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Hemet Police Department

Local policeHemet, Riverside, California
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Rifles / Carbines3 current

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

Per the agency's AB 481 military-equipment policy/report (2022); 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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Colt M4 Commando (model photo)
Official source

Representative photo: Colt LE694CK 11.5-inch M4A1. Photo: Rizuan, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (cropped). Model photo, not the agency's own firearm.

Colt M4 Commando

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

Per the agency's AB 481 military-equipment policy/report (2022); 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

U.S. military surplus M16A1

5.56x45mm / .223Other
Dates
Jul 7, 1998 – present
As of
Oct 8, 2026

Transferred through the DoD 1033 program (first listed shipment Jul 1998); 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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Precision / Sniper Rifles1 current

Remington 700 (model photo)
Official source

Photo: Rizuan (talk), CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons. Model photo, not the agency's own firearm.

Remington 700

.308 Winchester / 7.62x51mmPrecision
Dates
Current (start date unknown)
As of
Oct 8, 2026

Per the agency's AB 481 military-equipment policy/report (2022); 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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SMGs / Pistol-Caliber Carbines1 current

Heckler & Koch MP5 (model photo)
Official source

Photo: Samuli Silvennoinen, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons. Model photo, not the agency's own firearm.

Heckler & Koch MP5

9mm LugerOther
Dates
Current (start date unknown)
As of
Oct 8, 2026

Per the agency's AB 481 military-equipment policy/report (2022); 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.

Sources
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Previously issued

No previous-issue history recorded yet.

Corrections & change log

  • Oct 8, 2026 · Imported from public source(s): Hemet Police Department
  • Oct 8, 2026 · Imported from public source(s): Hemet Police Department
  • Oct 8, 2026 · Imported from public source(s): Hemet Police Department
  • Oct 8, 2026 · Imported from public source(s): Hemet Police Department
  • 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 Hemet Police Department. Agency listing source: link.