HomeMy WebLinkAboutLivingston Police Department support letterLIVINGSTON POLICE DEPARTMENT
P.0 BOX 897 • 414 EAST CALLENDER STREET
LIVINGSTON, MONTANA 59047
(406) 222-2050 9 FAX (406) 222-6121
www.livingstonmontana.org
CHIEF OF POLICE
DARREN RANEY
E mail draney@livingstonmontana.org
October 4, 2013
Re: Homeland Security Grant Program Application Support
To Whomever It May Concern;
The City of Livingston and Park County are vulnerable to terrorist attacks and other violent
occurrences. Interstate 90, being a major corridor, draws a significant number of people into and
through our area. A primary railroad line transporting coal, hazardous materials, and other
product passes through Livingston. In excess of a dozen trains travel through our community
each day. We have a seemingly growing population of anti-government citizens, and radical
special interest groups actively involved in such contentious local issues as bison management,
logging, gun control, mining, abortion, etc. Our close proximity to neighboring Yellowstone
National Park, the Yellowstone River, and being home to a multitude of well know celebrities
further increases our exposure to acts of terrorism or violence from those seeking national
attention.
Being a smaller jurisdiction, we are reliant on outside resources to respond to acts of terrorism or
large scale violence. The Bozeman Police Department has assisted with high risk incidents in the
past, and we will call upon them in the future. Any enhancement to their ability to respond to
critical incidents and/or acts of violence would benefit my department and the citizens of
Livingston and Park County.
The Livingston Police Department is in full support of the grant application submitted by the
Bozeman Police Department for the acquisition of a Bearcat Incident Response Vehicle.
Darren Raney
Chief of Police