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Carlsbad police outline 2024 military-equipment use; council introduces renewal ordinance
Summary
The Carlsbad Police Department presented its 2024 military equipment use report, citing deployments for high‑risk warrants, events and 175 drone flights; City Council voted to introduce an ordinance renewing the department's military equipment policy.
The Carlsbad Police Department presented its annual military equipment use report for 2024 and the City Council voted to introduce an ordinance renewing the department's military equipment policy.
The report, presented by Lieutenant Jason Arnotti, summarized the department's inventory, described how the equipment is used to respond to critical incidents and large public events, and recommended the council renew the department's military equipment policy in accordance with state law (Assembly Bill 481 and related Government Code provisions).
Arnotti told the council the annual report is required under state law and is intended to provide transparency about funding, acquisitions and deployments. He said the department's 2024 uses included three high‑risk search warrants, 11 critical…
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