In my small college town of 30k citizens, our PD traded in a Winnebago (command center) for a UAV (Urban attack vehicle) which is "deployed" for the most silly situations.

Too, there was "use or lose" money (our money) from DHS which is used for toys, rather than honest police work. Our PD used to work closely with the community and had it's fingers on the pulse of town. Now they sit in their cruisers with the windows rolled up on their cell phones. The attitude is much more punitive and accusatory.

I'm not sure any of today's techno toy LEO's could catch a cold!