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ANNUAL MILITARY EQUIPMENT REPORT <br />Page 2 <br /> In addition to the deployments described above, the Terradyne Armored Rescue Vehicle and SWAT Team members are frequently requested to attend community events. During this reporting period, the Terradyne was requested and present at eight (8) community events. <br />Summary of Outcomes During this reporting period, subjects were detained and/or arrested in twenty-one (21) of the thirty (30) incidents. Nine (9) incidents resulted in officers being unable to locate the subject of the investigation. Of the twenty-one incidents where subjects were detained or arrested, six (6) involved officers using specified equipment as a less-lethal force option to de-escalate the situation and effect the arrest. None of the incidents involving the deployment of specified equipment resulted in an officer-involved shooting or other fatality. <br />Summary of Complaints The Santa Ana Police Department received no community complaints regarding the use of defined military equipment during this reporting period. <br />Internal Audits The Santa Ana Police Department is conservative in its deployment of defined military equipment and utilizes multiple layers of approval depending on the circumstances of each incident. The first layer of approval rests with an on-scene supervisor. The second layer of approval must come from the Watch <br />19 <br />96 <br />8 <br />2 6 <br />1 1 <br />Equipment Deployments <br />Patrol Rifles <br />40mm Less-Lethal Launchers <br />SWAT Rifles <br />Terradyne Armored Rescue Vehicle <br />BEAR Armored Rescue Vehicle <br />Diversionary Device <br />Robot <br />Drone <br />  <br />  <br />City Council 10 – 18 8/19/2025