Pennsylvania police have received over $6M worth of military surplus since 2018

ERIE, Pa. — A federal program has provided more than $6 million worth of military surplus to Pennsylvania law enforcement agencies in the past two years alone.

The federal military surplus 1033 program administered by the Defense Logistics Agency has let municipal, county and state agencies collect a bevy of gear for the price of shipping or other fees.

The Department of Defense 1033 program, which began in the 1990s, provides excess or obsolete military equipment at no cost other than shipping and potential storage fees.

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