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MILITARY EQUIPMENT USE REPORT 2022 '14 <br /> where a confrontation may occur.The practice is intended to minimize injury to officers and suspects. <br /> Chemical agents may be used to disperse large, unlawful assemblies, but the Police Department has <br /> never used chemical agents for this purpose. <br /> 'laser Shockwave, microwave weapons, water cannons, and the Long Range Acoustic Device <br /> (LRAD).' <br /> The Police Department does not use any of the described devices.Taser Shockwave is a device built <br /> by Axon Technologies to deny entry to certain areas and has no law enforcement application. <br /> Microwave weapons are not in use by law enforcement. The Pleasanton Police Department or any <br /> regional agencies do not use water cannons. Long Range Acoustic Devices have applications to deliver <br /> highly audible public addresses.They are used by some law enforcement agencies but are not in use <br /> by the Pleasanton Police Department. <br /> '?he following projectile launch platforms and their associated munitions: 40mm projectile <br /> launchers, "bean bag,"rubber bullet, and specialty impact munition (SIM) weapons." <br /> The Pleasanton Police Department possesses 40mm launch platforms.They may be used as less-lethal <br /> impact devices as an alternative to a higher level of force. They are also used to deploy chemical <br /> agents when necessary. The police department was approved to purchase an additional 22 40 mm <br /> launchers to outfit the department's marked patrol fleet. City Council approved the purchase, and <br /> we are awaiting delivery. The police department intends to seek approval and purchase two multi- <br /> launch 40mm platforms to provide further less lethal options. <br /> The Police Department utilizes 12-gauge beanbag rounds fired from a shotgun and the FN-303 <br /> launcher as less-lethal devices. These are intended to provide alternatives to higher levels of force <br /> when reasonable and necessary.The FN-303 functions similarly to a paintball gun and can be loaded <br /> with different ammunition, including impact, pava (pepper spray), and marking rounds. Marking <br /> rounds leave a paint stain on clothing to identify a suspect later. Today the standard less-lethal <br /> ammunition patrol officers carry are beanbag rounds and FN-303 impact rounds however, there are <br /> plans to transition to the 40mm platform once we take delivery of the launchers. <br /> 9 <br />