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Sheriff presents 2024 military-equipment report, seeks new chemical-agent launcher; committee pauses vote pending investigation
Summary
San Francisco Sheriff presented the 2024 Military Equipment Use Policy report and requested approvals for equipment purchases and continued use, including a targeted chemical-agent launcher. Supervisors asked about training and an incident in which chemical training affected a nearby school; the committee continued the item to next week pending the
San Francisco Sheriff Miyamoto told the Rules Committee on Monday that the department seeks approval to continue use of items listed in its 2023 Military Equipment Use Policy and to approve purchases to replenish or supplement inventory for 2025, including one new chemical-agent launcher. The committee voted to continue the item to next week so members can review an ongoing investigation into a May 2024 training incident that dispersed chemical agents off-site.
The Sheriff presented an overview of deployments and training during calendar year 2024, noting limited field use of several items and more frequent training uses. He said the department deployed unmanned aerial systems primarily for large events such as APEC and that drones require an FCC remote pilot certificate. He described a range of devices in inventory—mobile command and rapid response vehicles; breaching shotguns and kinetic-breaching tools used mainly in training; 5.56/223 rifles assigned to the special response team (SRT) and patrol; sniper rifles; diversionary devices…
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