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THE FRISCO POLICE DEPARTMENT HAS A NEW ASSET TO HELP KEEP
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RESIDENTS AND OFFICERS SAFE. "IT WAS TIME FOR AN UPGRADE." "IT IS A BALLISTIC RATED ARMOR RESCUE VEHICLE THAT WE CAN RESCUE CITIZENS, PROTECT OURSELVES DURING DANGEROUS SITUATIONS." FRISCO PD RECENTLY TOOK OWNERSHIP OF A NEW SWAT VEHICLE TO REPLACE THE DIVISION'S CURRENT ARMORED VEHICLE, WHICH WAS 13 YEARS OLD. "ANY TYPE OF OPERATION WE DO GO ON THAT'S HAZARDOUS, SO HIGH-RISK SEARCH WARRANT OR A HOSTAGE RESCUE OR A BARRICADE SITUATION, WE WILL UTILIZE THIS." "WE HAVE A VARIETY OF DIFFERENT PORT HOLES, ALLOWS US TO ALSO PROTECT OURSELVES. HERE'S ONE OF THE PORT HOLES ON THE INSIDE. TO USE IT WE JUST SIMPLY PUNCH THAT DOWN AND GRAVITY DOES THE REST FOR US, ALLOWS US TO GET ACCESS THE EXTERIOR OF THE VEHICLE IF WE NEED TO FROM THE SAFETY OF THE INTERIOR." THERE'S ALSO ACCESS FROM THE ROOF, CALLED THE TURRET. "WE CAN TURN THIS TURRET TO ANY DIRECTION THAT WE MAY NEED." "SO WHAT IT IS IS ACTUALLY A DE-ESCALATOR. SWAT WILL SHOW UP IN OUR ARMORED RESCUE VEHICLE. ONCE THE SUSPECT SEES IT A LOT OF THE TIMES THE SUSPECT WILL SURRENDER PEACEFULLY TO POLICE." IT CAN ALSO BE USES TO EVACUATE PEOPLE. "WE CAN ACTUALLY UTILIZE THIS AS A TOOL TO RESCUE CITIZENS AND GET THEM OUT OF THEIR HOME AND GET THEM AWAY FROM THE INCIDENT." PLUS IT'S A WAY TO CONNECT WITH THE COMMUNITY. "WE ACTUALLY SHOW THIS OFF TO OUR JUNIOR POLICE ACADEMY, OUR CITIZENS POLICE ACADEMY, FREEDOM FEST. THEY'LL COME UP AND THEY'LL MEET SOME OF THE SWAT TEAM MEMBERS AND THEN THEY'LL REALIZE HEY WE'RE JUST HUMAN BEINGS LIKE THEM AS WELL." IT'S A RESOURCE TO HELP KEEP FRISCO ONE OF THE SAFEST CITIES IN AMERICA.* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.