Manufacturer defends police use of military-style equipment. Bearcat vehicles can cost as much as $250,000; critics express concern over the militarization of police departments.

Lenco Armored Vehicles produces Ford F-550-based armored carriers for the military, law enforcement and international security specialists. ... Its newest vehicle, the BearCat Tactical SUV, ...

The BearCat Armored Tactical Vehicle is made by the Massachusetts-based Lenco, which touts on its website that it's among the most "widely trusted SWAT vehicles in North America" and used by more ...

BearCats are popular with U.S. military law enforcement and SWAT teams. “Lenco tactical response & rescue vehicles are in over 90 of the top 100 U.S. cities and at federal law enforcement ...

A Pittsfield company says it is exempt from President Obama’s executive order this week curbing the flow of military-grade gear to local law enforcement.

‘Bearcat’ armored vehicle, $430K bomb-squad robot among Sheriff’s Department weapons inventory Under a new law, the Sheriff’s Department has released a list of its military equipment and ...

New BearCat vehicle adds to fleet of armored vehicles in Summit County ... “This is not a military piece of equipment,” Johnson said. “This is an F-550 that has built armor around it.

The F8F Bearcat was designed to be one of the greatest piston-engine fighters of WWII — fast, powerful, and deadly. But when it finally arrived, the war was almost over, and history had other plans.

The NYPD had its first BearCat by 2004. Five years later, the department had four, at a cost of around $225,000 each. (The NYPD did not immediately respond to a request for more information on the ...

Grumman F8F Bearcat Specs The Bearcat was powered by a Pratt & Whitney R-2800-34W engine, rated at 2,400 hp for takeoff, while it had an emergency combat rating of 2,800 hp.

The citizen-led Oakland Police Commission unanimously rejected a request by police to buy a second bulletproof BearCat amid concerns that the force is relying too heavily on militarized weapons ...