Officials in a Northern California city have decided to return an armored military vehicle that their police department received from the federal government.
The Davis City Council voted Tuesday to give back the $700,000 Mine-Resistant Ambush Protected vehicle. According to KXTV in Sacramento, Davis Mayor Pro Tempore Robb Davis said the vehicle risked eroding the trust the department had built up with the community.
The Davis vote follows criticism of the use of armored vehicles by police responding to protesters angry about the shooting of a teenager in Ferguson, Missouri.
Police in San Jose have also decided to give up their armored vehicle, though they said they were discussing the possibility even before the scrutiny brought on by the unrest in Ferguson
Davis Votes to Return Armored Vehicle
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