police militarization /tags/police-militarization police militarization en-US Copyright Mon, 24 Apr 2023 21:27:07 GMT Columbus Dept. of Public Safety requests new helicopter following upcoming sale /politics-government/2023-04-24/columbus-dept-of-public-safety-to-request-new-helicopter-following-upcoming-sale Columbus City Council voted to approve a broker to help sell a $3.4 million helicopter Tuesday. Mon, 24 Apr 2023 21:27:07 GMT /politics-government/2023-04-24/columbus-dept-of-public-safety-to-request-new-helicopter-following-upcoming-sale George Shillcock Some Local Agencies Do Not Use Acquired Military Surplus /news/2014-08-26/some-local-agencies-do-not-use-acquired-military-surplus The heavily armored police response to protesters in Ferguson, Missouri ignited a debate about the militarization of local agencies. Since 1997, sheriff’s… Tue, 26 Aug 2014 09:00:00 GMT /news/2014-08-26/some-local-agencies-do-not-use-acquired-military-surplus admin