![]() ![]() Fond Du Lac (Wis.) officers were able to use a BearCat to evacuate innocents from the kill zone and set up for negotiations. December 9, 2013: A suspect opened fire in a neighborhood with a 50 caliber rifle – endangering citizens far and wide. Officers then saved the suspect from his own death by subduing him with less-lethal munitions.ĩ. One disabled resident was safely removed from the kill zone. April 14, 2013: The Rutheford County (Tenn.) Sheriff’s SWAT team was able to evacuate a neighborhood in Smyrna after a barricaded suspect opened fire, endangering all. The man was taken into custody after he was shot with less-lethal munitions.Ĩ. ![]() The BearCat was moved into a position where officers were able to push in two windows. March 6, 2012: In Harrisonburg (Penn.), the York County Quick Response Team and the Dauphin County Sheriff’s Office deployed at the scene of a barricaded gunman. After three hours of successful negotiations, the troubled man climbed down from his perch and surrendered.ħ. Negotiators were transported close enough to speak with the man via the agency’s BearCat. September 20, 2011: In Hockington (Wash.), Clark County Sheriff’s Deputies arrived on scene to deal with a man who had been shooting at a house as he sat in a tree. The suspect opened fire on the officers, but the officers were able to negotiate with him from the cover afforded by their BearCat.Īfter a seven-hour stand-off, the shooter was subdued with less-lethal munitions.Ħ. August 7, 2011: Green Bay (Wis.) officers located a man who had been firing a gun throughout a residential neighborhood. This less-than-lethal option was feasible only because of the tactical flexibility afforded by the BearCat.ĥ. Rather than shoot the suspect, officers fired a TASER through the gun port of the vehicle and took the man into custody. During the event, the suspect leaned across the team’s BearCat and pointed a semi-automatic rifle at three officers inside the vehicle. March 31 2011: The San Juan County Sheriff’s Office SWAT team deployed in Farmington (N.M.) in response to a barricaded gunman. The cold hard metal on wheels provided the two things these people were praying for: warmth and a ride home.Ĥ. Police officers in a BearCat were able to rescue 108 stranded motorists. When all seemed lost, the trapped motorists heard the roar of an engine and saw a black mass of metal cutting a swath through the white landscape. During this crisis, motorists found themselves trapped by the Arctic conditions – with hope for rescue dropping as fast as the temperature. Wind gusts formed drifts of up to ten feet deep, making roads impassable. ![]() February 2, 2011: The Aurora (Colo.) area was inundated with 20 inches of snow. In the days that followed, the sniper continually tried to kill officers by firing countless rounds and throwing homemade firebombs from his up-armored domicile.Īt the climax of this event, officers – protected by multiple BearCats – took the suspect into custody after hitting him with less-lethal munitions as the armed suspect was escaping down a ladder to the rear of his burning home. March 31, 2009: In the woods of central Wisconsin, a suspect sniped at police from his home, which he had turned into an armored fortress. Tactical team members maneuvered the BearCat to allow for the safe rescue from the deadly environment and treatment of the wounded officers.Ģ. February 16, 2006: The Dallas SWAT team was attempting to serve a federal warrant on a suspect when he shot four officers. Here are but a few of the many examples of this “proof of life” which are ignored by the critics.ġ. (Image Courtesy of Lenco)īearCats are designed to protect the lives of victims, officers and even suspects. BearCats are designed to protect the lives of victims, officers and even suspects. ![]()
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