Gallery: Small-Town Cops Pile Up on Useless Military Gear
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*Chief of Police Bill Partridge, of the Oxford Police Department, Alabama, poses with his emergency services team, showcasing two Markbots Inspection robots, M-16 rifles and other equipment. Photo Courtesy of Chief of Police Bill Partridge*
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*A Lenco BearCat, acquired by the Nashville Police Department. Photo by Wikimedia Commons*
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*An Honeywell T-Hawk UAV, also known as the beer-keg drone. The Miami-Dade Police Department became the first major metropolitan area police to acquire this drone in January 2011. Photo by Wikimedia Commons*
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*The Nebraska State Patrol Light Armored Vehicle LAV 150. Photo courtesy of Deb Collins, Public Information Coordinator, Nebraska State Patrol.*
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*The Bell OBS OH-58 helicopter, which was acquired by the Tupelo Police Department, Mississippi. Photo courtesy of Lt. Tim Clouse*
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*Members of the Explosive Ordnance Disposal Mobile Unit (EODMU) 2 show off “Talon,” their robot counterpart, to members of the Raleigh Police Bomb Squad. Photo by US Navy*
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*A Puma armored rescue vehicle acquired by the Oxford Police Department, Alabama. Photo Courtesy of Chief of Police Bill Partridge*
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*An M113 armored personnel carrier . Photo by Wikimedia Commons*
