Reality Check is a Bee series holding officials and organizations accountable and shining a light on their decisions. Have a tip? Email realitycheck@sacbee.com. A military-style armored track vehicle ...

Kern County purchased the armored critical incident vehicle a few months after Deputy Phillip Campas was killed in a SWAT standoff in 2021 Law enforcement is constantly looking for equipment that can ...

Sacramento County Sheriff’s Deputy Ken Becker, a member of the SWAT team, points on Feb. 16, 2023, to the impact point of a deflected bullet on the department’s Rook. Back in early 2023, the ...

Back in early 2023, the Sacramento City Council voted 7-2 to use a federal grant to buy its police department a “Rook,” a heavily armored vehicle that moves on tracks and can load officers as gunners ...