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Santa Rosa council approves police AB 481 report; department stresses limited protest use and no immigration enforcement cooperation
Summary
The council adopted the Police Department's annual AB 481 report and resolution, listing equipment inventory (Bearcat, LRAD, less-lethal projectiles, gas munitions, drones, breaching tools) and describing community outreach; the department said most items are not used for protests, drones were used for perimeter safety at a recent march, and staff affirmed no cooperation with federal immigration enforcement.
The Santa Rosa City Council on April 8 approved a staff resolution tied to the Police Department's annual report under Assembly Bill 481, which requires local disclosure of equipment acquisition, funding and use. Chief John Kriegen and Lt. Christopher Maher reviewed the inventory and described use cases, training and community engagement.
Lt. Maher outlined the categories of equipment covered by AB 481: projectile launchers (used with blue-tip, less-lethal rounds), chemical munitions and diversionary devices, command-and-control vehicles…
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