Bergen County freeholders discuss guidelines for military vehicles
The debate over the militarization of law enforcement in Bergen County reverberated at Wednesday’s Freeholder Board meeting, where a full-throated discussion took place over the wisdom of the Sheriff’s Office accepting two military surplus armored vehicles. (Ensslin/The Bergen Record)
There is no need for this nonsense in Bergen county, we only accepted these vehicles because our present sheriff had no toys as a child.
Has Saudino bothered to budget for the extra insurance and fuel, not to mention the full-time, special mechanic he needs to maintain the “free” vehicle ? The Sheriff iN Saginaw County, Michigan decommissioned his MRAP within six months of taking it after realizing the cost of all of the above didn’t justify the MRAP.