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Seaside police submit annual AB 481 report: rifles, drones and limited 2024 in-city deployments
Summary
The Seaside Police Department presented its AB 481 annual report, listing rifles, less-lethal shotguns, a SRU command vehicle and drones; the department reported limited in-city use of high-capability equipment in 2024 and 371 drone flights mainly for training and general law enforcement.
Commander Matt Doza of the Seaside Police Department presented the annual report on military equipment and the department’s usage data required by Assembly Bill 481.
Doza briefed council on equipment the department owns or contributes to the Monterey Peninsula Regional Special Response Unit (SRU). He listed patrol rifles (Colt M4 and AR-pattern rifles), a Remington 870 breaching shotgun, less-lethal 870 shotguns, an FN precision rifle for SRU use, specced munitions and the…
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