Police putting Humvees to good use in bad weather conditions

BOWLING GREEN, Ky. (AP) — Surplus military vehicles gifted to police departments in Kentucky are being pressed into service during the recent winter storms.

Snowed-in emergency service providers and medical professionals are hitching rides on military Humvees, and the vehicles are also helping deliver prescriptions and medical supplies to shut-ins.

Simpson County Sheriff’s Detective Eddie Lawson tells the Daily News in Bowling Green (http://bit.ly/1F9EYlg ) that a Humvee was used to bring a caretaker to an elderly woman’s house this week. Lawson says the bulky vehicle was also used to pull several stuck cars out of trouble.

Police in Franklin are using their vehicle to shuttle essential police personnel to work. And Scottsville police used Humvees to get to patients in hard-to-reach areas.

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Information from: Daily News, http://www.bgdailynews.com

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