News Archives - Lenco Armored Vehicles

Days After Flash Floods, Rescue Crews Continue to Help People Out of Mud-Damaged Homes

Jan 12, 2018

The Santa Barbara County Sheriff’s Office’s brand new vehicles, two Lenco Bearcats, have made dozens of rescues since mudslides caused widespread damage in the Montecito area on Tuesday. The Sheriff’s Office received the Bearcats back in November and...

Suspect Found Dead After 12-hour Standoff in Gloucester Twp., NJ, Police Say

Jan 11, 2018

Authorities say a 12-hour standoff between police and an armed suspect in Gloucester Township, N.J. ended Thursday morning when a SWAT team entered the home and found the suspect dead. According to Gloucester Township Police, officers never fired at or exchanged...

Lenco BearCats Assist in Rescue Efforts in Santa Barbara

Jan 11, 2018

The Santa Barbara County Sheriff ’s Special Enforcement Team is using two Lenco Bearcat vehicles to help rescue people from their homes. The agency took possession of these armored personnel carriers, used by the military, in November 2017. The vehicles were also used...

Pit Stop for Patriotism: Honorable Moment a First Responder Rescues an American Flag from the path of Hurricane Irma on the Anniversary of 9/11

Sep 13, 2017

As thousands of Floridians are still recovering from the wreckage of Hurricane Irma, one first responder made a pit stop for patriotism on the anniversary of the 9/11 attacks. Joseph Schiavo, 42, is a Coral Springs firefighter and medic who was with his SWAT medical...

Boise Police Officers Honored for Handling of August Arrest

May 12, 2017

Five members of the Boise Police Department’s Special Operations Unit traveled to Washington, D.C., to accept national honors at the annual Top Cops award ceremony Friday. Detectives Tim Brady and Coy Bruner and Cpls. Denny Carter, Chris Davis and Brek Orton received...

Police Arrest Man in Arnhem After Hostage Taking Report

May 3, 2017

Police in Arnhem have arrested a man after reports that a man wielding a gun had entered a community centre in the Klarendal district and had possibly taken people hostage. Footage from local broadcaster Omroep Gelderland shows how heavily armed police officers bring...