Posted on 10/08/2005 2:56:45 PM PDT by DumpsterDiver
Yuma County sheriff's deputies will now be patrolling the Arizona-Mexico border in a surplus British military armored personnel carrier.
The $18,000, nine-ton, six-wheeled vehicle is needed because of increased attacks against deputies and U.S. Border Patrol agents by drug and migrant smugglers, sheriff's and patrol officials said. The agencies frequently work together.
The Border Patrol's Yuma sector also has a new armored car, this one a 4 1/2 ton vehicle picked up from the Baltimore police. It's set to go into service in a few months.
Law enforcement officers in the border region are increasingly subject to rock throwing, gunfire and being rammed by fleeing vehicles.
In the first six months of 2005, 167 assaults, 104 rock throwing incidents and six cases of officers targeted by gunfire have been documented by the agencies in the Yuma region, sheriff's Maj. Leon Wilmot said.
In August, a rock thrown by an illegal immigrant forced a Border Patrol helicopter to land west of Yuma. The rock hit the rotor blade of the A-Star chopper, forcing the pilot to make an emergency landing. No one was hurt.
Wilmot said he hopes the armored personnel carrier deters the violence, and stops those who try to ram their way to freedom.
"Hopefully, when they see this, they'll know they just can't run into this and get away," Wilmot said.
Border Patrol spokesman Michael Gramley said federal officers already use "war wagons" pickups with detention compartments in the back and metal grates on the windows to protect agents from rock throwers.
But the new military vehicles will be the first capable of withstanding gunfire.
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Land mines will reduce rock throwing.
I think we ought to take a lot of the over price pork barrel equipment that counties all around the country bought with homeland security funds and re-deploy them to the border where law enforcement could really use it.
Enough of this crap. Heavily mine the border.
In the first six months of 2005, 167 assaults, 104 rock throwing incidents and six cases of officers targeted by gunfire have been documented by the agencies in the Yuma region, sheriff's Maj. Leon Wilmot said.
Would this be the same wonderful illegal aliens that are now being allowed to sneak in in other areas and work here in the United States? (sarcasm)
If so, thank the Lord someone cares about the security of this country and is trying to stop them.
Wouldn't an expert Marine sniper been cheaper and more effective?
Yes, but some people get all jittery when you mention guns! Probably because it would actually prove to be an effective deterrent.
"Wouldn't an expert Marine sniper been cheaper and more effective?"
IIRC a few years ago some Marines were deployed on the border. Some fourteen year old US citizen got shot dead by said Marines while he was tending sheep and plinking with a .22. The border must be sealed that is for certain. I personally favor a wall one kilometer inside the border with a dead zone extending to the actual border.
" Law enforcement officers in the border region are increasingly subject to rock throwing, gunfire and being rammed by fleeing vehicles."
Bush Administration: "There is nothing to see here. These aren't the droids you're looking for. Move along."
Hey all you beltway ostrich's, secure the border before its too late. Hello? Hello? Anyone listening?
"The $18,000, nine-ton, six-wheeled vehicle"
Give me one of those! But in seriousness Bush needs to do something about the border. I say deploy the national guard, arm 'em to the hilt, and give 'em orders to shoot at anyone who doesn't instantly turn around when told. A couple innoncent people might get killed, but boy would it scare off millions of illegal immigrants.
I personally favor a wall one kilometer inside the border
please convert this to english...
Good mileage? ;^)
SO--what is the difference between riding in an armored Humvee--and Yuma, riding in an armored Land Rover? Temperature? NO. Threat? NO.
The Terrorists? NO
ONLY DIFFERNCE: Vicente Fox is GW's personal friend.
200 yards is plenty and can include a 25 yard mine field.
the guys a frickin multimillion's so it doesn't bother him... but i'm guessing it gets about 8-10mpg
You can get various types of armored vehicles on ebay motors all the time.Most of the time, they are less than a new SUV.
Always thought I would like to have one if the flesh eating zombies ever came..8-)
ping!
yup... personally, i always wanted a V50 or a V100
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