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Pleasanton council accepts annual military-equipment report, debates armored rescue vehicle displays
Summary
The Pleasanton City Council unanimously accepted the police department’s 2024 military equipment use report and approved an ordinance adding replacement equipment, while residents and some council members debated whether the department’s armored rescue vehicle (ARV) should be displayed at community events such as National Night Out.
The Pleasanton City Council voted unanimously May 20 to accept the Pleasanton Police Department’s annual military equipment use report for 2024 and approve a first-reading ordinance amending the city’s military equipment policy to add a replacement robot.
The action followed a presentation by Lieutenant Nicholas Albert of the Pleasanton Police Department, who said the department’s armored rescue vehicle “was utilized 1 time in that 2024 calendar year” in support of an East County Tactical Team arrest, and that allied agencies deployed unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) 14 times in the reporting period. Albert also told council the department is requesting replacement of a decade-old robot with a newer model; he said the replacement is funded through the department’s repair-and-replacement budget and “has no offensive or weaponized capability.”
The vote to accept the annual report and to introduce the ordinance came after more than an hour of public…
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