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PROPERTY BUREAU SECURITY
The purpose of this order is to d escribe security procedures fo r Property Bureau
personnel. I. General
Due to the nature of the items being stored by the Property Bur eau, maximum
security shall be maintained at all times. All property personn el are required to be
thoroughly familiar with and must c omply with the Property Bure au security
regulations.
II. Facility Alarm System
A. The Property Warehouse and Ident ification lab are each equip ped with an
alarm system maintained and monitor ed by Sacramento Control Sys tems.
1. The ID lab alarm system has perimeter door alarms, glass
breakage alarms, and motion detectors. This system also control s
the west exterior perimeter fence line.
2. The Property Warehouse alarm syst em has perimeter door alarm s,
glass breakage alarms, and motion detectors. This system also
controls the exterior perimeter fence line on the north, south, and
east sides of the building, and t he Hazmat storage unit on the north
side of the building.
B. When opening or clo sing the Property Warehouse, property per sonnel will
ensure the appropriate codes are p rogrammed into the alarm pane l.
C. An accidental tripping of the alarm requires immediate telep hone
notification to Sacramento Contro l Systems and the Communicatio ns
Center.
D. If an alarm is tripped, the al arm company will notify the Sh eriff’s
Department or fire department and the Property Bureau superviso r. If the
alarm company is unable to reach the supervisor, they will cont act a
property officer from a list pro vided by the Property superviso r.
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III. Property Bureau and Proper ty Locker/Safe Access
A. Property personnel are the onl y personnel authorized to ente r the Property
Bureau warehouse unescorted. All other persons must provide
identification and must be accom panied by a property officer un less
granted an exemptio n by the Property Bureau supervisor.
B. The commander and executive lieutenant of Technical Services and
property officers are the only authorized personnel to have a k ey or
combination access to the evidenc e lockers located in the vario us
facilities. It is the responsibilit y of the officer booking pro perty to ensure
the evidence locker is secure a fter the propert y has been booke d.
C. All safes used for booking m oney and/or narcotics shall be d ouble locked.
One key shall be c ontrolled by the Proper ty Bureau and the seco nd key
shall be controlled by the respective division.
1. Each safe is equipped wit h a deposit slot and a log.
2. Every deposit of money or nar cotics must be logged and verif ied in
accordance with the log format and instructions (refer to Opera tions
Order 60/07.0).
3. Property personnel shall ensur e the pick up section of the s afe log
is completed when picking up pro perty (refer to Operations Orde r
70/07.0).
IV. Special Circumstances Security
A. When transporting booked proper ty from one location to anoth er, the
transporting vehicle will remain locked at all times.
B. When narcotics and guns are bei ng transported to a destructi on site, a
minimum of two officers shall be assigned to the transportation detail. The
Property Bureau supervisor may r equest a patrol escort if appro priate.
C. Money is transported to the bank by Loomis, Fargo & Co. This contract is
arranged and paid for by the Auditor’s Office.