I’m pretty sure I’ve seen it before while we were searching for the other Lenco Bearcats, AR400 and SQ200. I don’t recall which jurisdiction it belonged to, though. I didn’t find it during a quick search through the various police department websites and Facebook pages yesterday, which surprised me.
I do question whether or not it’s actually Beaver County ESU’s Bearcat, however, which was seen in the general area after the motorcade left, along with the Butler County ESU black Bearcat. At first the top half where Police Rescue is painted on looked white, but that may just be the sunlight reflecting off it. Looking at it closer, that may be the case. If so, and it is the Beaver County ESU Bearcat, SQ200, then they removed the word “Police”, or it faded away, since this photo of it taken in 2018.
It also didn’t look black (or very dark gray) to me, but it could be. Here is Butler County ESU’s Bearcat in 2023. “Police Rescue” is in the same location on the passenger side. This is more likely what we’re seeing, and that is where it was parked just before it was seen in the spot it was in when Lt. Pearson passed it on his way back to his car to get the barricade tape. The Beaver County ESU Bearcat also made a short move in that general area.
See the known movements in my sidebar analysis.
Sidebar Analysis - AR400 & SQ200 Sightings (Rev 2).pdf (1.3 MB)
In short, I think my memory is just as blurry as the image, and I may have jumped to the wrong conclusion, in part due to the angle it was taken from, and the sun’s glare.