Military surplus a bonanza for law enforcement

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Submission + - Military surplus a bonanza for law enforcement (sfgate.com)

Submitted by k6mfw on Thursday April 05, 2012 @02:03PM

k6mfw writes: from the article: "San Francisco may be known for antiwar movements and peace rallies, but when local law enforcement agencies needed help with supplies, they've turned to the U.S. military."
"A total of 163,344 new and used items valued at $26.2 million — from bath mats acquired by the sheriff of Sonoma County to a full-tracked tank for rural San Joaquin County — were transferred last year to state and local agencies."

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