"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?
They gave the Los Angeles School District Police an MRAP too. I figure the US military was going full Oprah; You get an MRAP! And you get an MRAP!