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Data obtained by Muckrock.com shows what surplus military weapons Utah police forces posses.
The map shows which city or county police forces received weapons. Or click here for a larger view of the map.
State agencies have surplus military weapons and equipment, too, according to Defense Department data provided to Muckrock.com:
• The Utah Attorney General's Office has 15 M-16s.
• The Utah Division of Wildlife Resources 84 M-14s, though the agency is trying to return them to the Defense Department.
• The Utah Highway Patrol has 250 M-14s and one mine-resistant ambush protected vehicle.
• The Utah Motor Vehicle Enforcement Division has four M-14s and four M-16s.
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Utah police forces who participate:
American Fork, Beaver County sheriff, Blanding, Box Elder County sheriff, Brigham City, Cache County sheriff, Cedar City, Clinton, Cottonwood Heights, Davis County sheriff, Draper, Duchesne County sheriff, Emery County, Fairview, Garfield County Sheriff, Grand County sheriff, Granite School District, Grantsville, Heber City, Helper, Hurricane, Iron County sheriff, Kamas, Kanab, Kane County sheriff, Layton, Lehi, Lindon, Millard County sheriff, Monticello, Morgan County sheriff, Mount Pleasant, Murray, Nephi, North Ogden, North Park, Orem, Parowan, Payson, Perry, Piute County sheriff, Pleasant Grove, Price, Provo, Rich County sheriff, Salt Lake City, Sanpete County sheriff, Santaquin, Sevier County sheriff, Spanish Fork, Springville, Summit County sheriff, Syracuse, Tooele County sheriff, Uintah County sheriff, Unified Police Department, Utah County sheriff, Wasatch County sheriff, Washington County sheriff, Weber County sheriff, West Bountiful, West Valley City, Utah Division of Wildlife Resources, Utah Highway Patrol, Utah Motor Vehicle Enforcement. Source: U.S. Department of Defense.