Cookeville Police Department To Purchase Armored Rescue Vehicle

The City of Cookeville will purchase an armored rescue vehicle with a $225,900 grant received earlier this week.

Police Chief Randy Evans said the Police Department had originally applied for the grant in November. He said the company will build out the vehicle according to the department’s desired specifications.

“They’ve used vehicles like this for mudslides and in any kind of inclement weather, massive snow storms because the size and weight of the vehicle it’s able to negotiate those terrains,” Evans said. “It has multiple capabilities.”

The vehicle purchase will be supplemented by some $96,700 of American Rescue Plan funding for a total purchase price of $322,650. Evans said they had budgeted the purchase of the vehicle for the next fiscal year, so they will not write the check until the vehicle is ready to be delivered.

Evans said there is an eight to 10-month lead time to receive the vehicle.