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Utah’s Salt Lake County, an area that encompasses highly congested urban stretches, rural mountain terrain and everything in between, can now provide rescue and medical assistance in any of those areas
Obama is prohibiting the federal government from providing some equipment to local PDs
Would create a task force to determine what sort of equipment is suitable for police and what should be prohibited
Obama is proposing a three-year, $263M spending package to increase use of body cams, expand police training and add more resources for department reform
The flow of excess tactical gear to local law enforcement came under scrutiny in August following clashes between protesters and police in Ferguson
Allegedly fired seven rounds from a gun described in the complaint as an “AK-47 clone semi-automatic rifle”
MRAP acquired from the military has been the subject of controversy for months after the department accepted it
Some members of the community are uncomfortable with the armored personnel carrier and that makes school officials uncomfortable
At least 26 school districts have participated in the Pentagon’s surplus program