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Police present AB 481 military-equipment report; council introduces renewal ordinance
Summary
Mountain View Police Department presented the Assembly Bill 481 annual report on military equipment and sought reauthorization of its military equipment use policy; council introduced an ordinance renewing the policy and set a second reading.
The Mountain View Police Department on May 13 presented its annual report under Assembly Bill 481, which requires local agencies to inventory certain types of military equipment, disclose uses and funding, hold a community meeting and seek governing body authorization for continued use.
Police Chief Michael Canfield and City Attorney Jennifer Logue summarized the department's inventory, training and community outreach. Equipment listed in the report included drones, a mobile command vehicle, a tracked robot, explosive breaching tools, chemical munitions, diversionary devices, some specialized…
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