Policy Text
Policy
417Fremont Police Department
Mass Arrests
417.1 PURPOSE AND SCOPE
The Fremont Police Department will, when necessary, make mass arrests in the most orderly,
safe, and expeditious manner consistent with current police policies. Personnel will follow
established guidelines and procedures for processing large groups of arrested individuals.
417.2 DEFINITIONS
Mass Arrest - Any arrest of a number of individuals where it would be beneficial to utilize the mass
arrest procedure (e.g., civil disorders, demonstrations, large groups involved in criminal activity).
Scene Supervisor - Supervisor responsible for the coordination of activities at the scene
of the mass arrest. Primary responsibility for any announcements to the group of violators,
and designating reporting officer(s), arrest officer(s), arrest teams, transport officer(s), and jail
coordinator.
Reporting Officer(s) - Officer(s) responsible for documenting entire incident, all announcements,
and maintaining a chronological record of event or incident.
Arrest Officer(s) - Officer(s) assigned responsibility for advising groups of violators of violations
and placing them under arrest, documenting individual arrest reports on individuals he/she has
arrested, writing citations for arrested persons to be cite-released, and completing supplemental
reports for his/her arrests.
Arrest Team(s) - Officer(s) assigned responsibility for actual physical custody of arrestees, and
moving them to transport vehicles. They will assist the arrest officer(s) in completing M.A.P.
Transport Officer(s) - Officer(s) responsible for transporting prisoners from scene to jail. Should
not participate in arrests, but may assist in off-loading prisoners at jail.
Jail Coordinator - Supervisor or officer responsible for facilitating intake of prisoners into jail
facility, keeping groups of prisoners separated, and prompt turn-around of transport vehicles.
Video Camera Person - Responsible for video recording the entire incident. He/she shall work
closely with the reporting officer to ensure critical phases of the incident are recorded (any
announcements, actual arrests, etc.).
Digital Still Camera Person - Responsible for photographing all arrestees with the arresting
officer. Transport officer or one of the arrest team may be assigned this additional duty.
417.3 PROCEDURE
Mass arrests of individuals must be documented and effected in a timely and orderly manner to
avoid confusion and to insure successful prosecution. To accomplish this, the Fremont Police
Department will utilize the following mass arrest procedure:
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(a)The scene supervisor will assign personnel to the necessary tasks required to
successfully accomplish the mass arrest. The scene supervisor and the reporting
officer should work closely to ensure the mass arrest procedure is followed by all
personnel.
(b)The scene supervisor will be responsible for making, or delegating to a reporting
officer, any group announcements to the violators. The reporting officer will ensure all
announcements are recorded.
(c)Once the decision to arrest violators is made, the scene supervisor shall direct which
violators are to be arrested.
(d)The reporting officer will observe and document the entire incident and note any
violations, announcements, refusals, etc.
(e)The arresting officer will place individual violators under arrest and direct the arrest
teams to remove the arrested violators.
(f)Arrest teams will move the arrestees to a predetermined location where the mass
arrest packets are located.
(g)The arresting officer(s) will obtain a pre-numbered mass arrest packet (MAP) for each
arrestee.
(h)The arrestee will be photographed (digital still) with the arresting officer. The MAP
number will be displayed in front of the arrestee in the photograph.
(i)If circumstances permit, the arresting officer(s) will utilize the plastic bag to store
personal property of the arrestee and place it inside the sealed MAP envelope.
(j)The property tags inside the MAP will be marked with the same sequential number
as on the MAP worksheet and will be used to identify any large items of property
belonging to the arrestee.
(k)The MAP worksheet will be completed by the arresting officer(s) and arrest team(s)
in the following manner:
1.Box 1: Arrestee last name, first name
2.Box 2: Clothing
3.Box 3: Injured - if injured, describe injury and if injury occurred during or prior
to arrest
4.Box 4: Write in the sequential MAP number
5.Box 5: Photo - check if photo was taken and will be uploaded to evidence
6.Box 6: Assaultive - check if arrestee is combative, assaultive, or a danger to
others
7.Box 7: Handicapped - check if arrestee has an obvious physical disability
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8.Box 8: Arrest Date/Time - date and time arrestee was taken into custody
9.Box 9: Location - Exact location of arrest
10.Box 10: Charges - check appropriate boxes or write in charges
11.Box 11: Property - check if additional property taken and list location if any
property other than in MAP envelope
12.Box 12: Evidence - indicate if any evidence was confiscated
13.Box 13: Transported By - indicate transporting officer(s) and location transported
to
14.Box 14: Arresting Officer(s)
(l)During critical arrest incidents, it is permissible, with a supervisor's concurrence, to
expedite the