12/20/2022
This post is to inform the citizens of the City of Whitney that the City of Whitney participates in the Law Enforcement Support Office (LESO) Program.
This program, commonly referred to as the 1033 program, allows the police Department (and other Law Enforcement agencies) to potentially obtain items/equipment from the Federal Government.
President Biden has issued an Executive Order stating that all Law Enforcement Agencies that participate, or has plans for future participation, in the LESO program must notify the public of the possibility of obtaining any item of surplus government property. The list of property available for acquisition is as follows;
Weapons (pistols, shotguns, long rifles), Weapon modification kits, Weapon parts, Training Weapons. Aircraft (Fixed & Rotary), Aircraft parts, Armored Vehicles (MRAPs, Peacekeepers, Armored HMMWVs & NTAVs), Vehicle parts, Weapon-mounted optics & lasers, Handheld Optics & lasers, Night Vision Devices (including thermal equipment), Optical & sighting equipment (range finders, boresights etc), Tactical cargo vehicles (HMMWV, Cargo trucks), Watercraft, Unmanned Ground Vehicles (all robots), Wheel assemblies, Tools (hand, pneumatic & power), Purpose-built Handheld Breaching Equipment, Decontamination Equipment, Computers & peripherals, Camouflage & deception equipment, Radio & Telephone Equipment, Generators, Lighting & observation towers, Riot gear (helmets, face shields, fixed batons over 2 ft., wearable gear & shields), Capability Sets, and Camera Sets
The above listed items will not be owned or become the property of the Whitney Police Department and must be returned upon the request/demand of the Federal Government.