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Santa Cruz Police to Procure $250K 'Rescue Vehicle'
As Americans across the country look to de-militarize their local police departments, following the police killings of Eric Garner and Michael Brown and the over-militarized response to the related protests that ensued, the Santa Cruz Police Department wants to spend $251,293 for the purchase of a regional emergency response and "rescue" vehicle.
Item number 13 on Tuesday's Santa Cruz City Council consent agenda proposes the city accepts a Homeland Security Grant to fund the $250K vehicle.
The City Council agenda report (see PDF) states:
"The Police Department and the Santa Cruz region have a critical need for a contemporary rescue vehicle to safely transport and deploy first responders to hazardous situations where public safety is jeopardized. A key function of this vehicle is the ability to safely extract injured and at-risk victims from a high-risk environment. The vehicle is designed to provide maximum protection for first responders and crime victims. It is intended for use in emergency events including, but not limited to life-threatening public safety events, natural disasters, mass casualty incidents, high-risk medical emergencies."
The Santa Cruz City Council will vote on the consent agenda at 2:30pm on Tuesday, December 9 in council chambers.
The City Council agenda report (see PDF) states:
"The Police Department and the Santa Cruz region have a critical need for a contemporary rescue vehicle to safely transport and deploy first responders to hazardous situations where public safety is jeopardized. A key function of this vehicle is the ability to safely extract injured and at-risk victims from a high-risk environment. The vehicle is designed to provide maximum protection for first responders and crime victims. It is intended for use in emergency events including, but not limited to life-threatening public safety events, natural disasters, mass casualty incidents, high-risk medical emergencies."
The Santa Cruz City Council will vote on the consent agenda at 2:30pm on Tuesday, December 9 in council chambers.
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we shut down city council over this
Tue, Dec 9, 2014 10:37PM
SCPD males must have very small penises
Tue, Dec 9, 2014 12:14PM
Photo of the Vehicle?
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