This article first appeared in EdSource. University of California police departments are replenishing their inventories of military-grade equipment, including drones, ammunition and pepper ball rounds ...
California law enforcement agencies are required to track and publicly document how they use military equipment, including less-lethal bean bag shotgun rounds, drones and armored vehicles, under a ...
SALINAS – The Salinas Police Department released its 2025 Annual Report on Military Equipment Use by Law Enforcement, which reported that while certain military equipment like drones were frequently ...
Supervisors approved Sheriff's Office authority to purchase new military equipment. Proposed purchases include a $500K Bearcat, a $449K robot and 27 drones. Activists raised concerns over costs, ...
The Shasta County Sheriff's Office will hold a public meeting on August 7 to discuss the agency's use of military equipment, as required by California Assembly Bill 481. The Thursday meeting will not ...