Pyle said he thinks military-style gear and clothing can have an impact on a department. Along with shelving the M14s, Pyle said he ordered officers to wear traditional police uniforms ...

A growing number of law enforcement agencies are taking advantage of a program that gives them free surplus military equipment ... such as cars and clothing, even smaller police departments ...

Police departments are more often than not under-funded, and the items obtained from the military were often a god-send to the police. Obama’s termination of the program, like so many of his ...

For decades, police departments have acquired military weaponry like grenade launchers ... is mundane items like office supplies and clothing. But critics say the access to high-powered weapons ...

Images coming out of Ferguson show police stationed atop military-style vehicles with ... the symbolism that the wearer associates with the clothing. The second is the extent to which the clothing ...

Much of that inventory is perfectly ordinary: office equipment, clothing ... about its effect on police activity. "Our research suggests that officers with military hardware and mindsets will ...

Jacob Golmon, 142nd Military Police Company. This is to prevent crime ... This would include a helmet and bright colored clothing during the day and a reflective belt or vest during the evening.

but it has obtained numerous military surplus items. That includes laptops in the police cars, cameras, clothing and office items. It also includes two Humvees, four M16 rifles and holographic ...