Policy Text
FLORIDA CITY POLICE DEPARTMENT
06-12
ADMINISTRATIVE DIRECTIVE
opening device and an air conditioner alarm for
system failure. 10. Officer/Citizen protection.
F. Although the canine unit is to be utilized for G. Call-outs will be on a call to call basis. If an
canine involved calls, this does not preclude officer requests the canine team, the supervisor
them from handling normal calls for service will gather the facts of the call to determine if
should the need arise. The canine team(s) will the team should be called out. If the situation
respond to any of the calls listed below which warrants a K-9 call-out, the Florida City Police
include priority responses: Dispatcher will notify the Florida City K-9 team
first. If they are unable to respond to the scene,
1. All in progress calls, intrusion and/or robbery dispatch will then contact Miami-Dade Canine
alarms, events in progress or that have just should be requested. When the K-9 unit is
occurred where the use of a canine is possibly requested for a specific problem, the handler
beneficial. will first evaluate the situation to determine if in
fact the use of the K-9 is feasible. In instances
2. All felony crimes where the suspect(s) has where it has been determined the canine will not
fled on foot and a possible track could develop. be used, the handler will stand by to give other
assistance if necessary. The decision to apply
3. Alarms with open door(s) or window(s) the police canine to a specific police operation is
where the canine team(s) will be the primary the responsibility of the canine handler after
building search unit. conferring with the primary officer on scene,
with the concurrence of the on-duty supervisor.
4. All major disturbances, large crowds or
parties where the canine unit could stand-by H. All mutual aid requests shall be coordinated
should an unruly situation develop. and approved through the on-duty supervisor
however, upon review of the situation, the
5. Missing children and/or elderly person calls. decision to deploy the canine will remain with
the canine handler.
6. Area searches for discarded evidence.