Policy Text
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MAJOR CASE OPERATIONAL OUTLINES
The purpose of this order is to e stablish timely and written no tification to appropriate
entities and concerned indivi duals of major operations.
I. General
The focus of this order includes search warrants, major arrests , arrest warrants,
significant joint operations, outside agencies working on major cases within this
agency’s jurisdiction, and other s uch operations which require notification to Field
Services and/or Centralized Inve stigation commanders and their subordinates,
the Communications Center, and affected chief deputies of conce rned service
areas when such an operation is of a significant magnitude and warrants bringing
the operation to their attenti on. It shall be the responsibilit y of bureau
commanders to ensure the above de scribed notifications are effe cted.
II. Joint Operations
A. Detectives working joint vent ures such as the Hi-Tech Crimes Task Force
may be required to make notificat ion to other agencies in whose
jurisdiction they might be work ing on particular operations. De tectives
working within such bureaus/det ails should make themselves awar e of the
orders and guidelines of those particular agencies and to ident ify those
sections and persons to be notif ied within each j urisdiction.
III. Operational Outlines
A. Operational outli nes may be generated and distributed in two ways. The
CLETS terminal may be used to s end an administrative message to the
respective agency’s communicati ons center or areas designated b y the
mnemonic designator of the agency to be notified with the opera tion
particulars. Copies may then be made and distributed to concern ed
individuals including capt ains and chief deputies.
B. An operational out line may be handwritt en or typed on a depa rtment
Operational Outline form (see A ppendix A) including the particu lars of the
operation. Copies shall be made and distributed to concerned in dividuals.
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C. The content of the operational outline shall include the fol lowing, as
applicable:
1. Radio channel to be used. 2. Date and time of operation. 3. Location of the operat ion or general area.
4. Suspect sought, if known. 5. Suspect vehicle, if known. 6. Command post location, if used. 7. Particular officers and the respective agencies’ call number s.
8. Any additional comments such as areas of hazard which might be
important to participating units.
9. Originator of the operational outline, their bureau, and pho ne
number.
10. Date and time the operati onal outline was prepared.
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