US Police Acquiring Military Equipment To Hunt Criminals

Because mines and IEDs are a regular problem for American police, right?

Don't mess with Texas has assumed a whole new meaning in Dallas.

The Dallas County Sheriff's Office traveled to Fort Hood this month to acquire its own bona fide military vehicle – the International MaxxPro MRAP tactical vehicle --  courtesy of a Department of Defense surplus program.

According to The Dallas Observer, the sheriff's office obtained the 19-ton, diesel-operated behemoth with bullet-proof doors and tires, designed by Navistar Defense.

(H/T CharlesWT)