22 August 2014 (02:42 UTC-07 Tango)/23 Shawwal 1435/31 Mordad 1393/27 Ren-Shen 4712

It has been revealed that law enforcers in the U.S. state of Alabama have failed to document all the former Department of Defense (DoD) equipment and weapons they’ve received (for free) since 2006!

Only now is it being reported that the DoD halted transfers of military equipment to Alabama back in March.  The state has received $117-million USD worth of vehicles (including helicopters) and M16/M4 assault rifles under the 1033 Program.  But that program requires the cops to document those items in a federal database, using not just serial numbers but pics as well.  Turns out some data for Alabama has never been submitted or it has disappeared!

Alabama is the second largest recipient of DoD equipment, Florida is number one.

Shane Bailey, Alabama’s new 1033 coordinator, admits that many local police departments never filed the required documents for the federal database!  However, Bailey swears no equipment is actually missing, just the documentation.

Click here for list of some of the military equipment acquired by Alabama law enforcement agencies.