Pullman Police Department gets new vehicle

PULLMAN — The Pullman Police Department applied for and obtained, a surplus MaxxPro MRAP, an armored vehicle built to withstand ballistic arms fire and emerging threats.

The urban rescue vehicle (URV) will be used primarily by the Whitman County SWAT for transport, cover, and concealment in missions such as high-risk warrant service, hostage rescue, barricaded subjects, drone operations, and active shooter incidents.

The vehicle was free of cost to the department through the government program Law Enforcement Support Office (LEOSA). ”We’re very happy to have another piece of safety equipment f...