Medford police have a new SWAT truck that will stop a .50-caliber bullet.
Police Chief Tim George told the Mail Tribune the $260,000 vehicle was paid for with savings on equipment repairs, fuel and other services.
The truck is built on a Ford F-550 chassis, holds up to 10 officers, and has a revolving gun turret on the roof and gun portals in the sides.
City Councilor John Michaels joked that it could be useful in a zombie apocalypse.
George says police expect to take it out 20 times a year.
It has already been used once, in the arrest of a man wanted in a shooting at a local restaurant.
Associated Press
