Military Vehicles, April 1997,: Re: [MV] Armored Personnel Carriers in Texas
Re: [MV] Armored Personnel Carriers in Texas
Jeff Polidoro (willys@vgernet.net)
Wed, 30 Apr 1997 15:59:23 -0400
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> From: FIREBASEZ@aol.com
> To: RKiser8375@aol.com; mil-veh@skylee.com
> Subject: Re: [MV] Armored Personnel Carriers in Texas
> Date: Wednesday, April 30, 1997 2:02 PM
>
> In a message dated 97-04-30 02:10:34 EDT, you write:
>
> >
> >According to AP reports, "Two armored personnel carriers rolled into
place
> >Tuesday in Texas..." I was wondering if anyone knows what type of APC's
> they
> >are using and where they got them? I seem to recall that they used a
Humber
> >Pig in L.A., and someone went and bought all of the Humber Pig's from
> Budge's
> >in England. Just curious to know what they are using in Texas and where
> they
> >got them.
> >
> >Rob Kiser
> >rkiser8375@aol.com
> >
> >
> Rob,
> LAPD has two V150 Commando's and some Peacekeepers. Several other
departments
> around the country also have surplus Peacekeepers. A PD in the Bay Area
> (near San Francisco) has a Saracen. Two southern california departments
(1
> PD, 1 sheriff) have Humber Pigs. The APC's being sent to Davis Mtn, Texas
> look like M113's or M114's from the national guard. They showed them on
CNN.
> Also sent a large contingent of Hummers, fuel trucks, and ?. I wonder how
> they got around the posse commitatus staute without having a drug
connection
> to the case. Must be part of the new anti-terrorist act.
> Byron
> S. Calif., USA
They better hope Tim McVeigh doesn't hear about this.
JP
Berkshires, USA
>
>
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