Washington has provided patrol cars, radios and other police equipment.

In 2012, new police equipment was given out by the government; as well as receiving an increase in security budget.

"Qualified civilians are occasionally allowed to test or operate police equipment," he said.

He took a major role in modernizing police equipment and introducing a computer system.

She was arrested after officers saw the police equipment in the bag.

The message is indecipherable but to people with modern police equipment it would be child's play to find out what was written there.

A second dark van appeared from the right, but it was not police equipment.

There needs to be a mechanism to control non-military security and police equipment.

They cut away air conditioning and police equipment.

In addition, officials say, some people have been able to buy real police equipment from stores catering to law-enforcement officers.