The two towns entered into a memorandum of understanding earlier this year to purchase the Lenco BearCat, which is described as an “all-hazard vehicle.” On Monday, Oct. 21, Dillon Police Sgt.

Back in January 2023, Reeves announced over a dozen proposals for which he sought funding, and that included approximately $300,000 in funding for the new BearCat after seeing the Econoline van ...

“It’s to keep the public safe and to keep police officers safe,” Deputy Chief Matthew Gerow said of the Lenco Industries-manufactured BearCat, a backronym for Ballistic Engineered Armored ...