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Posted: 1/8/2014 5:43:10 AM EDT
FORT PIERCE, Fla. - Police in Fort Pierce are now armed with a U.S. military surplus battle wagon: a six wheel, 30-ton armored vehicle worth $700,000 — that the agency got for $2,000. “If you see my SWAT team roll up in this, it’s over, so just give up,” said Police Chief Sam Baldwin. The St. Lucie County Sheriff’s Office helped in getting the vehicle painted for free, so the sides say “Police” and "Fort Pierce." It is the city’s second SWAT vehicle. In 2009 the city got, for free, a van equipped with a ramp on the roof for getting into second- and third-story buildings Read more: http://www.wptv.com/dpp/news/region_st_lucie_county/fort_pierce/fort-pierce-police-department-unveils-new-armored-vehicle#ixzz2polyFOzi http://http://www.wptv.com/dpp/news/region_st_lucie_county/fort_pierce/fort-pierce-police-department-unveils-new-armored-vehicle Hey Bill! |
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Posted: 1/8/2014 5:45:14 AM EDT
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First it's all:
“If you see my SWAT team roll up in this, it’s over, so just give up,” said Police Chief Sam Baldwin. Later it's like: “I saw my SWAT team roll up in this, then it tipped over, so fuck it. I give up,” said Police Chief Sam Baldwin. 
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Posted: 1/8/2014 5:46:01 AM EDT
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Tinfoil post, militarization of police ain't happening.
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Posted: 1/8/2014 5:46:32 AM EDT
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I can't tell, is he wearing cargo pants?
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Posted: 1/8/2014 5:47:14 AM EDT
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IED
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Posted: 1/8/2014 5:47:27 AM EDT
[#5]
Better practice their roll over drills
"ROLL OVER! ROLL OVER! ROLL OVER!" |
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Posted: 1/8/2014 5:47:45 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: I can't tell, is he wearing cargo pants? |
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Posted: 1/8/2014 5:47:48 AM EDT
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Posted: 1/8/2014 5:48:23 AM EDT
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Posted: 1/8/2014 5:49:07 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted:
First it's all: Later it's like: Quote HistoryQuoted:
First it's all: “If you see my SWAT team roll up in this, it’s over, so just give up,” said Police Chief Sam Baldwin. Later it's like: “I saw my SWAT team roll up in this, then it tipped over, so fuck it. I give up,” said Police Chief Sam Baldwin. This |
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Posted: 1/8/2014 5:49:18 AM EDT
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*sigh*
Rubber tires. |
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Posted: 1/8/2014 5:51:17 AM EDT
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Is this for the snow birds, rabid golfers or zombie old ladies ar Walmart? WTF Ft Pierce?
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Posted: 1/8/2014 5:51:26 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Tinfoil post, militarization of police ain't happening. Yep, they are just preparing to fight "terrorist" (you're definition of terrorist may vary from theirs)
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Posted: 1/8/2014 5:51:49 AM EDT
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Military is dumping those things as fast as they can. Every PD in the country will have one within a couple of years.. If they don't go to the PD they just get scrapped.
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Posted: 1/8/2014 5:51:57 AM EDT
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I can't tell, is he wearing cargo pants? Looks like 5.11's with the Pro belt. |
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Posted: 1/8/2014 5:52:27 AM EDT
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Can anyone spell IED
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Posted: 1/8/2014 5:52:35 AM EDT
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Quoted:
http://media2.wptv.com//photo/2014/01/07/WPTV_Ft._Pierce_Armored_vehicle_2_20140107155111_640_480.JPG FORT PIERCE, Fla. - Police in Fort Pierce are now armed with a U.S. military surplus battle wagon: a six wheel, 30-ton armored vehicle worth $700,000 — that the agency got for $2,000. “If you see my SWAT team roll up in this, it’s over, so just give up,” said Police Chief Sam Baldwin. The St. Lucie County Sheriff’s Office helped in getting the vehicle painted for free, so the sides say “Police” and "Fort Pierce." It is the city’s second SWAT vehicle. In 2009 the city got, for free, a van equipped with a ramp on the roof for getting into second- and third-story buildings Read more: http://www.wptv.com/dpp/news/region_st_lucie_county/fort_pierce/fort-pierce-police-department-unveils-new-armored-vehicle#ixzz2polyFOzi http://http://www.wptv.com/dpp/news/region_st_lucie_county/fort_pierce/fort-pierce-police-department-unveils-new-armored-vehicle Hey Bill! cool, I wish I had one, and so do most of you! also, why is the reported weight of these things varying from 15-30 ton...that's a hell of a difference. |
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Posted: 1/8/2014 5:53:18 AM EDT
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Posted: 1/8/2014 5:55:59 AM EDT
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Because of shit like this, determined bad guys will counter with IEDs. A law against IEDs won't stop them.
I hope the police are ready to deal with IED attacks. Thanks for bringing IEDs to America fuckers. It will take a while though for the cops to be able to use these things successfully, as posted up thread they're going to roll a few times before they get there. |
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Posted: 1/8/2014 5:57:41 AM EDT
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“If you see my SWAT team roll up in this, it’s over, so just give up,” said Police Chief Sam Baldwin. Or just wait until SWAT exits the vehicle. 
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Posted: 1/8/2014 5:58:52 AM EDT
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I have this image in mind that they have a U-Joint in the middle.
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Posted: 1/8/2014 5:58:54 AM EDT
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Posted: 1/8/2014 5:59:11 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Because of shit like this, determined bad guys will counter with IEDs. A law against IEDs won't stop them. I hope the police are ready to deal with IED attacks. Thanks for bringing IEDs to America fuckers. It will take a while though for the cops to be able to use these things successfully, as posted up thread they're going to roll a few times before they get there.  |
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Posted: 1/8/2014 5:59:31 AM EDT
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More like "If you see me roll up in this and you can hold out for a hour or 2 your home free cuz it will probably break down"
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Posted: 1/8/2014 5:59:47 AM EDT
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I have $2K
Can I get one too? |
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Posted: 1/8/2014 6:00:24 AM EDT
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In the words of Rambo, John J: "Nothing is ever over!"
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Posted: 1/8/2014 6:00:50 AM EDT
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I guess we will just have to put cameras up everywhere to prevent IED planting.
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Because of shit like this, determined bad guys will counter with IEDs. A law against IEDs won't stop them. I hope the police are ready to deal with IED attacks. Thanks for bringing IEDs to America fuckers. It will take a while though for the cops to be able to use these things successfully, as posted up thread they're going to roll a few times before they get there.
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Posted: 1/8/2014 6:01:33 AM EDT
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Dupe, florida hometown forum
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Posted: 1/8/2014 6:01:43 AM EDT
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He should drag race it against the van and see what's faster on 1/4 mile.
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Posted: 1/8/2014 6:02:06 AM EDT
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The St. Lucie County Sheriff’s Office helped in getting the vehicle painted for free Nice paint job. |
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Posted: 1/8/2014 6:02:21 AM EDT
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Sam has his own Typical Weapons And Tactics team-really?
Eat a bag of dicks JBT. |
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Posted: 1/8/2014 6:02:39 AM EDT
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Those things were $700-fucking-K , when new
  Good grief Charlie Brown !!Do they fucking FLY , or something ?!!??? |
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Posted: 1/8/2014 6:02:47 AM EDT
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I will build an even bigger armored vehicle and destroy the police version.
Then the military will give the police something bigger. Then I will build something bigger.... This is starting to sound like a lot of trouble. Can't we just skip all that and give Barney Fife access to Inter-Continental Ballistic Missiles? |
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Posted: 1/8/2014 6:02:56 AM EDT
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“If you see my SWAT team roll up in this, it’s over, so just give up,” said Police Chief Sam Baldwin. Challenge Accepted?
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Posted: 1/8/2014 6:03:55 AM EDT
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Posted: 1/8/2014 6:03:55 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted:
Because of shit like this, determined bad guys will counter with IEDs. A law against IEDs won't stop them. I hope the police are ready to deal with IED attacks. Thanks for bringing IEDs to America fuckers. It will take a while though for the cops to be able to use these things successfully, as posted up thread they're going to roll a few times before they get there. Come on who the hell is going to counter with an IED? |
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Posted: 1/8/2014 6:04:07 AM EDT
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There's a reason you separate military and the police. One fights the enemies of the state, the other serves and protects the people. When the police become militarized, then the enemies of the state tend to become the people.
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Posted: 1/8/2014 6:04:23 AM EDT
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I hope the police are ready to deal with IED attacks.
1960 called |
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Posted: 1/8/2014 6:05:13 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Challenge Accepted? Quote HistoryQuoted: Quoted: "If you see my SWAT team roll up in this, it’s over, so just give up,” said Police Chief Sam Baldwin. Challenge Accepted? If they think al-quida is the only ones that can build an IED , well they're in for a few surprises . |
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Posted: 1/8/2014 6:05:14 AM EDT
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Intimidating the community isn't the way to police a community.
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Posted: 1/8/2014 6:05:14 AM EDT
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Come on who the hell is going to counter with an IED? Quote HistoryQuoted:
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Because of shit like this, determined bad guys will counter with IEDs. A law against IEDs won't stop them. I hope the police are ready to deal with IED attacks. Thanks for bringing IEDs to America fuckers. It will take a while though for the cops to be able to use these things successfully, as posted up thread they're going to roll a few times before they get there. Come on who the hell is going to counter with an IED? Those who would are smart enough to avoid this particular confrontation. |
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Posted: 1/8/2014 6:05:18 AM EDT
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Come on who the hell is going to counter with an IED? Quote HistoryQuoted:
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Because of shit like this, determined bad guys will counter with IEDs. A law against IEDs won't stop them. I hope the police are ready to deal with IED attacks. Thanks for bringing IEDs to America fuckers. It will take a while though for the cops to be able to use these things successfully, as posted up thread they're going to roll a few times before they get there. Come on who the hell is going to counter with an IED? Someone who wants to stop a fucking MRAP. |
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Posted: 1/8/2014 6:07:07 AM EDT
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My daughter and her husband and new child live in Ft Pierce.
I am sure they feel much safer knowing such a vehicle is there to protect them from the inevitable Al Qaeda attack as Ft Pierce is certainly where they are coming as soon as they lock down Fallujah it is for the children 
Wulfmann |
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Posted: 1/8/2014 6:07:51 AM EDT
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Sounds great until the SWAT team gets out of the vehicle. Then they become poorly shielded targets like everything else.
A lot of tough talk from a guy in a high risk, low reward profession. |
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Posted: 1/8/2014 6:07:54 AM EDT
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haha, i hope "maintenance mondays" come to the police force! soon after they will get a SAMS box and start printing 5988's
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Posted: 1/8/2014 6:08:03 AM EDT
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The KCMO PD has or used to have a couple of V100 armored cars. The original engine wore out in one and it was replaced with a pickup truck engine with a lot less torque. One day a SWAT guy tried to climb a hill with it and couldn't. So, he tried to drive around the hill while already up on the hill as far as he could go. He rolled the V100 down the hill .... sideways .... about 5 or 6 revolutions.
It broke off or smashed everything on the outside, but it still ran so he just drove it back to the garage. This isn't one of theirs, but very similar.  |
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Posted: 1/8/2014 6:08:06 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted:
Come on who the hell is going to counter with an IED? Quote HistoryQuoted:
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Because of shit like this, determined bad guys will counter with IEDs. A law against IEDs won't stop them. I hope the police are ready to deal with IED attacks. Thanks for bringing IEDs to America fuckers. It will take a while though for the cops to be able to use these things successfully, as posted up thread they're going to roll a few times before they get there. Come on who the hell is going to counter with an IED? Mexican drug cartels and various others with resources and motivation. |
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Posted: 1/8/2014 6:08:06 AM EDT
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Dupe, florida hometown forum Ho Lee Fuk. High Springs has an MRAP. Can someone tell me how the tax base of 6K is going to pay upkeep on that. Shit is out of control. |
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Posted: 1/8/2014 6:08:51 AM EDT
[#48]
2012 Census reports < 42.000 residents in Ft Pierce.
His name is Sean Baldwin. |
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Posted: 1/8/2014 6:08:59 AM EDT
[#49]
Good for them!
Where do I go to pick up my slightly used M2CG? |
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Posted: 1/8/2014 6:09:37 AM EDT
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I was just in Ft. Pierce over the holidays visiting the GF's family, I could see that being put to use around there.
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