San Jose City Council
November 18, 2025

San José Police Department
Military Equipment Annual
Report CY 2024
November 18, 2025
City Council Meeting
Items 4.1
Randy Torres, Captain, San José Police Department
Assembly Bill 481
• Approved by Governor Newson on
September 30, 2021
• Increase transparency and oversight
in the funding, acquisition, and use of
military equipment
• Requires law enforcement agencies
possessing such equipment to have
policies and supporting information
available to the public
• Approval from the governing body
(City Council)
• Annual Report
• Public meeting
2 Military Equipment Categories
California law breaks military equipment into 14 categories based on type 3 Military
Equipment Use
Considerations
• Necessary because there is no reasonable
alternative that can achieve the same objective
of officer and community safety.
• Reasonably cost effective compared to available
alternatives that can achieve the same objective
of officer and community safety.
• Military equipment shall only be used by a
Department employee after applicable training,
including any course required by the Commission
of Peace Officer Standards and Training, has been
completed, unless exigent circumstances arise.
4 Military
Equipment
Reporting
CY 2024
Military Equipment
Events
132
46 11
Police Activity
Training
Community Events
189 total military
equipment events
over 246
deployments
UAS Flights
505
166
Police Activity
Training671 total UAS
flights
Complaints
0 complaints
regarding use of
military equipment
0 violations of the
government code
noted
0 internal
investigations
5 Military
Equipment
Purchases
CY 2024
• Fourteen (14) Unmanned Aircraft Systems by Unit (Cat. 1) • 4 for Patrol
• 2 for Traffic Investigations Unit
• 1 for Bomb Squad
• 3 for MERGE
• 2 for Internet Crimes Against Children task force
• 2 for Covert Response Unit
• Fifty-three (53) M4E1 rifles (Cat. 10)
6 Request for Approval
for Additional Military
Equipment in FY 2025-
2026
Item Quantity
Remotec Spartan Bomb Disposal Robot 1
Remotec Andros SR1 Bomb Disposal Robot 1
Icor Caliber Flex Bomb Disposal Robot 1
Icor MK3 Caliber Bomb Disposal Robot 1
Ghost Robotics Vision 60 1
DJI Avata Unmanned Aircraft System 10
DJI M30 Unmanned Aircraft System 6
Autel EVO Max 4T Unmanned Aircraft System 6
DJI Matrice 3TD Unmanned Aircraft System 10
Autel EVO II Dual Unmanned Aircraft System 6
Autel EVO II 6K Unmanned Aircraft System 2
DJI Mavic Unmanned Aircraft System 2
Skyfront Perimeter 8 Unmanned Aircraft System 2
Pepper Balls and Associated Equipment 14
• Partial funding has been identified through
the Department’s ongoing allocated
operating budget
• Purchase of remaining equipment is subject
to the appropriation of funds
7 8
Staff
Recommendation
• Accept the annual report on military
equipment for Calendar Year 2024
• Approve the requests for
authorization of the purchase of
military equipment for use by the
San José Police Department, subject
to the appropriation of funds
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