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Suspect Found Dead After 12-hour Standoff in Gloucester Twp., NJ, Police Say
Jan 11, 2018 | News
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 | News
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 | News
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 | News
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.

Police Arrest Man in Arnhem After Hostage Taking Report
May 3, 2017 | News
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.

Better off with a BearCat
Apr 20, 2017 | News
“This is clearly an upgrade. The BearCat is much better suited for law enforcement in an urban environment. It will give us a lot more operational flexibility,” says Capt. John Patterson, head of the Madison Police Department’s SWAT team.

Frederick County Sheriff’s Office quickly puts new armored vehicle to use
Mar 2, 2017 | News
Twenty years ago, Sheriff Chuck Jenkins wouldn’t have been convinced that an armored vehicle was essential for local law enforcement agencies. In recent years, he said, that’s changed. “I think it’s an absolute need for law enforcement today,” Jenkins said in an...

Lenco Introduces BearCat X3 – FireCat
Jan 9, 2017 | News
Lenco Introduces BearCat X3 – FireCat

Train to Make Full Use of your Lenco BearCat’s Capabilities
Nov 1, 2016 | News
Consider the Iron Triangle of lethality, survivability and mobility when practicing how to respond to critical incidents By Len Light, Lenco President and CEO View article on PoliceOne.com We’ve all heard the negative comments about the falsely perceived...

Lenco Armor to Introduce BearCat X3 at SOFIC
May 20, 2016 | News
Lenco Industries, the leader in tactical armored security vehicles, is proud to introduce the Lenco BearCat X3® - the newest variant to the BearCat family of light APCs. The BearCat X3® utilizes proven Lenco technology in a lightweight Modular variant designed for...

Lowndes County BearCat Saves Lives During Armed Standoff
May 12, 2016 | News
VIENNA, Ga. – A Lowndes County Sheriff’s Office deputy said an armored vehicle saved lives during a standoff with a Ku Klux Klansman in Dooly County earlier this month. On April 15, deputies with the Dooly County Sheriff’s Office were dispatched to the home of Joseph...

Now the BearCat Can Help You Fight Fires While Under Fire
May 12, 2016 | News
Lenco’s new water monitor provides a tactical advantage in dangerous situations By PoliceOne BrandFocus Staff View Full Article on PoliceOne.com The Lenco BearCat has long been a must-have for many SWAT teams around the country. The armored vehicle is a...

Armored Vehicle plays big role in police standoff
Feb 10, 2016 | News
BOZEMAN - A standoff in Bozeman could have ended much worse than it did. Bozeman police say patience and technology are big reasons the standoff ended relatively peacefully. It was the protection provided by an armored vehicle that allowed police to patiently wait...

A textbook case of when police should use armored vehicles
Dec 1, 2015 | News
The increasingly common use by police of heavy equipment and military style weapons and tactics has been a steady theme of critics in the past couple of years, and with good reason. As writers such as Radley Balko have documented, the number of paramilitary raids...

Tuolumne Sheriff’s Dept. Rolls Out New SWAT Vehicle
Oct 28, 2015 | News
Columbia, CA — Sized more like an armored bank truck than an Army tank, the Tuolumne County Sheriff’s 2015 SWAT Lenco BEARCAT MedCat doubles as a medevac ambulance. It is not difficult to make a case for having such state-of-the-art wheels handy after touring the...