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Date: 03/01/85 Revision: 11/30/18 Reviewed: 05/12/25 HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE CHAD CHRONISTER, SHERIFF STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURE Number: DIS 112.00 Page: 1 of 2 SUBJECT: SUPPLEMENTAL REPORTS ; DEPARTMENT OF INVESTIGATIVE SERVICES I. PURPOSE: The purpose of this standard operating procedure is to establish guidelines for the supplementing of reports in the Department of Investigative Services . II. SCOPE: This procedure shall apply to a ll latent investigators responsible for the supplementing of reports in the Departme nt of Investigative Services . III. PROCEDURES: A. Within 21 days after initiating an investigation that is not cleared, a Dete ctive/Deputy shall submit a supplement repo rt indicating the status of a case. 1. This report shall include all investigative efforts performed to date and reason for continuing the investigation (i.e. , new leads, attempting to locate suspects, etc.). 2. If the investigation continues, another s upplement shall be submitted no later than 15 days after the first supplement, eithe r clearing the case or closing it out, with no further leads status. 3. Approval of a supervisor shall be obtained for an invest igation to continue past the 15 -day supplem ent deadline . B. In a case cleared by arrest, or capias/warrant issued, a priority supplement shall be completed within a 24-hour period of the arrest or issuance of the capias/ warrant. C. The narrative should be used to reflect the investigative resu lts of the Detective/Deputy and include both positive and negative aspects of the ca se. D. All information should be recorded in chronological order. E. When persons, particularly witnesses or suspects, are me ntioned in the supplement, refer to them by name rather than as witness #1 or suspect #1. F. At the conclusion of the narrative, if an arrest has been made, list the person arrested, race, sex, age, date of birth, charge, and amount of bond. 1. If the suspect was not charged, explain why (i.e. , lack of probable cause, part of a multiple case clearance agreement, etc.). 2. If other cases are cleared, they shall be cross -referenced on the master case by case number. 3. In other exceptionally cleared comp anion cases, the master case number shall b e referred to in the supplement report. DIS 112.00 05/13/21 Page 2 of 2 G. The clearance text of the supplement shall list the disposition of the case, (i.e., cleared by arrest, exceptionally cleared, no further leads, or unfounded). Nikki Bosley , Colonel Departmen t of Investigative Services Amends or Supersedes : ENF 459.00, ENF 452.00 , DIS 202.05