Longview PD adds new Bearcat armored vehicle to join current 15-year-old version
This particular vehicle is the Bearcat armored vehicle. The original Bearcat in Longview PD’s fleet has been used for about 15 years, and it has seen its share of action, from b ...
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Small town up in arms over armored transport vehicle purchase [w/video]
Critics said the vehicle promoted violence, and cited a promotional video for the BearCat that shows gun-wielding cops using one of the armored trucks to knock down the door of a house and spray ...
Mansfield News Journal19d
Safety-Service Director Keith Porch shows off new BearCat to city council members
It was parked in the mayor's garage. Police Chief Jason Bammann previously described the armored vehicle as a "large Brinks truck on steroids." The BearCat will be used by multiple departments in ...
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Lenco Armored Vehicles to showcase New BearCat Lighting Options at 2025 SHOT Show
family-owned and -operated company revolutionized tactical response with the advent of the BEAR® and BearCat®, and since, has designed and fabricated over 7,000 armored vehicles in service by ...
Longview News-Journal19d
City of Longview, Gregg County show off new rescue vehicle, mobile command center
The armored rescue vehicle, a Lenco BearCat G3, will be used by law enforcement to respond to active-shooter events, evacuate people from dangerous situations and more. The command center ...