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Sheriff files AB 481 annual military-equipment report; no complaints recorded
Summary
The Yolo County Sheriff's Office submitted its annual AB 481 report describing inventory and use of equipment classified under the law (drones, less-lethal launchers, distraction devices); staff reported 51 drone deployments, four SWAT activations involving distraction devices, no chemical agents used, and no internal-audit violations or community complaints during the reporting period.
The Yolo County Sheriff's Office presented its annual report under Assembly Bill 481 describing military-designated equipment in the agency inventory and its use over the past year. The report catalogues items the statute requires to be disclosed and summarizes uses, internal audits and community input.
Key items in the report: the office recorded 51 drone deployments in support of law-enforcement functions such as suspect location, search-and-rescue, scene documentation and public-safety operations. The Special Weapons and Tactics (SWAT) team reported four activations that involved the use of 40-mm foam projectiles (used twice to disable surveillance equipment) and two deployments of noise-flash distraction devices to assist safe warrant service. The report states that no chemical agents were used during the reporting period.
Sheriff's Office staff told the board that internal compliance audits found no policy or legal violations, and that no community complaints about military-designated equipment were received during the period covered. Planned acquisitions were limited: the office anticipates a limited procurement of ammunition and less-lethal 40-mm rounds to maintain readiness.
The board received the report and took the required action to make it a public record under the AB 481 disclosure regime.
Provenance: Sheriff's Office annual equipment report and presentation (SEG 8240-8275).
