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Sheriff Ernest R. Cutting Jr. unveils the Chenango
County Sheriff’s Office newest Narcotic Enforcement
vehicle.
In November of 2010, Sheriff
Cutting successfully obtained a 1992 Military 2-door 4x4
Humvee from the United States Military 1033 Program.
The 1033 Program allows Law Enforcement Agencies
nationwide to receive Department of Defense surplus
property at no cost. The military property must be
used for Law Enforcement operations more specifically
Narcotic Enforcement efforts.
The Sheriff Office picked up the Humvee at Fort Drum
Military Base in Fort Drum NY. The 1992 4x4 Humvee has
13,000 miles and it’s powered by a V8 diesel motor.
The Humvee was originally camouflage green, but was
painted black by “Golden’s Body Shop” of Oxford NY.
The Humvee also had canvas doors
that were replaced with metal fabricated doors from the
“Little Boy’s Shop” of Oxford NY. The Sheriff’s
Humvee also had emergency lights & siren installed for
special purpose patrol use.
The Humvee is valued by the
Military at $ 30,000.00 dollars, but was obtained by the
Sheriff at no cost to the County. The cost of
painting, replacing the doors and the installation of
the emergency lights were all paid for by assets (cash)
seized from Drug Dealers during narcotic investigations
in Chenango County.
Sheriff Cutting says “ Our Humvee
will be used primarily for Narcotic Enforcement
through-out Chenango County, mainly for the eradication
of marihuana crops. However, we will also utilize the
Humvee for emergency rescues and during states of
emergencies or natural disasters (floods, snow & ice
storm, etc.) In fact the Humvee was used by Patrol
Members in the Towns of Greene, Bainbridge and Afton
during the Tropical Storm Lee flooding in September of
this year.” adds Sheriff Cutting.
In August of 2011, the Sheriff’s
Office also obtained a second 1992 Military 4-door
Humvee from Fort Drum that will be converted into a
Narcotic / Emergency Response Vehicle.
Photos of the Sheriff’s Humvee are
available upon request to UnderSheriff Lloyd at #
607-337-1864 or
jlloyd@co.chenango.ny.us
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