by J.D. Tuccille. Barry Township, Michigan, with
a population of about 4,000, has four full-time
police officers, four part-time officers, two Humvees, two
armored personnel carriers (free, courtesy of the
Defense Department's 1033 program)—and, until recently, about
three dozen unpaid but armed and empowered reserve police officers ... MOREMeet A Town That's Had Enough Of Militarized Policing
by J.D. Tuccille. Barry Township, Michigan, with
a population of about 4,000, has four full-time
police officers, four part-time officers, two Humvees, two
armored personnel carriers (free, courtesy of the
Defense Department's 1033 program)—and, until recently, about
three dozen unpaid but armed and empowered reserve police officers ... MORE