Another small county has decided to beef up their arsenal by buying a used Armored Personnel Carrier, and converting it for SWAT team use.  This one is in Georgia:

Don’t be surprised to see an Army tank rolling down a street near you.

The Cobb County police department has refurbished a donated Armored Personnel Carrier for officers to use in SWAT situations.

The vehicle, which retails for $500,000, is a Light Armor Vehicle that was used by the U.S. Army in Panama. The county paid $45,000 to upgrade the vehicle for police use.

Equipped with thermal sensors, computerized tracking devices, night vision, tear gas launchers and other gadgets, the all-black six-wheel unit can hold up to nine SWAT officers.

In case you're wondering, the population of Cobb County is less than 700,000 and they had a total of 36 murders for the entire county last year.  I made this demotivator for the occasion:

Via Radley Balko.