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The Lenco BearCat is a wheeled
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designed for military and law enforcement use. It is in use by numerous military forces and law enforcement agencies around the world.


History

Since 1981 the
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-based Lenco Industries, known as Lenco Armored Vehicles, has designed and manufactured armored vehicles for law enforcement, military, government and private security forces. Lenco has produced more than 5,000 armored vehicles for use in more than 40 countries worldwide.http://bioamerica-inc.com/v2/media/lenco/Lenco_Armored_Vehicles_Brief.pdf The BearCat is used by numerous U.S. military and law enforcement agencies and is also used by all state and territory
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s in
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with federal
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funding. The Bearcat is based on a Ford F-550 Super Duty commercial truck chassis with two available engines (the V10 Triton Gasoline and the 6.7L Turbo Diesel), and a six-speed automatic transmission. The .5-1.5 inch thick mil spec steel armored bodywork is completed with .50 BMG rated ballistic glass capable of multi-hits, blast-resistant floors, gunports, roof hatches/turret and agency specific equipment and/or modifications such as lights/sirens/
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/winches/thermal cameras and spot lights. The first BearCat was designed and completed in August 2001 as a spin-off product of the larger , with input from
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Special Enforcement Bureau (SEB) as an updated and improved version of their military surplus Cadillac Gage Ranger "PeaceKeeper" armored vehicles.


Usage

BearCats are typically referred to by law enforcement agencies as being "armored rescue vehicles" with their primary use being to transport tactical (
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/ Special Reaction Teams) officers to and from hostile situations and to assist with the recovery and protection of civilians in harm's way during terrorist threats, hostage incidents, or encounters with large gatherings of aggressors. The BearCat is designed to provide protection from a variety of
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,
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and IED threats. Like its larger cousin, the , the BearCat is able to be fitted with the "MARS" Mobile Adjustable Ramp System which allows tactical officers to gain entry to elevated platforms such as second story windows or aircraft. Lenco BearCats have been credited with saving the lives of officers in armed confrontations on numerous occasions. In 2010 in
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during a shootout with police, a man fired 36 rounds from a semi-automatic
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rifle at a BearCat to little effect. Tyler PD SWAT Commander Rusty Jacks said that the BearCat "allowed officers to approach the house safely and protected them under heavy fire from a very high-powered rifle". In June 2012 a BearCat, belonging to the Central Bucks Emergency Response Team, took 28 rounds from a "high-powered rifle" during a siege with no rounds penetrating the vehicle. In November 2015, a BearCat was used by police to rescue civilians during the Colorado Springs Planned Parenthood shooting. The Oklahoma County Sheriff's Office BearCat was shot between four and seven times with a rifle during an incident on December 29, 2015. Sheriff Whetsel was quoted as saying the BearCat saved the Deputies' lives. On June 12, 2016, a BearCat was used to breach Pulse nightclub after a gunman shot and killed 49 clubgoers and injured 53 others.


Variants

At present there are ten variants of the BearCat, some with unique features and others designed for specific purposes or customers. * G2 – base variant for law enforcement * G3 – off-road variant for law enforcement * G4 M-ATV – armored
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(Generation 4) * X3 – double-cab pick-up variant of G3 * Military – Military version * LE – Law enforcement version * VIP/SUV – armored vehicle for diplomatic missions * Medevac LE – armored
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vehicle (law enforcement) "MedCat" – equipped with two medical litters, oxygen tanks, a lighted work station, and compartments for medical supplies and gear storage. * Medevac Mil – armored medical evacuation vehicle (military) "MedCat" – designed for Tactical Combat Casualty Care (TC3), equipped with same features as the MedCat LE with four medical litters. *
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* FireCat – fire-fighting variant of X3 * EOD (
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) – armored vehicle "BombCat" for bomb units with room for a large bomb disposal robot, with fold-down ramp and hydraulically controlled platform for deployment. Also can include roof-mounted zoom camera with scene lighting, thermal camera, CBRNE equipment, and advanced communications sensors upon request. * Rail Rescue Vehicle - A hi-rail variant of the BearCat operated by the MARTA Police Department.


Features

The BearCat series is customizable with a variety of non-standard features depending on the customers' requirements. BearCats are able to be fitted with moveable elevated platform systems called the Liberator and ARC by Patriot3, Inc., to enable tactical units to access a variety of elevated structures such as multi-story buildings, ships at docks, or aircraft during high-risk hostage or terrorist situations. The LAPD fits one of its four armoured Lenco vehicles with one such system along with many other local and state law enforcement agencies. Some of the BearCat's features include: * emergency lights/sirens * rotating roof hatch * optional powered turrets with or without ballistic glass panels and blast shields * gun ports * electric winches * running boards * protection against chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear, and high-yield explosives ( CBRNE) * back-up camera * Common Remotely Operated Weapon Station (CROWS) *
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(tear gas) deployment nozzle *
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detection systems *
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systems * spot/flood lights


Operators

BearCats of various configurations are in use by the following agencies and departments around the world with over 500 in use in the United States alone. *
Australian Federal Police The Australian Federal Police (AFP) is the principal Federal police, federal law enforcement agency of the Australian Government responsible for investigating Crime in Australia, crime and protecting the national security of the Commonwealth ...
– Specialist Response Group *
New South Wales Police Force The New South Wales Police Force is a law enforcement agency of the state of New South Wales, Australia, established in 1862. With more than 17,000 police officers, it is the largest police organisation in Australia, policing an area of 801,60 ...
– In 2025, five new BearCats were acquired bringing the fleet to six BearCats; the full-time Tactical Operations Unit (TOU) has x2 including 1 with an extendable ramp; x4 are based around the state of
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for use by the TOU and the part-time Tactical Operations Regional Support (TORS). *
Northern Territory Police The Northern Territory Police Force is the police body that has legal jurisdiction over the Northern Territory of Australia. This police service has 1,607 police members (2021-22 financial year) made up of 83 senior sergeants, 228 sergeants, 912 ...
– Territory Response Group *
Queensland Police Service The Queensland Police Service (QPS) is the principal law enforcement agency responsible for policing the Australian state of Queensland. In 1990, the Queensland Police Force was officially renamed the Queensland Police Service and the old motto ...
– The state has 3 active-use BearCats with an additional announced in 2023, 2 are operated by the Special Emergency Response Team (SERT) with one in Brisbane and one in Cairns along with an EOD variant (BombCat) used by the Explosive Ordnance Response Team (EORT) in brisbane. *
South Australia Police South Australia Police (SAPOL) is the police force of the Australian States and territories of Australia, state of South Australia. SAPOL is an independent statutory agency of the Government of South Australia directed by the Commissioner of Po ...
– Special Tasks and Rescue Group *
Tasmania Police Tasmania Police is the primary law enforcement agency of the Australian state of Tasmania. Established in 1899, the force has more than 1,300 officers policing Tasmania's population of 571,200 people. History Colonial history Prior to the forma ...
– Special Operations Group *
Victoria Police Victoria Police is the primary law enforcement agency of the Australian States and territories of Australia, state of Victoria (Australia), Victoria. It was formed in 1853 and currently operates under the ''Victoria Police Act 2013''. , Victor ...
– Special Operations Group ×2 (2018 variant) and Critical Incident Response Team x1 (2013 variant) *
Western Australia Police The Western Australia Police Force, colloquially WAPOL, provides police services throughout the state of Western Australia to a population of 2.66 million people, of which 2.11 million reside in the Perth Metropolitan Region. Western Australia h ...
– Tactical Response Group ×2 *
Bangladesh Police The Bangladesh Police () is the national law enforcement agency of Bangladesh, operating under the Ministry of Home Affairs (Bangladesh), Ministry of Home Affairs. It plays a crucial role in maintaining peace, and enforcement of law and order with ...
* Bangladesh Ansar *
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Local Police * Military Police of Goiás State – Batalhão de Operações Especiais * Ottawa Police Service – Tactical Unit * Saskatoon Police Service – Emergency Response Team * Politiets Aktionsstyrke * Counter Terrorism Centre *
Jamaica Constabulary Force The Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) is the national Police, police force of Jamaica. Founded in 1867, during the period of Colony of Jamaica, British colonialism, the JCF was intended as a civil body with a military structure. Since the late ...
* Attorney General's Office of the State of Durango * Attorney General's Office of the State of Jalisco * Attorney General's Office (México) - vehicles used to transfer prisoners and objects in custody. * Municipal Police of Tijuana – 1 Bearcat LE, belonging to the Special Tactical Unit. * Moroccan Auxiliary Forces – 88 BearCat armored vehicles in riot control, troop transport, communications, convoy protection, and SWAT variants. * BCIJ ( Bureau Central d'Investigations Judiciaires), Moroccan Domestic Intelligence Unit & Special Forces. *
National Police Corps The National Police Corps (, CNP; ; also known simply as the National Police, ) is the national civilian police, police force of Spain. The CNP is mainly responsible for policing urban areas, whilst rural policing is generally the responsibil ...
- Multiple Lenco BEARs and Lenco BearCats in service with the Dienst Speciale Interventies (Special Intervention Service). A police service consisting of both military and police personnel, specialized in counter-terrorism ops, apprehension of high-value or high-risk individuals, aircraft hijackings and hostage situations. Also includes operators belonging to M-Squadron of NLMARSOF,
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of the
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, under DSI command for domestic counter-terrorism operations on Dutch soil, specialized in large-scale and complex interventions. * Serbian Armed Forces - Military Police *
National Police Agency (South Korea) The Korean National Police Agency (KNPA; ), also known as the Korean National Police (KNP), is one of the national police organizations in South Korea. It is run under the Ministry of the Interior and Safety (South Korea), Ministry of the Interio ...
- Korea National Police Special Operation Unit * National Police Agency (Taiwan) - National Police Agency Special Operations Group Federal Law Enforcement *
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Over 80 Lenco BearCats on (8) DoE Sites *
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– **Enforcement Removal Operations (ERO) – Special Response Teams **Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) – Special Response Teams *
United States Park Police The United States Park Police (USPP) is the oldest uniformed federal law enforcement agency in the United States. It functions as a full-service law enforcement agency with responsibilities and jurisdiction in those National Park Service areas ...
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– Emergency Response Team State/Local Law Enforcement * Alaska State Troopers – 3 * Bergen County Regional SWAT team * Berrien County Sheriff's Office SWAT * Bloomington Police Department * Boulder County Sheriff * Burbank Police Department – S.W.A.T * Central Bucks Emergency Response Team *
Chicago Police Department The Chicago Police Department (CPD) is the primary law enforcement agency of the city of Chicago, Illinois, United States, under the jurisdiction of the Chicago City Council. It is the second-largest Law enforcement in the United States#Local, ...
– S.W.A.T * Clackamas County Sheriff's Office, CCSO SWAT.
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- 2x Bearcat * Cleveland Division of Police - S.W.A.T. * Concord, New Hampshire, Police Department * Coweta County Sheriff's Office, S.W.A.T. Coweta County, GA *
Dallas Police Department (Texas) The Dallas Police Department, established in 1881, is the principal law enforcement agency serving the city of Dallas, Texas. Organization The department is headed by a chief of police who is appointed by the city manager who, in turn, is hir ...
– S.W.A.T x 2 *
Denver Police Department The Denver Police Department (DPD) is the full service police department jointly for the Denver, City and County of Denver, Colorado, which provides County police, police services to the entire county, including Denver International Airport, and ...
– S.W.A.T * Des Moines Police Department; Des Moines, IA * Douglas County (CO) Sheriff -SWAT *Edmond Oklahoma Police Department - SWAT * Erie (PA) Bureau of Police * Gresham (OR) Police Department - S.W.A.T. *
Honolulu Police Department The Honolulu Police Department (HPD) is the principal law enforcement agency of the Honolulu County, Hawaii, City and County of Honolulu, Hawaii, headquartered in the Alapa'i Police Headquarters in Honolulu, Hawaii, Honolulu CDP. Officially re ...
– Specialized Services Division * Hudson County Sheriff's Department – S.W.A.T * Humboldt County (CA) Sheriff's Department *
Kansas Highway Patrol The Kansas Highway Patrol (KHP) is the highway patrol agency for the U.S. state of Kansas. While the patrol's primary focus is maintaining the safety of State, Federal and Interstate highways, it also is charged with providing support for count ...
- Special Response Team and Mobile Field Force * Keene, New Hampshire Police Department- S.W.A.T. *
Louisiana State Police The Louisiana State Police (French: ''Police d’Etat de Louisiane'') is the state police agency of Louisiana, which has jurisdiction anywhere in the state, headquartered in Baton Rouge. It falls under the authority of the Louisiana Department o ...
– S.W.A.T *
Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department The Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department (LASD), officially the County of Los Angeles Sheriff's Department, is a law enforcement agency serving Los Angeles County, California. LASD is the largest sheriff's department in the United States a ...
– Special Enforcement Bureau ×6 (One B.E.A.R, three BearCats, two Paramedic or MedCats) *
Los Angeles Police Department The City of Los Angeles Police Department, commonly referred to as Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD), is the primary law enforcement agency of Los Angeles, California, United States. With 8,832 officers and 3,000 civilian staff, it is the th ...
– S.W.A.T ×4 (One B.E.A.R, two BearCats and one MedCat variant) * Lower Columbia SWAT, Cowlitz, Clark, Skamania, and Wahkiakum Counties – Washington State. *Marion County Sheriff’s Office,
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- 1x Bearcat * Maryland State Police – Special Tactical Assault Team Element (S.T.A.T.E.) * Miami Dade Police Department – S.R.T *
Miami-Dade Police Department The Miami-Dade Sheriff’s Office (MDSO), formerly known as the Dade County Sheriff's Office (1836–1957), Dade County Public Safety Department (1957–1981), Metro-Dade Police Department (1981–1997), and Miami-Dade Police Department (1997â ...
Special Response Team *
Michigan State Police The Michigan State Police (MSP) is the State police (United States), state police agency for the U.S. state of Michigan. The MSP is a full-service law enforcement agency, with its sworn members having full police powers statewide. The department ...
- Emergency Response Team *Montrose County Colorado sheriff department * St Louis Metro Police Department– S.W.A.T *
Metropolitan Nashville Police Department The Metropolitan Nashville Police Department, commonly known in the area as Metro Police, is the primary provider of law enforcement services for Metropolitan Nashville, Tennessee, Nashville and Davidson County, Tennessee, Davidson County, Tenn ...
Tennessee *
New Mexico State Police The New Mexico State Police (NMSP) is the law enforcement agency of the U.S. state of New Mexico. Administered by the New Mexico Department of Public Safety, it has jurisdiction anywhere in the state, often working in tandem with local and federal ...
– Tactical Team *
New York City Police Department Emergency Service Unit The Emergency Service Unit (ESU) is part of the Special Operations Bureau of the New York City Police Department and was formed in 1930. The unit provides specialized support and advanced equipment to other NYPD units. Members of ESU are cross ...
×2 * North Haven CT Regional SWAT Tea

* Northeast Massachusetts Law Enforcement Council (NEMLEC) *Oakland County Sheriff's Office's SWAT *Okaloosa County Sheriff's Office's Special Response Tea

* Oklahoma County Sheriff's Office's SWAT * Orlando Police Department * Pasadena Police Department (California), Pasadena Police Department – S.W.A.T * Passaic County Sheriff's Department's SWAT * Portland Police Bureau (PPB), Special Emergency Response Team, Portland, OR x 2 Bearcats, 1 Medcat * Portland Port Authority (PPA), Special Emergency Response Team, Portland, OR x 2 Bearcats * Prince George's County Police Department
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* Prince George's County Sheriff's Officehttp://www.princegeorgescountymd.gov/sites/default/files/media-document/dcv16584.pdf * Prince William County Police Department
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* Unified Police Department of Greater Salt Lake * Riley County, KS Police Department * Roseville Police Department – S.W.A.T and E.O.D *
Sacramento Police Department The Sacramento Police Department (SACPD) is the Municipal police, municipal law enforcement Law enforcement agency, agency of the city of Sacramento, California. On August 11, 2017, Daniel Hahn was sworn in and became the city's first African Am ...
– S.W.A.T * San Diego Police Department (California) – S.W.A.T *
San Francisco Police Department The San Francisco Police Department (SFPD) is the Municipal police, municipal law enforcement agency of the San Francisco, City and County of San Francisco, as well as San Francisco International Airport in San Mateo County, California, San Ma ...
– S.W.A.T * Santa Barbara Police Department * Seaside Police Department (California) * Southeast Idaho SWAT team * St. John the Baptist Parish Sheriff's Office – Crisis Management Unit (CMU) * Stockton Police Department (California) – S.W.A.T * Region 1 SWAT Team - Snohomish County Sheriff and Everett PD * Springfield Missouri Police - Special Response Team (SRT) * York County (Pennsylvania) Quick Response Team *Walworth County Sheriff's Office (Wisconsin) *Western Wayne County Special Operations Team (Michigan)
/sup> * Bellevue Police Department, Washington - SWAT * Henry County, IN SWAT Military *
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91st Security Forces Group *
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Global Strike Command – (6) Air Force Bases – 60 BearCats for Nuclear Missile Convoy Protection *
Marine Corps Security Force Regiment The Marine Corps Security Force Regiment is a dedicated expeditionary security and anti-terrorism regiment of the United States Marine Corps. Its mission is to provide security forces to guard high-value naval installations, most notably th ...
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United States Army The United States Army (USA) is the primary Land warfare, land service branch of the United States Department of Defense. It is designated as the Army of the United States in the United States Constitution.Article II, section 2, clause 1 of th ...
BearCats used for US Army Military Police Special Reaction Teams ** Fort Carson, CO ** Fort Hood, TX ** Fort Riley, KS ** Fort Bragg, NC ** US Army, 94th MP BN Korea *
United States Navy The United States Navy (USN) is the naval warfare, maritime military branch, service branch of the United States Department of Defense. It is the world's most powerful navy with the largest Displacement (ship), displacement, at 4.5 millio ...
SWFPAC & SWFLANT (Strategic Weapons Facilities / Pacific & Atlantic – Over 100 BearCats for Perimeter Patrol & Security) Other *
Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority The Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority (MARTA ) is the principal public transport operator in the Atlanta metropolitan area. Formed in 1971 as strictly a bus system, MARTA operates a network of Public transport bus service, bus route ...
- Rail Rescue Vehicle ( Hi-Rail modified Bearcat G3) *
Syrian Democratic Forces The Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) is a Kurds in Syria, Kurdish-led coalition of U.S.-backed Left-wing politics, left-wing ethnic militias and rebel groups, and serves as the official military wing of the Democratic Autonomous Administration ...


References


External links


Lenco Bearcat official site

Just the Facts!: The BearCat: What it is and ''what it is not''!
* Leno's Garage
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