Intimidating law enforcement equipment/friendly faces - Clear Creek Courant

Intimidating law enforcement equipment/friendly faces - Clear Creek Courant

As Clear Creek County locals gathered in Minton Park in Empire for “National Night Out” Aug. 5, a formidable and intimidating “Mine Resistant Ambush Protected” vehicle, known as an MRAP, operated by the sheriff’s department, was center stage. According to military specifications the MRAP weighs between 34,000-to-53,000 pounds, depending on armor and payload. Its armor includes: “Full range of ballistic, Improvised Explosive Device, and mine blas…