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Rules committee delays decision on sheriff's 2024 military-equipment report after public concern about training incident
Summary
Sheriff Paul Miyamoto presented the 2024 Military Equipment Use Policy report and requested purchase approvals for replenishment and one new chemical-agent launcher; the committee continued the item to the next meeting pending a still-open investigation and to allow a full committee to consider the request.
The San Francisco Rules Committee continued action on the San Francisco Sheriff’s Office 2024 Military Equipment Use Policy annual report and a set of equipment purchase requests after hearing a departmental briefing and public comment about a May 2024 training incident that dispersed chemical agent beyond a training site.
Sheriff Paul Miyamoto said the presentation covered continued use of previously approved items, replenishment of equipment used during 2024 and requests to supplement items that remain in limited supply. He described inventory and usage for calendar year 2024, including unmanned aerial systems used in conjunction with the department’s air squadron at major events, mobile command and rapid response vehicles, rifles and special response team equipment, spare…
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