After deadly attacks elsewhere, Sioux Falls invests in vehicle barriers
Councilors OK $315K purchase to add crowd-protecting equipment to arsenal of police department
Stories of vehicles being intentionally driven into crowds throughout the country in recent years have the Sioux Falls Police Department rethinking how it protects the public during outdoor gatherings.
In the aftermath of 14 people being struck and killed in New Orleans on New Year’s Day — among the latest in high-profile vehicle-based episodes of violence — law enforcement in the Big Easy took heat for not deploying anti-vehicle barriers it had in its arsenal ahead of the attack.
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