Chief Hurtt rolls out BEAR (Ballistic Engineered Armored Response)
The Chronicle's Mike Glenn reports that HPD has added a massive armored vehicle (replete with acronym!) to its arsenal:
With a flourish that would have put Detroit automakers to shame, Houston Police Chief Harold Hurtt unveiled the department's latest addition to its fleet of vehicles Thursday.
The 12-ton behemoth, which resembles a Brinks armored car on steroids, is called a Ballistic Engineered Armored Response vehicle, or BEAR.
"It's the 'baddest' bear," Hurtt said.
The armored truck will provide HPD with greater level of protection and mobility at SWAT scenes, officials said.
As one commenter wryly noted on Chron.com,
hhmmmm...in all the years I've followed the news...no one has ever shot at a moving SWAT truck...it's like giving a porn star a metal condom...
At the very least, though, it gave our bumbling police chief a photo op (although Michael Dukakis-style photo ops have been out of style for a while). As for the bigger problems at HPD.... *chirp* *chirp*
Posted by Kevin Whited @ 01/17/08 11:18 PM | Houston Miscellany | Print | Comments (10)
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