Durham Constabulary Firearms Unit Armed Response Vehicles Fleet in 2015-2020

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Dear Durham Constabulary,
What type of vehicles that were used as a Armed Response Vehicles or what Armed Response Vehicles were uesd for Durham Constabulary Firearms Unit

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Model Year

Manufacturer/Make of The Police Vehicle

Model of The Police Vehicle

The Year the Police Vehicle was commissioned
Years:2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020

Marked or Unmarked Vehicle

If the Police Vehicle has a video camera or not (If you don't know about this information, that's OK)

Police Vehicle Body Structure
Type of Vehicle (Cars) (Coupe, Estate/Caravan/Wagon, Hatchback Liftback, Saloon/Sedan etc...)
Vans (Combi, Minibus, Panel Van) Wheelbase (Long, Medium, Short) Roof Size (High, Low, Medium or Jumbo)
Type of BMW X5: sDrive25d, xDrive30d, xDrive40d, xDrive30d xLine, xDrive40i, xDrive45e, X5 M etc..

Number of Doors on the Police Vehicle
Example: 2-Door, 3-Door, 4-Door, 5-Door, etc...

Number of that Specific Police Vehicle
Example: We had 12 2020 BMW X5 For the Durham Constabulary Firearms Unit

Part 2
When did the Firearms Unit for Durham Constabulary ONLY Formed? (Date or Year)
When did Durham Constabulary had Armed Response Vehicles? (Date or Year)
What major event led to the formation of the Durham Constabulary Firearms Unit or it was just because a rising number of gun crimes in the county of Durham?

For Your Information: I understand that Durham Constabulary shared the same Firearms Unit with Cleveland Police, but just to be clear, I want the Firearms Unit Armed Response Vehicles from Durham Constabulary Fleet Workshop (ONLY). Not Cleveland Police.

Yours faithfully,

Agnes Elong

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Dear Freedom of Information,
Durham Constabulary, thank you for responding to my request. I understand that you couldn't give all the information I ask for.

Yours sincerely,

Agnes Elong

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