Police Chief: No Need For Surplus Military Equipment In Township

August 26, 2014 Crime

Ellis, Roberts — Township Police Chief Lawrence Roberts, right, said his department currently has no need for surplus military equipment.

The Franklin Township Police Department has not seen a need as of yet to apply to the federal government for surplus military equipment, police chief Lawrence Roberts said Aug. 26.

In fact, according to a report published Aug. 24 on NJ.com, no Somerset County town’s police force has surplus military equipment.

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