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Bowling Green Police Department

Issued duty weapons, ammunition and attachments, from public sources. Every entry is dated and confidence-rated.

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Type
Local police
Location
Bowling Green, Warren, Kentucky
Entries
2 current · 0 previous
Last verified
Oct 8, 2026

At a glance

CategoryCurrent primary issueConfidenceEntries
PistolsSmith & Wesson M&P9Official source2
Rifles / CarbinesNot yet sourced—
ShotgunsNot yet sourced—
Precision / Sniper RiflesNot yet sourced—
SMGs / Pistol-Caliber CarbinesNot yet sourced—
Duty AmmunitionNot yet sourced—

Loadout

How the current duty weapons are configured, per the sourced entries below. Optic and light models are shown only when a source names them.

Duty pistol

Smith & Wesson M&P9

Official source
Smith & Wesson M&P9 (model photo)Model photo
Shown: Smith & Wesson M&P9 (model photo)
Issued configuration
Pistol
Smith & Wesson M&P9
Caliber
9mm Luger
Optic
Not yet sourced
Light
Not yet sourced

Source: Bowling Green Police Department (Jan 1, 2026)

  • Main photo: Smith & Wesson M&P9 (first generation). “Smith & Wesson M&P 9” by James Case from Philadelphia, Mississippi, U.S.A., CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (transparent background filled white).

Photos are model or representative photos from Wikimedia Commons, not this agency's own equipment. Accessory photos are separate images, never edited onto the gun.

Pistols2 current

Smith & Wesson M&P9 (model photo)

Smith & Wesson M&P9 (first generation). Photo: James Case from Philadelphia, Mississippi, U.S.A., CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (transparent background filled white). Model photo, not the agency's own firearm.

Smith & Wesson M&P9

Official source
9mm LugerPrimary duty
DatesCurrent (start date unknown)
As ofOct 8, 2026

Per 2026 source; year only. Current status not re-verified.

The department policy manual (Rev 13, 1 January 2026) requires officers to carry the department-issued Smith & Wesson M&P 9mm as the on-duty primary weapon and the department-issued Smith & Wesson Shield as the on-duty secondary weapon.

Smith & Wesson M&P Shield (model photo)

Photo: James Case from Philadelphia, Mississippi, U.S.A., CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons. Model photo, not the agency's own firearm.

Smith & Wesson M&P Shield

Official source
9mm LugerSecondary / backup
DatesCurrent (start date unknown)
As ofOct 8, 2026

Per 2026 source; year only. Current status not re-verified.

The department policy manual (Rev 13, 1 January 2026) requires officers to carry the department-issued Smith & Wesson M&P 9mm as the on-duty primary weapon and the department-issued Smith & Wesson Shield as the on-duty secondary weapon.

Not yet sourced for this agency

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Previously issued

No previous-issue history recorded yet.

Corrections & change log

  • Oct 9, 2026 · Imported from public source(s): Bowling Green Police Department
  • Oct 9, 2026 · Imported from public source(s): Bowling Green Police Department

Agency-level equipment only, from public sources. No individual officers, no unit specifics beyond what the agency has published. Not affiliated with Bowling Green Police Department. Agency listing source: link.