Skip to Content, Navigation, or Footer.
Support the IDS in College Media Madness! Donate here March 24 - April 8.
Thursday, March 28
The Indiana Daily Student

crime & courts bloomington

Armored truck deployed for first time

Lenco Beartcat

For the first time since its unveiling July 10, the Bloomington Police Department's armored truck, a Lenco BearCat, was deployed July 23.

According to an Indiana Public Media article, the Monroe County Sheriff's Department said the truck was deployed during a welfare check call that ended in a suicide. The Critical Incident Response Team received a call for assistance from the sheriff's department after what sounded like a gunshot was heard from inside a home on South Smith Road, per the article.

Only Bloomington's Critical Incident Response Team has access to the armored truck.

The truck was used primarily to ensure the safety of a negotiator, who was trying to communicate with an armed man, according to the sheriff's department.

Police said the man died from suicide, according to the article.

Cameron Drummond

Get stories like this in your inbox
Subscribe