Policy Text
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Conveyance Burglary Processing CALEA 82.2.1a.d; 82.2.2.c
PRIOR REVISIONS
11/12/02, 09/11/08
PROPONENT UNIT
Forensic Unit
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NUMBER ISSUE DATE REVISION DATE TOTAL PAGES
83.2 05/01/98 04/07/2020 3
I. PURPOSE: This Order provides guidelines for how to report and when to process
conveyance burglaries.
II. POLICY: To provide effective and courteous police service to the victims of conveyance
burglaries, members shall complete a report and, when necessary, process vehicles.
III. DEFINITION:
Conveyance [FSS 810.011]: Any motor vehicle, ship, [boat] vessel, railroad car, trailer,
aircraft, or sleeping car.
IV. PROCEDURE:
A. Screening: Burglaries reported to GPD shall be evaluated by a communications
complaint call-taker to determine the type of burglary (e.g., residential, business,
or vehicular) and the appropriate police response.
B. Assignment:
1. Reporting: Vehicle burglary complaints shall normally be dispatched to
field personnel, who will investigate the complaint and evaluate the scene
regarding evidence processing.
Exception: The complaint may be referred to the front desk, where a FST
or desk officer shall complete (via the phone)
an Incident/Investigation Report, if one of the following (or a similar
situation) occurs: [CALEA 82.2.1a 82.2.2c]
i. There has been a significant delay in the reporting of the crime;
ii. The vehicle is not available (i.e., spouse took it to work, child took it
to school, it’s at the repair shop, etc.)
iii. The complainant is not willing to wait for someone to be dispatched;
1\n\n--- Page 2 ---\n\niv. The vehicle has been cleaned, detailed, repaired, or otherwise
attended to or used in a way that would likely compromise the
ability to obtain evidence of the crime.
C. Processing:
1. Initial Screening: Whether the investigating member is taking the report
in-person or via the telephone, he/she shall determine whether the scene
should be processed by asking relevant questions about the method of
entry, actions of the perpetrator(s), and the actions taken by the
complainant or anyone else who may have touched or disturbed the
scene. If it is determined processing will not be completed the
investigating member shall document the reason in the
Incident/Investigation Report.[CALEA 82.2.1a]
2. Criteria: Unless exigent circumstances arise, the scene will be
processed when the investigating member determines one or more of the
following:
i. The crime scene may provide physical evidence (such as a
fingerprint, pry marks, a document) that may identify a suspect or
lead to developing probable cause.
ii. The value of the property taken is $500.00 or more (not including
damage to the vehicle, if any);
iii. The victim insists on processing, due to victim’s belief that evidence
may be present.
3. Assignment / Referral: In any case where processing is considered, the
investigating member shall advise the victim (or complainant) not to
disturb the scene and (when relevant) to await the arrival of the evidence-
processing unit. Assignment of processing duties will be as follows:
i. On-Scene Investigations: If the investigating member:
a. Is trained and has the equipment to process the type of
scene he/she finds, he/she shall conduct the processing.
b. Has a scene he/she is not trained to process, he/she shall
request that an appropriate evidence processing unit
respond.
ii. Telephone Reports: The investigating officer shall be responsible
for notifying Communications and making a request for a
processing unit to be dispatched.
2\n\n--- Page 3 ---\n\niii. Response outside Jurisdiction: Any requests for response in
taking an original report or for processing the scene outside the City
limits must first be cleared through a supervisor.
iv. On-Scene Evaluation: Based on the particular circumstances of
the crime scene, the evidence unit dispatched to the scene shall,
upon arriving, assess the scene and make a final determination
whether to process the scene.
4. Investigation: Conveyance burglary reports shall be forwarded to the
Investigations Bureau to be assigned to a detective. [CALEA 82.2.1d]
The decision to assign the case for investigation shall be based on
solvability factors as determined by the Investigations Bureau Manual.
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By Order of
Signed Original on File in the
Accreditation Unit
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Tony R. Jones
Chief of Police
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