GO 510.0220 - Officer Safety - Communications Procedures Redacted

SACRAMENTO POLICE DEPARTMENT GENERAL ORDERS G.O. 510.02 510.02 OFFICER SAFETY - COMM UNICATIONS PROCEDURES 01-22-96 PURPOSE To establish procedures for dispatching field units on calls for service. POLICY To provide personnel with the best possible degree of officer safety. PROCEDURE A. COMMUNICATIONS CENTER 1. Communications supervisors shall ensure r adio trainees are not placed in dispatching positions without a qualified dispatcher moni toring the same channel. 2. Dispatchers shall be alert to the rule , "adequate cover shall be assigned to increase officers' safety", for any crime in progress. Dispatchers shall: a. immediately advise t he sector supervisor. b. assign a minimum of two (2) officers to t he following "in-progress" or silent alarm calls: (1) 211 - (Robbery)(2) 240 - (Assaults)(3) 242 - (Battery)(4) 414 - (Keep the peace)(5) 415 - (Disturbance where violence is involved)(6) 459 - (Burglary)(7) 927 - (Suspicious per son or circumstances) (8) 910 - (Prowler)(9) 952 - (Incomplete call)(10) 971 - (Suspicious occupied vehicle) (11) 5150V - (Mental and/or violent). c. assign a minimum of two (2) officers and a supervisor to an officer's incomplete call for help, unless the officer s pecifies the number of officers needed. d. immediately advise the sector supervisor if only one (1) unit is available to respond to a two-officer call. e. assign one-officer units to the followi ng calls, unless extenuating circumstances indicate the assignment of a cover unit is necessary: (1) 933-R - (2) 926 - (a) The responding officer may refer the report to a call expeditor when: i. it is known that the suspect has left.ii. the victim has not been injured.iii. there are not multiple victims. (b) Additional units shall be assigned to search areas in the vicinity and logical escape routes. (c) A minimum of two (2) officers shall be dispatched if there are multiple victims or injured people at the scene. (4) Vehicle Stops - Other Detentions - f. contact complaint takers for clarificat ion if there is any question regarding the 1 OF 2 SACRAMENTO POLICE DEPARTMENT GENERAL ORDERS G.O. 510.02nature of the call in order to determine the number of officers to be assigned. B. FIELD UNITS 1. Supervisors shall: a. advise the Radio Coordinator as soon as possible after roll call of the changes in the personnel roster via VT220, (RLOG command). b. not place a solo officer in a two-officer unit without changing the radio identifier to show a one-officer unit. (1) During the shift, if one (1) officer is removed from a unit with a two-officer designator, the radio designator for t hat unit shall be changed to reflect a one-officer identifier. (2) Recruits shall be reassigned to another non-probationary officer and given a one or two-officer identifier as appropriate. c. exercise discretion and judgement at all times to ensure adequate cover is alerted and excessive cover is not dispatched. d. notify the appropriate dispat cher upon assigning field units to any type of special duty. 2. Field Officers shall: a. transmit the complete radio designator on all transmissions. b. use care when activating the microphone to ensure the identifier code is not "clipped" (cut off). c. avoid making superfl uous transmissions. d. not transmit unprofessional remarks. e. always be alert to the Emergency In-progress Signal (beeper) and transmit accordingly. f. in vehicles not equipped with an MDT: (1) verbally transmit the location and license number on vehicle stops. (a) If officers feel the stop may involve extenuating circumstances, additional information such as the color of the vehicle, year and make, and the number of occupants may be transmitted. Additional information may be given at the discretion of the officer. (b) When officers initiate a vehicle stop, dispatchers shall not ask for information other than location and vehicle license number. (2) notify the dispatcher by voice when leaving the v ehicle and provide a brief description of the situat ion to include the location, if applicable, the number of subjects by sex, race, and age. If this information has been provided, the dispatcher shall not solicit additional information beyond what the officer transmits. g. switch the radio to the appropriate channel when crossing a sector boundary. Exception: A unit engaged in a pursuit need not change channels. C. TRANSPORTATION BY OFFICERS 1. Officers shall advis e their dispatcher, vi a police radio or MDT: a. anytime they provide trans portation to any suspect, witness, victim, or person. b. of the time of their departure.c. of their beginning location, destinati on, mileage, number being transported, and reason for such transportation.NOTE: If a destination is not entered, t he CAD system automatically enters the destination as "Jail". d. of their arrival and mileage at the ti me the transportation is terminated. 2. For procedures on public inebriates/arrestees in wheelchairs, (See G.O.