On Thursday the Lowndes County Sheriff’s Office posted the below story with accompanying pictures on their facebook page.
On Tuesday the Sheriff’s Office displayed our Bearcat armored vehicle to members of the media. Last week we assisted deputies and troopers in Dooly County with an armed barricaded person. This vehicle allowed officers to negotiate with the person from a position of safety.
In the pictures you can see where the person fired multiple shots hitting the Bearcat. Because of this vehicle no deputies or troopers were injured.
This truck was purchased with a grant from the Department of Homeland Security. The Sheriff’s Office makes this tool available to other agencies when requested.
While the national trend is for agencies to become less militarized, multiple incidents across the country and showing that law enforcement is in need of this equipment to keep them and their citizens safe.