Keep in mind, that short of the badge they are wearing, the radio they communicate with, and the vehicle they are driving, MANY (if not most) LEO's and Fire/EMS folks provide their own gear from their own resources. This is especially true in small departments or volunteer units.
Sometimes one also forgets something on the nightstand at home.
Thanks, it was Ontario Provincial Police, a very large department, I guess I thought that a rescue hammer and seatbelt cutter would be standard equipment given they patrol the provincial highways and have a traffic focus more than the municipal departments like Toronto or Durham where I live.
My brother is an LEO on the Toronto force, I'll ask him what standard equipment they get.
Still though, who knows with bureaucrats though, maybe they don't think of providing that type of equipment.
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