Beefing up security

Valerie Catrow — Wed, 07 Jan 2009 18:31:11 +0000

The TD is reporting that Police Chief Bryan Norwood has added SWAT officers to weekend patrols...

On Friday nights, four SWAT officers are on patrol from about 8 p.m. until 3 a.m., with one two-man team focused primarily on the north side of the James River, and the other team on the south side.
On Saturday nights, a third two-man team is added to float throughout the city.
Their marked squad cars are loaded with equipment such as rifles, helmets, shields, body armor, breaching rams and Tasers, so they can get to them quickly. But city residents shouldn't expect to see officers patrolling in full tactical gear.
"The concept isn't that they wear this stuff and they walk out of the car looking like RoboCop," Assistant Chief David M. McCoy said.

Why the hell not?

Full story here.

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