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What has the City paid Dummies Unlimited?
$85K in City payments across 17 checks, from August 28, 2017 to August 13, 2026. Outside-vendor scope only — payroll, transfers, debt and pension custody are excluded.
Checkbook LA · Through Sep 9, 2026
As published: DUMMIES UNLIMITED
$85KTotal paid
17Payments
$4,994Average payment
FY2024-25Peak full year · $43K
By fiscal year
FY2017-18
$8K
FY2019-20
$30K
FY2024-25
$43K
FY2026-27 *
$4K
Who pays them
Police$85K
What for
Office and Administrative$48K
9 payments
Operating Supplies$29K
6 payments
2 payments
* FY2026-27 is still in progress — $4K so far, not a full year. Same point of FY2025-26 (payments dated through Sep 9, 2025): $0.
Most recent payments
The 25 latest to post. Purpose strings are the Controller's own reference codes — the budget line in the second column is usually the more informative field.
| Date | Budget line | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| August 13, 2026 | Office and AdministrativePolice | 165 LBS SURVIVOR RESCUE & AGILITY TRAINING DUMMY | $4,160 |
| July 18, 2024 | Office and AdministrativePolice | "NUMB JOHN XT", MODEL #12 MOBILE PLATFORM, 120-NJXT12 | $17,723 |
| July 18, 2024 | Office and AdministrativePolice | "CUFF MAN," ARREST AND CONTROL TRAINING, 600-CM | $14,109 |
| July 18, 2024 | Office and AdministrativePolice | DYNO FLEX PRACTICE BATONS, 24", STRAIGHT STICK, 901-PSB24T | $3,559 |
| July 18, 2024 | Office and AdministrativePolice | "STRIKE MAN," SUSPENDABLE STRIKING DUMMY, 550-SM | $2,842 |
| July 18, 2024 | Office and AdministrativePolice | LESS LETHAL VEST FOR NUMB JOHN XT, 120-193LLV | $2,053 |
| July 18, 2024 | Office and AdministrativePolice | CONTROL HANDLE FOR MOBILE PLATFORM, 180-MPCH | $1,807 |
| July 18, 2024 | Office and AdministrativePolice | FREE STANDING BASE, 570-FSB, DUMMIES UNLIMITED INC. | $980 |
| June 19, 2020 | Office and AdministrativePolice | BATONS | $957 |
| August 9, 2019 | Operating SuppliesPolice | NUMB JOHN XT ON MODEL # 12 MOBILE PLATFORM | $17,498 |
| August 9, 2019 | Operating SuppliesPolice | LESS LETHAL LARRY-(FREE STANDING LESS LETHAL TARGET INCLUDIN | $5,581 |
| August 9, 2019 | Operating SuppliesPolice | LESS LETHAL VEST FOR NUMB JOHN XT | $2,186 |
| August 9, 2019 | Operating SuppliesPolice | CONDUCTIVE ECD VEST FOR LESS LETHAL LARRY | $1,639 |
| August 9, 2019 | Operating SuppliesPolice | CONTROL HANDLE FOR MOBILE PLATFORM | $1,091 |
| August 9, 2019 | Operating SuppliesPolice | FREIGHT CHARGES | $666 |
| September 26, 2017 | Non Reimbursable TrainingPolice | SURVIVOR AGILITY TRAINING DUMMY (165LB) - FOR TRAINING ON CO | $2,186 |
| August 28, 2017 | Non Reimbursable TrainingPolice | "CUFF MAN" - ARREST AND CONTROL TRAINING DUMMY WITH FREE STA | $5,862 |
Sources
LA Controller, Checkbook LA (dataset pggv-e4fn), totalled nightly. Figures are every payment on record within the outside-vendor scope, not a single fiscal year. Back to the checkbook.