Item 31 - Use of Military Equipment by the SAPD

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Santa Ana Police Department Santa Ana PD Policy Manual Military Equipment round designed specifically for outdoor use in violent crowd control situations. It is a high -volume continuous burn that expels its payload in approximately 20-40 seconds from a single source. The Spede-Heat family may be used to conceal tactical movement or to disburse a violent/ riotous crowd. Only trained members of the Department's SWAT Team are authorized to deploy the 40mm Spede-Heat round. (e) DEFENSE TECHNOLOGY, POWDER CS FERRETT 40MM ROUND, #2292, cost: $19, quantity: 60. A less lethal 40MM round used to penetrate barriers, such as windows, hollow core doors, wallboard, and thin plywood. Upon impacting the barrier, the nose cone ruptures and instantaneously delivers a small chemical payload inside a structure or vehicle. The 40mm Ferret is primarily used to dislodge barricaded subjects from confined areas in a tactical deployment situation. Its purpose is to minimize the risks to all parties through pain compliance, temporary discomfort, and/or incapacitation of potentially violent or dangerous subjects. Only trained members of the Department's SWAT Team are authorized to deploy the 40mm Direct Barricade Penetrator round. (f) DEFENSE TECHNOLOGY, 40MM ROUND MUZZLE BLAST, with CS, #6042, cost: $20, quantity: 52. The 40 mm Muzzle Blast CS Round is widely used as a crowd management tool for the immediate and close deployment of chemical agents. It can also be employed in tactical operations such as barricaded subjects for area denial, area contamination, and a means of contaminating crawl spaces and attics. In addition, it is an excellent device for deploying chemical -laden CS powder at close ranges for indoor or outdoor operations as a pain compliance round. It has a maximum effective range of 30 feet /9.1 meters. Only trained members of the Department's SWAT Team are authorized to deploy the 40mm Muzzle Blast round. (g) DEFENSE TECHNOLOGY, 40MM SKAT SHELL, MULTIPLE PROJECTILE ROUND CS, #6172, cost: $28, quantity: 56. The Skat Shell 40mm multiple chemical projectile round delivers multiple CS canisters from a 40mm launcher. It is designed for outdoor use and has a maximum effective range of 80-100 yards. It is designed as a less -lethal option for disbursing violent crowds actively engaging in criminal behavior. Only trained members of the Department's SWAT Team are authorized to deploy the 40mm Skat Shell round. 2. Purpose: To limit the escalation of conflict where the employment of lethal force is prohibited or undesirable. 3. Authorized Use: Situations where the deployment of less -lethal impact or chemical munitions are authorized include but are not limited to: (a) Self-destructive, dangerous, and/or combative individuals (b) Riot/crowd control and civil unrest incidents where the criminal behavior involved exceeds a failure to disburse or curfew violation. (c) Circumstances where a tactical advantage can be obtained Copyright Lexipol, LLC 2022/04/13, All Rights Reserved. ***DRAFT*** Military Equipment - 8 Published with permission by Santa Ana Police Department