The Dallas County Sheriff’s Office traveled to Fort Hood this month to acquire its own bona fide military vehicle – the International MaxxPro MRAP tactical vehicle -- courtesy of a Department of Defense surplus program.
According to The Dallas Observer, the sheriff’s office obtained the 19-ton, diesel-operated behemoth with bullet-proof doors and tires, designed by Navistar Defense.
“The MaxxPro MRAP is built to withstand ballistic arms fire, mine blasts, IEDs, and other emerging threats,” according to the Navistar website. “Its V-shaped hull helps deflect blasts out and away from the crew and its armoring can be customized to meet any mission requirement.”
The specific vehicle obtained by the Dallas sheriff’s office was never used overseas and claims only about 10,000 miles of use, but other similar vehicles were reportedly employed by the military in war zones, and specifically to withstand roadside IEDs, or improvised explosive devices.
The Observer writes the sheriff’s office will now use it to serve warrants on wanted men.
A comment from me. I've read where some police and sheriff's departments use these vehicles along with guns drawn and battering rams to serve warrants for traffic tickets. If that's true it's a little over the top. It's frightening. Have our police departments become too militarized? Don't associate this with television shows. There they are always trying to make our streets look like a war zone. TRAFFIC TICKETS?????? What do you think?
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