UC Berkeley, city police decide not to seek armored vehicle

http://www.dailycal.org/2012/07/05/campus-and-city-police-departments-decide-not-to-acquire-armored-truck/

The Berkeley, Albany and UC Berkeley police departments announced in a statement Thursday morning that they will no longer seek to procure an armored vehicle they had previously planned to acquire through a federal grant.

News of the departments’ plans to use a federal grant to purchase a Lenco BearCat vehicle, which police said would be used to protect officers and civilians in rescue situations involving hostages or active shooters, raised concerns among local residents and the campus community over whether the vehicle would also be used as an intimidation tactic to suppress protests.