Heavy duty workhorse

• December
• 10

1:43 am Trucks, news

An armored truck sold to the Anderson County Sheriff’s Office for $1 last month is in the process of being refurbished and could be operational by early next month.

On Oct. 9, Anderson County commissioners voted, 4-1, to purchase an armored truck from the City of Woodway, a city of approximately 9,000 residents located just west of Waco, for $1.

Anderson County Sheriff Greg Taylor said at the time that the truck would be utilized by his agency’s tactical team in special circumstances, such as a standoff with a suspect.

Anderson County Judge Linda Bostick Ray cast the dissenting vote, expressing concerns about insurance and other potential costs.

Taylor said his agency was offered the special truck based on a long-time friendship between sheriff’s Sgt. Charles Conner and the Woodway police chief.

Taylor has said the truck “is specially lined with Kevlar material” and “has the ability to stop .308 (caliber) rounds.”