team
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New York City Police Department Emergency Service Unit
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×2
* Northeast Massachusetts Law Enforcement Council (NEMLEC)
*Oakland County Sheriff's Office - S.W.A.T.
* Oklahoma County Sheriff's Office - S.W.A.T.
* Orlando Police Department
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Pasadena Police Department – S.W.A.T
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Passaic County Sheriff's Department – S.W.A.T
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Portland Police Bureau (PPB), Special Emergency Response Team, Portland, OR x 2 Bearcats, 1 Medcat
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Portland Port Authority (PPA), Special Emergency Response Team, Portland, OR x 2 Bearcats
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Prince William County Police Department
Prince William County Police Department (PWCPD) is a county police department in Prince William County, Virginia, United States. PWCPD has primary jurisdiction in all towns within the county, including Dumfries, Occoquan, Haymarket, and Quant ...
SWAT
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Unified Police Department of Greater Salt Lake
The Unified Police Department of Greater Salt Lake (UPD) is a police department located in Salt Lake County, Utah, United States.
Description
The UPD serves unincorporated Salt Lake County and the communities of Copperton, Holladay, Kearns, ...
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Riley County, KS Police Department
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San Diego Police Department (California)
The San Diego Police Department (SDPD) is the primary law enforcement agency for the city of San Diego, California. The department was officially established on May 16, 1889.
History
Prior to the establishment of the San Diego Police Departme ...
– S.W.A.T
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San Francisco Police Department – S.W.A.T
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Santa Barbara Police Department
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Seaside Police Department (California)
* Southeast Idaho SWAT team
* St. John the Baptist Parish Sheriff's Office – Crisis Management Unit (CMU)
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Stockton Police Department (California) – S.W.A.T
* York County (Pennsylvania) Quick Response Team
*Walworth County Sheriff's Office (Wisconsin)
* Bellevue Police Department, Washington - SWAT
* Henry County, IN SWAT
Military
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United States Air Force
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91st Security Forces Group
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United States Air Force
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Global Strike Command – (6) Air Force Bases – 60 BearCats for Nuclear Missile Convoy Protection
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Marine Corps Security Force Regiment
The Marine Corps Security Force Regiment is a dedicated security and anti-terrorism unit of the United States Marine Corps. It provides security forces to guard high-value naval installations, most notably those containing nuclear vessels and w ...
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United States Army
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BearCats used for US Army Military Police Special Reaction Teams
** Fort Carson, CO
** Fort Hood, TX
** Fort Riley, KS
** Fort Bragg, NC
** US Army, 94th MP BN Korea
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United States Navy
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SWFPAC & SWFLANT (Strategic Weapons Facilities / Pacific & Atlantic – Over 100 BearCats for Perimeter Patrol & Security)
References
External links
Lenco Bearcat official siteJust the Facts!: The BearCat: What it is and ''what it is not''!*
Leno's Garage
Lenco BearCat
{{Ford F-Series
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Military vehicles of the United States
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