Policy Text
Policy
337Fremont Police Department
Mutual Aid and Outside Agency Assistance
337.1 PURPOSE AND SCOPE
The purpose of this policy is to provide guidance to officers in the request of or answering the
request for assistance involving another law enforcement agency.
It is the policy of this department to provide assistance whenever possible, consistent with the
applicable laws of arrest and detention policies of this department, when another law enforcement
agency requests assistance with an arrest or detention of any person. This department may also
request an outside agency to provide assistance.
337.1.1 ASSISTING OUTSIDE AGENCIES
Generally, calls for assistance from other agencies are routed to the Watch Commander's office
for approval. When an authorized employee of an outside agency requests the assistance of
this department in taking a person into custody, available officers shall respond and assist in
making a lawful arrest. If an officer receives a request in the field for assistance, that officer shall
notify a supervisor. Arrestees may be temporarily detained by our agency until arrangements
for transportation are made by the outside agency. Only in exceptional circumstances will this
department provide transportation of arrestees to other county facilities. Probation violators
temporarily detained by this department will not ordinarily be booked at this department.
The standard response for mutual aid requests will be a sergeant and three officers. The Watch
Commander or designee may determine that more or fewer units are necessary, depending upon
the nature of the request. The responding sergeant will be responsible for the following:
(a)Communicating with the outside agency
(b)Monitoring the activities of the responding officers
(c)Evaluating the incident and requesting additional units, if appropriate
(d)Determining when Fremont units are no longer needed and ordering them to return
to the City
(e)Keeping the Watch Commander apprised of the status of the situation
When such assistance is rendered in response to a mutual aid request, a case number will be
issued to report action taken by Fremont Police Department Personnel. The report will include:
(a)Agency requesting assistance
(b)Name of the person in charge
(c)Nature of the incident
(d)Number of officers requested
(e)Location of response
(f)Names of responding Fremont personnel
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(g)Actions taken, if any
(h)Length of time involved
337.1.2 REQUESTING ASSISTANCE FROM OUTSIDE AGENCIES
If assistance is needed from another agency, the employee requesting assistance shall first
notify a supervisor of his/her intentions. The handling officer or supervisor should direct assisting
personnel to where they are needed and to whom they should report when they arrive.
The requesting officer should secure radio frequencies for use by all involved agencies so that
communication can be coordinated as needed. If necessary, reasonable effort should be taken to
provide radio equipment capable of communicating on the assigned frequency to any personnel
who do not have compatible radios.
337.2 POLICY
It is the policy of the Fremont Police Department to promptly respond to requests for assistance by
other law enforcement agencies, subject to available resources and consistent with the applicable
laws and policies of this department.
337.3 REPORTING REQUIREMENTS
Incidents of outside assistance or law enforcement activities that are not documented in a crime
report shall be documented in a general case report or as directed by the Watch Commander.
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