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Oxnard police present 2025 military equipment report, seek renewals and new purchases
Summary
Commander Steve Trickle told the Oxnard City Council the police department received no complaints or policy violations in 2025, summarized usage counts for drones, armored vehicles and less-lethal devices, and requested council approval to renew the city's military equipment policy and to acquire replacement rifles, UAVs and less-lethal munitions.
Commander Steve Trickle presented the Oxnard Police Department's 2025 military equipment use report to the Oxnard City Council, outlining inventory, usage statistics, and requests for ordinance renewal and equipment purchases.
The report, required under Assembly Bill 481 and government code sections 7070'through'7075, summarizes how the department used defined military equipment, any complaints or policy violations, costs and quantities for each item, and planned acquisitions. "There were no complaints related to the military equipment in 2025 nor were there any violations of policies related to the equipment," Trickle said.
Why it matters: AB 481 requires local governing bodies to adopt and annually reapprove a military equipment use policy before a law enforcement agency may acquire or use equipment defined as military equipment. Trickle asked the council to receive the report, renew Oxnard ordinance 3014 (codified at Oxnard City Code section 2-112) as the city's military equipment policy, continue authorization for the department's inventory, and approve acquisition of specific replacement items.
Key findings and counts from the presentation included:…
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