AB 481-Military Equipment
2025 Annual Report
Captain Adam Plank
Assembly Bill 481
2 • September 30, 2021 – Governor Newsom signed several police reform bills, including AB 481
• Increase transparency, accountability, oversight for
acquisition and use of defined equipment
• Provide safeguards to protect public’s welfare, safety, civil rights, and liberties
South San Francisco Police Department Equipment
3 • Unmanned Aircraft System (Drones)
• Less Lethal 40mm Sponge Launcher
• Less Lethal Pepperball Launcher
• DUI/Tactical Command Vehicles
• Armored Rescue Vehicle
• 5.56mm, .223 and .308 rifles
• Distraction/Diversion Devices
• Breaching Tools
North Central Regional SWAT Equipment
4 • Unmanned Aircraft System (Drones)
• Unmanned Remote Control (Robot)
• Wheeled Vehicle with Breaching Apparatus
• Rifles (.223, 5.56mm, .308, .300)
• Flashbang grenades, explosive breaching tools, tear gas, and pepper balls
• Long Range Acoustic Device
2025 Equipment Use
5 2025 Drone Deployments
6 • Patrol Officer Flights – 293
Pilots – 8
• Drone as First Responder Flights – 258
Pilots – 5
Drone as First Responder Transparency Dashboard
https://www.ssfca.gov/Departments/Police-Department/Transparency-Portal Questions, Concerns, Feedback
7 Please contact us at any of the following:
Email: [email protected]
Phone: (650) 877-8900
In-Person: 1 Chestnut Avenue, South San Francisco