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TUSTIN POLICE DEPARTMENT GENERAL ORDERS
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426 – Reporting Police Activity Outside of Jurisdiction 1
POLICY 426 REPORTING POLICE ACTIVI TY OUTSIDE OF
JURISDICTION
426.1 PURPOSE AND SCOPE
This policy provides general guidelines for reporting police activity while on or off -duty and
occurring outside the jurisdiction of the Tustin Police Department.
426.1.1 ACCREDITATION STANDARDS
This section pertains to the following CALEA Standards: 74.3.1
426.2 ASSISTANCE TO AGENCIES OUTSIDE THE CITY
When an officer is on -duty and is requested by an allied agency to participate in law enforcement
activity in ano ther jurisdiction, he/she shall obtain prior approval from the immediate supervisor or
the Watch Commander . If the request is of an emergency nature, the officer shall notify
Communications before responding and thereafter notify a supervisor as soon as pr actical.
426.3 LAW ENFORCEMENT ACTIVITY OUTSIDE THE CITY
Any on -duty officer, who engages in law enforcement activities of any type outside the immediate
jurisdiction of the City of Tustin , shall notify his /her supervisor or the Watch Commander at the
earliest possible opportunity. Any off -duty officer who takes official law enforcement action in a
situation, regardless of jurisdiction, shall notify the Watch Commander as soon as practical.
426.3.1 OUTSIDE AGENCY NOTIFICATION
The supervisor, inves tigator, or officer in charge of any special investigative assignment, fixed
surveillance, or the execution of a search warrant or arrest warrant in another jurisdiction , shall
notify the Watch Commander of the appropriate agency. This notification should include the
nature of the assignment, personnel and vehicle(s) involved, and the appropriate time span
whenever:
a) The assignment is likely to require patrol and/or radio communications assistance;
b) The assignment is to be conducted during a time span not co nsidered to be part of normal
investigative duty hours;
c) The surveillance or other activity expected to take place may generate citizen/media
inquiries or calls for service to the department;
d) A Tustin police officer goes to another city to affect an arrest.
426.3.2 REPORTING OFF -DUTY INCIDENT
Employees shall immediately and fully rep ort, to his/her supervisor or the Watch Commander, all
official contacts by another law enforcement agency (other than traffic infractions), when they are
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the suspect or target of another agency’s investigation, and/or when they witness the off -duty
criminal conduct of another employee which results , or may result , in a law enforcement
response. The supervisor shall determine if a police report or interoffice memo is required to
document the officer’s activity. The report or memo shall be forwarded to the Chief of Police via
chain of command.