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327.1 PURPOSE AND SCOPE
The purpose of this policy is to provide guidance to members when requesting or responding to
a request for mutual aid or when assisting another law enforcement agency.
327.2 POLICY
It is the policy of the Garden Grove 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.
327.3 INTER-CITY POLICE ASSISTANCE PLAN
All requests for mutual aid are governed by the Inter-City Police Assistance Plan adopted by the
Orange County Chiefs of Police and Sheriff's Association. This plan is reviewed and adopted
annually by the membership of the association. A copy of the plan is available in the Division
Lieutenant's office.
327.4 CONDITIONS APPLICABLE TO MUTUAL AND REQUESTS
There are four conditions that apply to the implementation of any mutual aid request.
(a)Requests for response under this plan shall be made by the on-duty Community
Policing Bureau sergeant or Division Lieutenant.
(b)The initiating jurisdiction's highest-ranking officer present at the scene shall be
responsible for deployment of assisting agencies' responding personnel.
(c)The use of trainees, academy recruits, or non-sworn personnel during any response
under this plan shall be approved by a Division Lieutenant or officer of higher rank
from the agency supplying such personnel.
(d)Through common agreement, mutual aid is provided at no cost to the requesting
agency.
327.5 ASSISTING OUTSIDE AGENCIES
Generally, requests for any type of assistance from another agency should be routed to the
Division Lieutenant's office for approval. In some instances, a memorandum of understanding or
other established protocol may exist that eliminates the need for approval of individual requests.
When another law enforcement agency requests assistance from this department, the Division
Lieutenant may authorize, if available, an appropriate number of personnel to assist. Members
are reminded that their actions when rendering assistance must conform with applicable laws and
be consistent with the policies of this department.
The Garden Grove Police dispatcher may direct Garden Grove officers to post assignments in the
event of a "Code Alex" request.
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DepartmentOutside Agency Assistance - 2Garden Grove officers WILL NOT respond to "Code Charlie" or "999" mutual aid requests without
the approval of a Division Lieutenant and/or on-duty Patrol Sergeant.
In the event of a "999" mutual aid request, Garden Grove Police Department will be a PRIMARY
RESPONSE agency for the cities of Santa Ana, Orange, Villa Park (Station 18), Stanton (Station
18), and Tustin. The department will be a SECONDARY RESPONSE agency for the city of
Anaheim.
Officers may respond to a request for emergency assistance, however, they shall notify a
supervisor of their activity as soon as practicable.
Arrestees may be temporarily detained by this department until arrangements for transportation
are made by the outside agency. Probation violators who are temporarily detained by this
department will not ordinarily be booked at this department. Only in exceptional circumstances,
and subject to supervisor approval, will this department provide transportation of arrestees to other
facilities on behalf of another agency.
When transportation assistance is rendered, a report shall be prepared and submitted by the
handling member unless otherwise directed by a supervisor.
327.5.1 INITIATED ACTIVITY
Any on-duty officer who engages in law enforcement activities of any type that are not part
of a mutual aid request and take place outside the jurisdiction of the Garden Grove Police
Department shall notify his/her supervisor or the Division Lieutenant and Communications as soon
as practicable. This requirement does not apply to special enforcement details or multi-agency
units that regularly work in multiple jurisdictions.
327.6 REQUESTING OUTSIDE ASSISTANCE
If assistance is needed from another agency, the member requesting assistance should, if
practicable, first notify a supervisor. The handling member or supervisor should direct assisting
personnel to where they are needed and to whom they should report when they arrive.
The requesting member should arrange for appropriate radio communication capabilities, if
necessary and available, so that communication can be coordinated between assisting personnel.
327.6.1 REQUESTING FEDERAL LAW ENFORCEMENT ASSISTANCE
The Division Lieutenant and/or on-duty Patrol Sergeant has the authority to request
emergency assistance from local federal law enforcement agencies (FBI, DEA, Immigration and
Naturalization, Border Patrol, Treasury Department, etc.) by telephone or through emergency
communications systems. The federal law enforcement agencies will respond with available units
and personnel to emergency situations to support local agencies where life and property are
threatened.
Most of the federal agencies have 24-hour, unpublished telephone numbers for use by local
law enforcement in the event of an emergency. These phone numbers are available from the
Computer Assisted Dispatch (CAD) System.
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DepartmentOutside Agency Assistance - 3327.6.2 REQUESTING NATIONAL GUARD ASSISTANCE
The California Office of Emergency Services will dispatch the National Guard only in the event
of a declared local emergency AND after local mutual aid efforts have proven to be insufficient
to handle the emergency incident.
The City Council of