"The vehicle, valued at $689,000, was not paid for by the town or tax dollars. It was acquired through the Federal 1033 program run by the US Department of Defense's Law Enforcement Support Office.
The program transfers weapons, equipment and vehicles from the military to civilian law enforcement agencies."
oh...ok
...why?
You people think the american empire doesn't ever learn anything, but here's proof
They learned how effective IEDs are for an insurgency, and gave these to domestic police