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Bullhead City Council approves $77,127 pepperball purchase for police
Summary
Council approved a $77,127.17 contract with PepperBall (United Tactical Systems LLC) to buy less-lethal pepperball projectiles and training; police said the munitions are less-lethal projectiles and discussed shelf life, handling, wind effects and storage.
The Bullhead City Council on Dec. 2 approved a $77,127.17 agreement for PepperBall products and training for the police department, funding the purchase from general-fund contingency.
Interim Police Chief Danny Sharp said the department has used pepperball systems for more than two decades and that the current equipment is at the end of its useful life. Deputy/Corporal Danny Crawford answered council questions about product shelf life, environmental deployment and handling, saying pepperball munitions typically have a dated shelf life (roughly 24–36 months) and that the powder-filled rounds "settle" rather than remain airborne. On the question of whether the systems were firearms, Crawford said, "They're not weapons. They're that's a, projectile. It's for it's for deploying a projectile."
Council members posed operational questions about storage, vehicle mounting and suitability in windy conditions; officers said vehicles will be equipped with lockboxes for secure storage and that deployment training was part of the purchase. No members of the public spoke on the item. The council vote was recorded as seven in favor and the purchase carried.
