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Use

of

Force Training

TBP

3.02

Al l

officers

shall

attend

annual

training

regarding the use

of

deadly

force.

This

training

will

be

conducted

by

a

TCOLE

certified

instructor,

and

the

training

should

consist

of policy,

Texas

law,

use

of force

scenario

simulator,

classroom

training,

practical exercises

or

any

combination

thereof.

The

training must

include

the proper

use of

any firearm

used

by

the

officer

in the

performance

of

their law

enforcement

duties.

Use

of Force

Training

and Proficiency

for

Less Lethal

Weapons

TBP

3.04

It

is

the

policy

of the

Department

that

all officers

who

are authorized

to

carry

less

lethal

weapons

receive

training

at

least

biennially

and demonstrate

proficiency

at least

biennially

in

the

use of the

less lethal

weapon s

for which

they

carry.

The training

must

be

conducted

by

a

TCOLE

certified

instructor

who is

certified

for

each

weapon

used. The

instructor

must

insure

that

the

training

is

properly

documented

and

that the

documentation

is submitted

in

accordance

with

departmental

policy.

Use

of

Force

Response

inst

Persons

An

officer

may

only use

force to

achieve

lawful objectives.

The

lawful

objectives

are:

i

;

B

C

In

order

to achieve

any

of

the above

objectives, an

officer

must:

A Have

reasonable

suspicion

to

temporarily

detain

or

probable cause

to arrest

that

suspect

and

B

When

feasible,

identify

themselves

as

a

peace officer,

state

their purpose

to

detain

or

arrest

the

suspect

give

the

reason

for

the

detention

or

arrest

and warn

the

suspect

that

force will be

used.

The amount and

degree

of force, which an

officer may

use

to achieve an

objective,

must

reflect

the

surrounding

circumstances.

The

circumstances

may

include:

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Officers

should

use

handcuffs

or other

restraining

devices

on

an

arrestee

unless

the

situation

w rr nts

less

restraint based on

the

arresting

officers

discretion

An

officer

should

reasonably

protect an arrestee

from

injury

caused

by

handcuffs

or

other

restraining devices

Use of OC

pray

An

officer who

sprays a

suspect with

OC Spray

shall

observe

the suspect

continuously

while he

is

in

the

officers

custody

Any

officer who

sprays

a

suspect

shall

make

reasonable

effort to

conduct

the

necessary

decontamination

B

An

arrestee

who

has

een sprayed

with

OC

Spray shall

be transported

to the Taylor

County

Detention

Facility

as

soon

as

practical

after

the

arrest

The

necess ry

decontamination should

be

conducted

prior

to

the

booking

process

The

booking

officer

shall

be notified that

the

prisoner

has een

exposed

to

OC

C

Any person

who

has been

sprayed

with

OC

spray who

displays

reactions

that

re

unusual shall be

provided

medical

assistance

and

examination

Unusual

reactions

include extended

or

abnormal

breathing

difficulties; excessive

complaint

of

eye

skin or

throat irritation or

other

characteristics

as

provided

in the

training

process

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An

ECD

may

be

discharged

in

ccord nce

with

dep rtment l

policies

when

circumstances known to the

individual

officer

at the

time

indicate

that the

application

of

the ECD

is

re son ble

to subdue

and/or

control

a subject

who poses

an immediate

threat

to

anyone,

and

the subject

is:

2

3.

4.

5.

.

ECD

Post Care

A

Immediately

after

a

subject

is exposed

to

and ECDJ

officers

shall

be

alert

to

any

indications

that

the

individual

needs

medical

care.

This

includes,

bu t

is

not

limited

to:

breathing

difficulties,

profuse sweating

and loss of

consciousness.

If

any

of

these

symptoms

re

present

or if the

subject

requests

medical

assistance

the

officer

shall

immediately

summon

medical

aid.

The officer

also needs

to

be

w re

of

injuries

that

may

occur as

result

of falling

during

an

ECD

discharge

nd the

need

for

medical

ttention

to

treat these

potential

injuries.

B

Once the

subject

has been secured

the

following

steps

should

be

taken:

1 If probes re

lodged

in

the

skin,

they

should

be

removed

by

the

officer.

If

they

re

in sensitive

areas

such

as

the

vascular

structure

neck, throat

face,

groin

or

female

breast

they

will

be removed

by

medical

personnel.

2.

Puncture

wounds

should

be

treated

with

alcohol

or

iodine

wipes

and b nd ged

if

necessary.

3. Any visible

injuries caused

by

the

ECD discharge

should

be

photogr phed

including

the

probe

penetr tion

sites.

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T P

6.02

B

C.

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Removal

from

Line of

Duty

f

ter Using

Deadly Force

T P

6.08

it is

the

policy of the

Department

that

any officer

involved

in a

use

of

force

incident

that

results

in

serious bodily

injury

or

death

will be

relieved

from

field operations

or placed

on

administrative

leave

while the

matter

is

investigated.

This

also

applies

to

traffic

collisions

when

a

person

is

seriously injured or

killed.

The on-duty supervisor

shall

immediately

notify

the

appropriate

Assistant

Chief

of

Police

who

in

turn

will notify

the Chief

of Police.

The

Employee

Assistance

Program

EAP

shall be

available

to

the

employee.

The Department

may

also

offer

post-incident

debriefing

or

counseling

to any

employee invoived.

No

Duty

to

etr

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Officers

have

no

obligation

to

retreat

or

back down

before

resorting

to the approved

response

to

resistance/aggression

including

deadly force. However,

if it

would

no t

increase

the

risk

to

themselves

or

others,

officers

should consider

retreat

or

withdrawal

where

delay e.g.

to

secure

assistance

could

make

a more peaceable

arrest

more

likely.

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The

Use

of

Force may be

reviewed

by

the

Event

Review

Board to:

A Ensure

the officers

particular

use of

force

complied

with

state

law and dep rtment l

policy;

B

Determine

if the

officers

particular

use

of force

indicates

a

need for

special

counseling

or training

and

C

Determine

if

the

situation

requires further

action.

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of

Violent

Prisoners

Hand

and

leg restraints

are

ccept le

methods

of

restraining

violent

prisoners.

However,

t

no

time will

a

prisoner

be

restrained

in a

manner

likely

to c use

injury.

Subjects

will no t be

hog-tied or placed

in

any position

which

obstructs

the

airway

or

any mechanical functions of

respiration

except

during

the

initial

control

and

restr int

phase

of

the

arrest

and for

only

as long

as

immediately

necessary

to

gain

control

of

the subject.

Once

the

su ject is

restrained,

the

officer s

shall

immediately

set the

person

upright

and rel ieve

the su ject

of any heavy

weight

used

to gain

control.

Care

of Restrained

Prisoners

Prisoners

will not be

left

in

a

prone

position

with

their arms

restrained

behind

their back

except

as

necessary

while

preparing

them

for

movement

or

transport

Under

no circumstances

will

subjects be

left

unattended

in

a

prone position

with

their

hands restrained

behind

their back.

Use

of

Force

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Driving

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The

Departments

primary

objective

in

all

emergency

driving situations

is

the

protection

of

lives

and

the safety

of

all

persons.

During emergency

driving

situations,

officers will operate

their

vehicles with

extreme

caution and

in

accordance

with Chapter

546

of the Transportation

Code.

Driving under

emergency

conditions does

not

relieve

the

officer

from the

duty to drive

with

due

regard

for

the

safety of all persons

nor

will these provisions

protect

the

officers from

the

consequences

of their

reckless disregard

for

the safety

of others.

Negligent or

reckless action

committed by police

officers while

in pursuit

or

when responding

to

emergencies

is

prohibited by

law and expressly

forbidden

by this

policy. The

duty to

avoid

damage or

injury

to innocent

third parties

is

superior

to

that of

the pursuit

or

emergency

response.

Emergency

Driving

Non-Pursuit

TBP

7.15

Definitions:

A

Non-pursuit

emergency

driving

is

the

operation

of an authorized emergency

police

vehicle

with emergency

lights

and

siren

activated

by

a

police

officer in response

to

a

life

threatening

situation

or violent crime

in

progress, using

due

regard for

the

safety

of

all

persons.

B

Emergency

response should

be limited

to

situations where there

is

a

substantial

risk of

injury

or

danger

to

life.

The

decision

by

an

officer or

a

supervisor

to drive,

or continue to

drive,

under

emergency

conditions

will be in accordance

with

the

provisions

of

this

procedure

and will be

based

on the

following

considerations:

A

Officers will

consider

such factors

as

time

of

day, traffic

conditions,

location,

weather

and

other

factors,

which

may be a potential

hazard

or liability

to

themselves

or

other

persons.

B

Officers

will have sufficient

information

to

justify

the decision

to drive under emergency

conditions.

C

When

responding

to an

emergency

situation,

including officer

needs

assistance

officers

will keep in mind that

though

a

rapid response

may

be important,

safe

arrival is

necessary

in

order

for

them

to be of

assistance.

D

Dash-cam

video

systems

that

activate

during

emergency driving

should

not be

deactivated

until after

arrival

at the

stop/call

necessitating

the response

or

after

the

officers

has ceased their response.

E

Officers

engaged

in non-pursuit,

emergency

driving

will

continually

evaluate the

need

to

engage

in

emergency

driving

and

the manner

in which

it

is

conducted

against the

risk of

injury

to

any

innocent

person

or

damage

to

property.

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t.

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ffic

ers

co

ndu

ctin

g

tr

affi

c

e

nfo

rce

me

nt

s

hal

l f

ollo

w

all

em

erg

enc

y

dri

vin

g

p

olic

ies

.

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it

is

nec

essa

ry

to

ex

cee

d sp

eed

s pur

sua

nt to

C

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e

2

d

riv

ing

to

ca

tch

a

vio

lat

or

o

ffic

ers w

ill

u

se

al

l

em

erg

enc

y wa

rni

ng

de

vic

es.

E

me

rge

ncy

equ

ipm

en

t

w

hile co

ndu

cti

ng

t

raff

ic

e

nfo

rcem

en

t

i

s

no

t

m

an

date

d

if th

e

off

ice

r

pursuing

a

susp

ecte

d

violator of

t

he

law

has p

rob

abl

e

cau

se to

beli

eve that kno

wl

edg

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th

e

pre

sen

ce of th

e

of

fice

r

w

ill ca

use th

e

s

usp

ect

to

:

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str

oy

o

r

lo

se

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vid

enc

e

o

f

a

su

spe

cte

d

f

elon

y;

B

En

d

a

su

spe

cte

d

con

tin

uing

felo

ny

bef

ore

the

of

fice

r

ha

s ob

tain

ed suf

fici

ent e

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nc

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to

es

tab

lish

gr

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ds for

a

nd

arre

st;

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r

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de

a

ppr

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on or

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ntif

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of t

he

s

usp

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s ve

hic

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enc

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a

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men

t

off

ice

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an

au thorized emergency

vehicle

utilizing

emergency equipmen t

emergency

lights

and siren to

ap

pre

hen

d

oc

cu

pan

t s

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an

oth

er

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4. Th e

nature

of the

offense

for

which

the

fleeing

vehicle is

being pursued.

D The

back up

unit

upon becoming actively

involved

in the

pursuit

will:

1.

Activate

the

emergency

lights

and

siren;

2.

Immediately notify

communications;

3. Follow

the

primary

unit

and maintain

sufficient

distance

between their

unit

and the

primary unit

to ensure

safe operation

of

both vehic les and

4. Take

over

radio

communications

being

allowed

to

turn their

siren

off

when

necessary

to successfully

communicate

over

the

radio.

B

Other

units

will be

support

units

and

may:

1. Operate

lights

and siren as

needed

for

purposes

of safety

such as

in

a Code

2 mode

in

order

to

clear intersections

in

the path

of an

on coming pursuit

bu t

2. Will

no t

become

actively

engaged

in

the

pursuit

unless

directed to do

so

by

the

supervisor

in

command.

F Support units

will:

1.

Cover

possible escape

routes

and

2.

Be

available

to assume

a backup

or

primary role

should

on e

of

the

original

units

become

unahle

tim

rnnfini I ho

ni TrcI it

H Police

motorcycle

units

and K9

units

may

became

involved

in

a

pursuit

only

when

immediately

necessary

to

insure

the

safety

of officers

and

citizens.

Drivers

of these

units

should

seriously consider

the

hazards

of their

involvement

and

should

bep

and/or

continue

the

pursuit

only

when

no

other

reasonable alternatives are

available.LV

nst

When

Communications

receives notification

of

a pursuit is

in

progress

the

operator

will:

A

Immediately

ensure a Patrol

supervisor

is

aware

of the

pursuit;

B

Clear the

primary

channel of

all

traffic no t specifically

related

to

the

pursuit;

C Begin

all

available

intelligence

checks

using the

information

supplied

by

the primary unit;

0

Report

the

results

of

the

intelligence

checks

as soon as

possible

to the involved

units

when radio

traffic and

a

consideration

for

the safety of

the involved

units make

it

feasible to

do

so;

and

E Record all

incoming

information

concerning suspect

and

suspect

vehicle

descriptions

direction

of

travel

of the pursuit

and

all times

when

information is

received.

It

is

no t

necessary

or recommended

to broadcast

all

times.

Times

of

major

events

of the

pursuit

and

other occasional

time references

are

all that are

necessary

to

be broadcast.


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If

the

pursuit

leaves the jurisdiction

of

the

Department:

The

primary

officer

will

advise

Communications;

B The

supervisor will

decide

whether

to terminate the pursuit

or

allow

it

to continue and

C

If

the agency

with jurisdiction

joins

the

pursuit the ep rtment will

remain

as the

primary

unit until

the

agency

with

jurisdiction by action

or voice

assumes

the

role

as

the

primary unit. Department

units will remain

in the

pursuit

as a

primary

or

secondary

unit

until the suspect

is apprehended

escapes or the pursuit

is

termin ted

by the

Department.

If

the

ep rtment

terminates the

pursuit

all

efforts

will

be

made

to

inform

the

outside assisting

agencies that

the

pursuit is

being terminated

and why.

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Stop Stick

Deployment

TBP

7.19

Deployment of Stop

Sticks

may

be

utilized

to

attempt

to

safely

terminate

pursuits authorized

under

this policy.

The

goal

of

deployment

is

to quickly

and

safely

end pursuits

with

minimal

property

damage

and/or injury

to any

party.

The safety

of

citizens

and

officers

is

of the

utmost

concern.

I

After

successful

deployment

of

the Stop Sticks

and the

termination

of

the

pursuit,

the

officer

will

take

the utilized

sections

of the

Stop

Sucks

out

of their

black

sleeves and

replace

with new

section.

The

used

section s will

be

forwarded to

the Pursuit

Review Board

chairman so

he

may

complete the

necessary

report to

the

Stop Stick company

for

replacement

of

the

used sections.

Used sections,

after

removing

the

information sticker,

may be

sent

to

the

Training

Division

for

use in future

training.

Spare

Stop

Suck

sections

will be available

through

a

Patrol

supervisor.

Use

of

Force

form

will be

filled

out and

forwarded to the

Pursuit

Review

Board

chairman.

Officer s deploying

stop sticks,

whether successful

or

not,

may appear

before the

Pursuit

Review

Board

for

that

pursuit.


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f a

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by a

n

off

icer

t

hat

re

sult

s in

injury

to any person.

A

shooting

that

does not

resu lt

in

injury

to any

pers

on o

r

d

am

age

to

pro

pe

rty sh

all still be

thor

oug

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inv

est

igat

ed .

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is

the

policy

o

f thi

s de

part

me

nt

that o

ffic

er-i

nvo

lve

d

sh

ooti

ngs

,

w

het

her

on

or

off-

dut

y,

b

e

inv

est

iga

ted

s

o

as

t

o de

term

ine

wh

eth

er

o

ffic

er

a

ctio

ns

con

for

m

to

law an

d th

is D

epa

r

nen

ts

policies,

pro

ced

ure

s, ru

les

,

an

d t

rain

ing

.

Not

ific

atio

ns

Fire

an

d

EMS

sh

ou

ld

be no

tifie

d and req

ues

ted to

prov

ide li

fe-s

avi

ng

m

eas

ure

s

a

s ap

pro

pr ia

te .

Additionally,

the

ranking

supervisor or non-involved officer

will

notify

the

Departments chain of

com

ma

nd

to

incl

ude

the

Chief

o

f

Police or

his/

her de

sig

ne e of an

y

off

icer

inv

olv

ed

sho

oti

ng.

Of

fice

r s

R

es

pon

sibi

liti

es

A

S

cen

e

se

cur

ity sh

ould be a

priority.

All o

ffic

ers

sho

uld

ensu

re the sce

ne

is

sec

ure

;

incl

udi

ng

h

an

dcu

ffin

g

th

e su

spe

ct

res

pon

sibl

e for

the

of

fic

er

i

nvo

lve

d

sho

otin

g

OIS .

Res

pon

din

g

of

fice

rs

s

hou

ld

cle

arly

e

sta

bl is

h fr

om

th

e i

nvo

lve

d

off

icer

s)

w

het

her

a

dd

ition

al

sus

pec

ts are in

vol

ved

,

and t

her

eaf

ter

co

mm

un

icat

e

any

su

spec

t

d

esc

rip

tion

s

an

d lo

cati

ons

.

B

O

nce

s

cen

e

s

ecu

rity

is

esta

bli

she

d,

of

fice

rs

sh

oul

d

pro

vide

m

edic

al

at

tent

ion

to

all

injured persons

until

Fire/EMS

arrives.

C

If

o

ne is

no

t p

res

en t

off

ice

rs sho

uld

r

equ

est

a

sup

erv

iso

r

res

pon

d

to

th

e

s

cen

e.

D

If

sus

pec

ts are lo

cate

d,

the

y

sho

uld be

se

cu r

ed

a

nd sep

ara

ted.

E T

he

involved

o

ffic

er

s

hou

ld

b

e

rem

ov

ed

fro

m th

e im

me

dia

cy

of

th

e

i

ncid

en

t

scen

e,

b

ut

n

ot r

em

ove

d

t

o a

sep

ara

te

l

oca

tion

.

F

Of

fice

rs sho

uld

se

cur

e

t

he

in

cide

nt

sc

ene

by

ma

rkin

g

it

in a

cco

rda

nce

wi

th

ev i

den

ce

pr

oce

du r

es . O

ffic

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ll

pr

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ct

e

vid

enc

e

f

rom loss,

d

es t

ruc

tion

o

r

da

ma

ge .

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olve

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or rem

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H

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ffic

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rela

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in

form

at

ion

to m

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gati

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son

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Th

ese

weapons

should remain

i

n

the

condition

that they were

discovered

by

t

he

sup

erv

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o

ffic

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W

eap

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tac

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tach

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up

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sei

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to

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an

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alit

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sup

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he co

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ani

on o

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s

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com

pa

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e

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vol

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o

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er

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to

t

he law

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orc

eme

nt

c

en t

er.

I

supervisor

will

remain

on

scene

until

investigative personnel arrive .

Ad

mi

nist

rati

on

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esp

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w

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s

a

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per

vis

ors

tho

se

n

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inv

olv

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in

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a

ctu

al o

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d

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.

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dm

ini

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w

ill

m

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all

me

dia

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officers

names

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not be

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ndi

ng

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esti

gat

ion.

E A

dm

in

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p

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in

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fice

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trat

ive

le

av

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din

g

in

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F

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min

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atio

n

wil

l

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c

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l

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nve

stig

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n

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s

co

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Adm

in

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atio

n

w

ill ens

ure a

n in

tern

al inv

esti

gat

ion is

con

duc

ted

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ei t

her

con

cur

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t

t

o

the

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min

al

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n

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r

foll

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cr

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nal

in

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atio

n.

H

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tion

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ll

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Abilene Police

Department

Operating

Procedures

ub ct:

Issued:

TOP:

Number

Tactical

Operatians

06/06/2013 6.07,

8.01

0-11

Major Crimes

A

supervisor

will

be notified

of any calls

which are

not of a routine nature

and

any

other

reported occurrences

or

situations which

by their

nature

are

unique or unusual.

Responding

Officers Responsibilities

I

Duties

TBP 01)

During

a

hostage

or barricaded

situation

officers

shall

respond

prompt ly and locate

isolate

and

contain

the

suspect

Officers

should secure the

area

to prevent

the

escape of a suspect

or

entry/exit

of any other

persons.

Officers

should obtain all

available information

pertaining to

the situation.

Officers

should

determine

the nature

of

the

incident and

notify

an on-duty supervisor

of

the

situation.

Notifications

The ranking

on

duty

supervisor

or

their subordinate

supervisor

will notify

the

Assistant Chief

of

Police or

in their

absence

the Chief

of

Police

of any critical situations

or unusual events

involving

the

Department.

Examples

of

unusual

or

critical

situations

are:

A

Officer involved

shootings;

B

Serious employee

injuries or

accidents;

C Hostage

situations;

D

Snipers or

B

Homiddes.

Tactical

Operations

TBP

8.01)

When

a sniper

barricaded subject

or hostage situation

is

confirmed the Patrol

shift commander

is

to

initiate the following

procedures and other

steps

or measures

which

may

be

indicated by

the

uniqueness

of

the

particular situation

at

hand.


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Department Operating

Procedures

ubj t

i ued:

TB?:

Number:

Tactical

Operations

06/06/2013

6.07 8.01 0-11

Outside

Agency

Support

Th e

Taylor

County Sheriffs

Office and

the

local

Department

of

Public

Safety

shall be notif ied

by

Dispatch

of a

tactical situation

in progress

Tactical

Debrief

After

a

situation

has been re so lved

the

Tactical

Unit commander

will

be responsible

for

conducting

a

debriefing

session

a s soo n as

practical

The

Tactical

commander

will

determine

who will

attend

the debriefing

Active

Shooter

An active

shooter is

defined

as one or m ore subjects

who

participate

in

a

random or systematic

homicidal

spree

by

demonstrating their intent to

continuously

harm others The subjects

overriding

objective appears

to be mass murder

rather

than other criminal conduct

such as

robbery

or

kidnapping

It

is the

policy

of

the epartment

to

respond

contain

and

neutralize

the

threats

and

administer

aid

to

the

victims

Notifications

Th e

ranking

supervisor or officer

will notify

the

chain

of command to include

the Chief of

Police

or his

designee of

any

active

shooter event

Fire and

EMS should

be not if ied

and requested

to

standby

in

accordance

with

their

protocols

Mutual Aid

Upon

arriving

to the scene

of an active

shooter event

and assessing

the

crime

scene the

agency

should

implement

their

mutual

aid agreements

with

other

police agencies

and

firef

rescue

agencies

Additionally it

may be necessary

after

the incident

to

collaborate

with

recovery

agencies to

assist

with the scene and

any

victims

Active

Shooter Response

single

officer

entering

a

structure

must understand

the inherent risk

assumed

in taking

such

action

The

first officers

entering the structure

should

recognize that

their primary

objective

is

to

stop

further

violence Officers

should

identify

and

communicate

locations

of victims

needing

medical

attention.

If

practical and absent

continued

shooting

officers should

treat

any

massive

hemorrhaging that

may result

in

the

immediate

loss of life


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Abilene Police

Department

Operating

Procedures

ISP:

Number

Tactical

Operations

06/06/2013

6.07

8.01

D-11

Post-Event

TBP

6.07

Responses to

an

active

shooter

event

must

include

the

fterm th

of

the

incident.

Officers

should

apply

the

SIM

model Security

/

mmedi te Action

Plan

/

Medical .

Security

should t ke priority.

Responding

officers must

ensure

the immediate

environment

they

are

working

in

remains

secure, in light

of

the fact that

the

active

shooter event remains

a continued

threat.

B

After

officers

address known threats

they should formulate an

immediate action plan

as

quickly

as

possible. This

plan should

be

quick,simple

and

address:

if

/

then.

C

Responding

officers should

ddress

medical issues

as soon as

they establish

security

and

have

an

immediate

action

plan in place.

015

Investigations

Should

there

be a discharge

of a weapon

that

results

in

injury

to

any

person,

then the agency

will

implement its officer

involved

shooting policy and

respond

accordingly.

Media

ll requests

for

information should

be

funneled

through

the Public

Information

Officer

PlO or

the

Incident

Commander

IC

for vetting and

coordination. Consideration

should

be

given to

establishing

a media staging location

that

is

no t

within

the immediate

vicinity

of the active

shooter

event.

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Abilene

Police

Department

Operating Procedures

Subject:

Issued:

ThP:

Plumber

Traffic

Enforcement

and

Investigation

12/04/2013

7.22, 7.28 E 15

Uniform

Citations

7.28

The issuance

of traffic

citations

is

a valid

and necess ry part

of

law

enforcement.

In

order

to

gain

voluntary compliance

with

traffic laws

and present

a

consistent

method of violator

cont ct

officers

re

encouraged to use

the

following steps

in

issuing

traffic

citations:

A Greet the violator

and

identify yourself;

5.

Provide the

driver

with the re son for the traffic stop

and

explanation

of

the offense;

C.

Identify

the

driver and

ev lu te

the conditions of

both

the driver an d th e vehicle;

D

If

a citation is to be issued advise the violator

that

one will be issued;

E Issue

the

citation;

F

Explain

exactly what the violator is required to

do

regarding

the citation and appearance

dates for

Municipal Court

and

c.

close

the contact with the violator.

Violators

should be given

the

opportunity to sign a

citation

if:

A

The

violator

has valid

ccept ble identification.

B

A

valid

local address is

given.

A

violator should

not

generally be arrested just because he refuses to sign a citation. A

supervisor should first approve

such

an

arrest.

When

any citation is

issued

while Municipal

Court

is in

session and the

officer chooses

to require

the offender

to

post

bond the offender should

be

escorted

to

Municipal court first.

Citation Security and Accountability

7.22

The court

administrator

shall

serve

as the manager of the citation

tracking

system . T he court

administrator is

responsible for issuing accounting and storing of citation

books.

The

court

dministr tor

is responsible for the

m inten nce

of the

program

which

will be u sed to

tr ck

the

status

of

every

citation.

Patrol

officers

are

responsible for

the

care control and proper

legal

completion of

all

citations.

Supervisors are responsible for ensuring

compliance

with

dep rtment l

policy by

inspecting

citations

for

legibility

completeness

and

legality. Citations

shall

be issued from Municipal Court.


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Police Department

Operating

Procedures

UbJ t

Issued

Nun.btr

Traffic

Enforcement and

Investigation

12/04/2013

7.22, 7.28

E 15

Citation Issuance

TBP

7.28

The

issuance

of citations

is

based

on

an

officers

discretion

Officers

should

use the

following

guidelines

to base

their decisions

on issuing citations:


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