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A stock image of an MRAP, similar to the one used by the ICPD.
IOWA CITY, Iowa (KWWL) - Iowa City Police officers used a military-grade armored truck to serve warrants related to recent shootings Tuesday morning. While police say the operation went off without an incident, many people who saw it drive through their neighborhood say it was unnecessary and seriously hurts community relations. My children came outside and were kind of scared like, What s going on? Eric Harris said, who lives around the corner from where the vehicle was deployed.
The Johnson County Sheriff s Office has owned a Mine Resistant Ambush Protected vehicle since 2014. Both the sheriff and a police captain say it s only used on rare occasions where absolutely necessary. ICPD has used the armored truck seven times in seven years, but two times it was only staged and brought back.
By Rod Sullivan
2020 is coming to a close, and it is time for honoring a few select Johnson County residents with that most treasured of honors, the Salvos Salute.
This is the fifteenth annual set of awards, and there are always more people who deserve awards than there are awards to give. We live in a great county!
Salvos Salutes do not have specific criteria, but you can bet that in general, most of the winners are courageous, advocate for peace and justice, have good ideas, speak truth to power, avoid hypocrisy and look out for the less fortunate.
Without further ado, your 2020 Salvos Salutes go to: