Police departments throughout Ohio are stockpiling millions of dollars worth of military gear — from army boots to mini-tanks — through a Defense Department program that provides law enforcement ...

At 10:38 a.m. on Oct. 1, the first 911 call came into the Douglas County, Oregon, emergency communications center: Shots had been fired at Umpqua Community College. Within minutes, officers from the ...

Law enforcement officials say the equipment helps small cash-strapped agencies. Two independent studies have drawn the same conclusions: billions of dollars in surplus military equipment, including ...