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Chowchilla Police Department

Local policeChowchilla, Madera, California
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Pistols2 current

Smith & Wesson M&P40 (generation not stated) (model photo)
Official source

Representative photo: M&P M2.0 (agency source did not state generation). Photo: Tony Webster, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons. Model photo, not the agency's own firearm.

Dates
Current (start date unknown)
As of
Oct 8, 2026

Per the agency's policy manual (2026 edition); year only. Current status not re-verified.

Sources
Accurate?

Rifles / Carbines3 current

Colt M4 Carbine (model photo)
Official source

M4 shown with M68 (Aimpoint) optic. Photo: Photo Courtesy of PEO Soldier, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons. Model photo, not the agency's own firearm.

Colt M4 Carbine

5.56x45mm / .223Patrol long gun
Dates
Current (start date unknown)
As of
Oct 8, 2026

Per the agency's AB 481 military-equipment policy/report (report year not stated; URL listed in a Nov 2022 compilation); year only. Current status not re-verified.

Listed in the agency's AB 481 military-equipment report as equipment the agency owns; this shows the model was in the agency's inventory, not that every officer carries it.

Accurate?
Colt AR-15 (model photo)
Official source

Colt AR-15 Sporter SP1 Carbine shown. Photo: M62, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons. Model photo, not the agency's own firearm.

Colt AR-15

5.56x45mm / .223Patrol long gun
Dates
Current (start date unknown)
As of
Oct 8, 2026

Per the agency's policy manual (2026 edition); year only. Current status not re-verified.

Sources
Accurate?
SIG SAUER MCX (model photo)
Official source

Photo: Mike Searson, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons. Model photo, not the agency's own firearm.

SIG SAUER MCX

5.56x45mm / .223Other
Dates
Current (start date unknown)
As of
Oct 8, 2026

Per the agency's AB 481 military-equipment policy/report (report year not stated; URL listed in a Nov 2022 compilation); year only. Current status not re-verified.

Listed in the agency's AB 481 military-equipment report as equipment the agency owns; this shows the model was in the agency's inventory, not that every officer carries it.

Accurate?

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Previously issued

No previous-issue history recorded yet.

Corrections & change log

  • Oct 8, 2026 · Imported from public source(s): Chowchilla Police Department
  • Oct 8, 2026 · Imported from public source(s): Chowchilla Police Department
  • Oct 8, 2026 · Imported from public source(s): Chowchilla Police Department
  • Oct 8, 2026 · Imported from public source(s): Chowchilla Police Department
  • Oct 8, 2026 · Imported from public source(s): Chowchilla Police Department

Agency-level equipment only, from public sources. No individual officers, no unit specifics beyond what the agency has published. Not affiliated with Chowchilla Police Department. Agency listing source: link.