Bouncy castles and bowling pins: The odd and hilarious things the Pentagon is giving to local law enforcement
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Version 0 of 1. The Department of Defense applies a broad definition of "military gear" when it makes surplus items available to local law enforcement via its excess property program. In addition to combat vehicles and assault rifles, police departments have obtained everything from karaoke machines to bouncy castles through the DoD program, free of charge. Below, an incomplete list of some of the oddest things to show up in the DoD's database of transferred items since 2006, along with their listed dollar values and the county of the law enforcement agency they were sent to. Do note that the photos are stock images from Flickr, not pictures of the actual items. Delivered to - where else? - Los Angeles County, California in 2012. Law enforcement officials in Grant County, WV, were in the mood for some midnight madness bowling in 2012. Everybody loves a bouncy castle, especially the police force in Genesee County, Michigan. DVDs are overrated, anyway - ain't that right, Jones County, NC? Delivered to Whatcom County, WA in 2012. Trumbull County, OH is ready to join the band. Delivered to San Diego County in 2014. The police department is over the top in Weld County, CO. Nobody will ever be late in Orange County, CA again. Delivered to Fulton County, GA in 2012. Delivered to Maricopa County, AZ in 2012. Man's best friend is well-protected in Napa Valley, CA. |