Sheriff’s Office Now Sporting Two Military-grade Humvees
Published: November 14th, 2011
By: Brian Golden

Sheriff’s Office now sporting two military-grade Humvees

NORWICH – The Chenango County Sheriff’s Office has unveiled its newest set of wheels – a 1992 Military 2-door, 4x4 Humvee – obtained through the United States Military 1033 Program.

The federal program allows law enforcement agencies across the nation to receive surplus property from the U.S. Department of Defense at no cost. Any property received, however, must be used for law enforcement operations, with a focus on narcotic enforcement efforts.

Sheriff Ernest R. Cutting said the application process for obtaining the Humvee took approximately two months. Vehicles of this sort, he added, are “not available all the time” as demand is high.

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