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Salinas council renews military-equipment ordinance; police seek limited purchases and report little public complaint
Summary
The council on March 25 renewed Ordinance 2657 (AB 481 compliance) and authorized modest purchases for less-lethal ammunition and rifle replenishment; department reported usage counts for drones, armored vehicles and less-lethal munitions with no complaints.
The Salinas City Council voted March 25 to renew Ordinance No. 2657, the city—s military-equipment-use policy adopted under California Assembly Bill 481, and authorized limited purchases and replenishment of equipment and munitions not to exceed $66,056.91.
Chief of Police Carlos Acosta presented the department—s 2024 AB 481 annual report and described authorized uses and 2024 usage counts for categories that include unmanned aerial systems (drones), remote ground robots, tactical armored rescue vehicles, mobile command vehicles, distraction devices and less-lethal 40-millimeter projectiles.
Chief Acosta told the council the department logged 358 authorized unmanned aerial-system deployments in 2024 and used two remote…
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