responders and the community safe when dealing with violent criminals. it s not something 16-year-old cocoa jones wants to see on her street. i think it will protect more the police than it will for the community. it s not going out on regular patrol. it s not going to be used in protests. it s going to be used in times where there s a critical incident in which it can either be put on stand-by because we may have to use it to introduce those medical personnel to save people or have it as a first response unit. reporter: san leandro would buy the vehicle with other agencies including fremont police and alameda county fire. i want to be safe. i don t have a problem with the police keeping us safe, but i do have a problem with the militarization. reporter: last year san jose and davis police departments returned military surplus vehicles through the federal government after similar criticism. it was not enough to make a difference tonight. in san leandro betty yu, kpi
live from the cbs bay area studios this is kpix5 news. a big fight in san leandro tonight over this, a vehicle built for war. the decision came down just an hour ago and betty yu was there. reporter: protesters said no thanks to a rescue vehicle they say is hardly that. this is not a medical vehicle. this is like putting a red cross on a taser and calling it a defibrillator. this launches grenades. it has gun turrets. it has metal rails on the front of it to push away people and crowds of people. i m very supportive to. this. reporter: tonight the city council voted 6-1 to accept a bearcat medevac and mostly paid for with a $200,000 federal grant. it s a super ambulance that can withstand bullets and police say it will keep first responders and the community safe when dealing with violent criminals. it s not something 16-year-old cocoa jones wants to see on her street. i think it will protect more the police than it will for the community. it s not going out
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