Update: The story and the list of military-style gear obtained by area law enforcement agencies was updated at 10:05 a.m. July 20 with additional information from the Raleigh Police Department. As ...

In 1997, Congress codified the federal 1033 program to transfer surplus equipment from the military to civilian law enforcement agencies for domestic counter-drug and counter-terrorism activities. Two ...

In 2014, the ACLU reported that police departments in Arizona had collectively amassed a military arsenal that included: 712 rifles, 64 armored vehicles, 42 forced-entry tools, 32 bomb suits, 704 ...

One of the most overblown and poorly thought-out federal policy changes in recent years reduced law enforcement’s access to the 1033 program. Authorized in 1990, this program allowed police to scoop ...

The images of protesters meeting police in the streets of cities across the United States this past week have drawn a stark contrast for some watching the scene unfold on television. Increasingly, ...

The U.S. military has supplied South Carolina law enforcement agencies with a total of $64 million worth of equipment since two controversial programs began in 1990, data show. That equipment, ...

Michigan law enforcement officials want to clear the air on a federal program that provides surplus military equipment and vehicles to local police agencies. Since the killing of George Floyd in ...

President Trump has lifted restrictions on a controversial program that sends surplus military equipment to police agencies around the country. The announcement came from Attorney General Jeff ...

The images of protesters meeting police in the streets of cities across the United States this past week have drawn a stark contrast for some watching the scene unfold on television. Increasingly, ...