North Dakota law enforcement purchased more than $600,000 worth of body armor, tactical equipment and crowd control devices during the height of protests against the Dakota Access oil pipeline, state invoices show. Most of the purchases were in September, October and November of last year, when confrontations near a protest encampment grew most heated. The equipment wasn't shared with private pipeline security in the protest area, Wilz said. The state also spent $12,350 on a subscription to Geofeedia, which collects, maps and stores information from social media posts. Texas-based pipeline developer Energy Transfer Partners has given North Dakota $15 million to help with the bills.

Source: ABC News December 16, 2017 15:29 UTC