To obtain the keys to the BearCat, which weighs 19,000 pounds, officers must access a wall-mounted touch screen computer and place an index finger on the side console for fingerprint recognition.

The Bearcat is built by LenCo Armored Vehicles of Pittsfield Massachusetts, which just spent $5 million to expand production of their highly sought after all-terrain beast, purchasing and ...

The Bearcat is larger than a Hum-vee armored vehicle — it weighs about 20,000 pounds — and can carry about 12 officers comfortably, more in a pinch.

The Conroe Police Department is upping its arsenal with the purchase of a tactical armored vehicle to use for SWAT situations ...

He’s talking about the Bearcat. Law enforcement set out on duty with the goal to save lives. But even our local authorities need protection; that’s where the Bearcat comes in.

ALBERT LEA, Minn.- Lenco Armored Vehicles BearCat® G3 was on hand to help police in Albert Lea, Minnesota when a barricaded suspect, who had already shot three people, began firing at responding ...

Feb. 26—A new BearCat armored vehicle was purchased by the Santa Maria Police Department last week with the help of the city's police council, which paid for more than half of the new piece of ...

Lt. Anthony White, left, and Chief Brian Schoonmaker of the Hazleton Police Department talk about the BearCat from inside the $250,000, 20,000-pound emergency response vehicle.

Brunswick police say the BearCat vehicle would be an important asset for the town and region; some officials and residents argue it's too expensive and not necessary. Posted February 14, 2024.

The vehicle is a Lenco BearCat G1 with a hydraulic ram bar, wraparound running boards, four-wheel drive, seating for 8-10, rotating roof hatch and roof mounted spotlights.

The towns of Dillon and Frisco have purchased a new armored vehicle, a Lenco BearCat, that arrived in Summit County in May 2024. Summit County Sheriff’s Office/Courtesy photo.