FYI: Larimer, includes CSU, Fort Collins & Loveland
Weld includes the much smaller University of Northern Colorado, Greeley and lots of rural area (fracking the hell out of anywhere possible).
The difference is a clear indication of the attitudes/politics IMHO.
Military surplus on the Front Range (from the article linked above)
LARIMER COUNTY
Crime rate: 550 crimes per 100,000 people
Notable gear
Fort Collins Police Services
• Five M14 rifles; all used for ceremonial purpose only
Total cost to military: $690
Larimer County Sheriff's Office
• 20 M14 rifles, all ceremonial
• Four utility trucks, used for search and rescue operations
• Explosive disposal robot, used by SWAT as a "camera on wheels"
• Eight image intensifiers or night-vision equipment, none in use
Total cost to military: $243,000
Loveland Police Department
• 15 M14 rifles
• 15 M16A1 rifles
Total cost to military: $9,500
WELD COUNTY
Crime rate: 521 crimes per 100,000 people
Windsor Police Department
• Six M14 rifles
• Two .38 caliber revolvers
Total cost to military: $1,000
Weld County Sheriff's Office
• MRAP
• 71 cold-weather undershirts
• 15 M14 rifles
• 177 reflex sights
Total cost to military: $836,000
Greeley Police Department
• 72 M16 rifles
• 10 M14 rifles, used for ceremonial purposes
• MRAP
• 22 suppressors for small-arms weapons
• 104 weapon sights
• Explosives removal robot
• 166 pieces of cold weather clothing
Total cost to military: $1.7 million
Note: Notable equipment may not include all equipment received; status or use of equipment from department sources. Source: 1033 program records; crime stats from Colorado Department of Public Safety.
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