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Escondido Police Department

Local policeEscondido, San Diego, California
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Pistols
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Rifles / Carbines
Colt M4 Trooper
Official source
+4 more
Shotguns
Not yet sourced
Precision / Sniper Rifles
Not yet sourced
SMGs / Pistol-Caliber Carbines
Not yet sourced
Duty Ammunition
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Rifles / Carbines5 current

Colt M4 Trooper (model photo)
Official source

Representative photo: military M4 carbine. Photo: Photo Courtesy of PEO Soldier, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons. Model photo, not the agency's own firearm.

Colt M4 Trooper

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.

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Generic illustration
Official source

ArmaLite AR-10

.308 Winchester / 7.62x51mmOther
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.

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U.S. military surplus M16A2

5.56x45mm / .223Other
Dates
Jan 28, 2015 – present
As of
Oct 8, 2026

Transferred through the DoD 1033 program (first listed shipment Jan 2015); still on DLA's controlled-property list as of Sept 30, 2025. Possession record, not proof of patrol issue; current status not re-verified.

Military-surplus M16A2 rifle held under the Department of Defense LESO (1033) program. How the agency uses it is not stated.

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Official source

U.S. military surplus M16A1

5.56x45mm / .223Other
Dates
Oct 2, 2002 – present
As of
Oct 8, 2026

Transferred through the DoD 1033 program (first listed shipment Oct 2002); still on DLA's controlled-property list as of Sept 30, 2025. Possession record, not proof of patrol issue; current status not re-verified.

Military-surplus M16A1 rifle held under the Department of Defense LESO (1033) program. How the agency uses it is not stated.

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Official source

U.S. military surplus M14

7.62x51mm / .308Other
Dates
Apr 6, 1999 – present
As of
Oct 8, 2026

Transferred through the DoD 1033 program (first listed shipment Apr 1999); still on DLA's controlled-property list as of Sept 30, 2025. Possession record, not proof of patrol issue; current status not re-verified.

Military-surplus M14 rifle held under the Department of Defense LESO (1033) program. How the agency uses it is not stated.

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Previously issued

No previous-issue history recorded yet.

Corrections & change log

  • Oct 8, 2026 · Imported from public source(s): Escondido Police Department
  • Oct 8, 2026 · Imported from public source(s): Escondido Police Department
  • Oct 8, 2026 · Imported from public source(s): Defense Logistics Agency, Law Enforcement Support Office; ArmyProperty.com (federal NSN catalog data)
  • Oct 8, 2026 · Imported from public source(s): Defense Logistics Agency, Law Enforcement Support Office; Army Publishing Directorate
  • Oct 8, 2026 · Imported from public source(s): Defense Logistics Agency, Law Enforcement Support Office; Headquarters, Departments of the Army and Air Force (via Internet Archive)

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