6.360 Crime Scene Investigations and Investigative Personnel Notifications Flashcards
It is the policy of this department to identify, document, and collect __________ that may prove or disprove that a criminal offense has been committed and to identify the party or parties responsible.
Evidence
The responsibility of conducting the preliminary investigation normally lies with the ______________. Since a ______________ is typically the first to arrive on the scene of nearly all crimes, it is their responsibility to evaluate the circumstances, take immediate and decisive action, render aid to injured persons, and protect the crime scene as outlined in LVMPD 6.300, Protecting Crime Scenes and Rendering Aid.
Patrol officer
Patrol officer
When a patrol officer arrives on the scene in a ______________ capacity, they will assume the responsibility of evaluating circumstances and directing and coordinating the efforts of those officers assigned.
Supervisory
Some crimes and incidents, because of their complexity, require expertise and time that the patrol officer may not have. To ensure these types of crimes receive proper investigation, the patrol officer or supervisor assumes the responsibility for evaluating all circumstances related to the investigation and determines the need to request assistance from a detective. When the crime involves a dignitary or politician, the __________________ or designee will be notified.
Criminal Intelligence Section (CIS) lieutenant
When detectives are responding to assume investigative responsibility, the patrol officer will begin the preliminary investigation and will brief a supervisor. A patrol supervisor should respond and either ________________ to detectives or will designate an officer to provide the briefing to detectives.
Provide the briefing
Patrol investigations will be notified on all property related crimes involving:
- Property-related crimes at a felony level to include:
a. Auto thefts requiring immediate follow up
b. Residential/commercial burglaries over $50,000
c. Grand larceny over $75,000
d. Residential/commercial/ vehicle burglaries as part of an identified series
e. Firearm-related crimes to include:
1) Prohibited person in possession of a firearm
2) Possession of a stolen firearm or obliterated serial number
PD will be notified on residential/commercial burglaries over _________.
$50,000
PD will be notified on grand larceny over _________.
$75,000
Patrol Investigations will be notified on person related crimes at a felony level to include:
a. Assault, battery, mayhem, attempted murder, robberies, and larceny from persons
b. Domestic-related crimes at a felony level to include:
1) Assault
2) Battery
3) Strangulation
4) Harassment
5) Stalking
6) Violation of protective orders
Who will be notified on suspicious deaths?
Patrol investigations
If the Crime Scene Investigations (CSI) Section, the coroner’s investigator, or Patrol has assessed the scene and observed something suspicious, the Homicide Section lieutenant will be notified.
After PD has been notified on a suspicious death, and CSI, patrol, or the coroner has observed something suspicious, who gets notified?
Homicide section lieutenant
Who will be notified for crimes involving:
1. Any commercial robbery where a victim has been shot or seriously injured.
2. Takeover type robbery (e.g., casino or bar) – these events generally have numerous victims/witnesses who should be interviewed on scene if possible.
3. Armored car robberies.
4. Robberies assigned to the Robbery Section that are part of an ongoing series and have been previously identified.
5. Active kidnap events that the Robbery Section is responsible for investigating. Extortion demand must be an element (see LVMPD 3.320, Kidnapping Investigations).
6. Any situation involving a crime the Robbery Section handles that may gain intense media attention.
7. Bank robberies.
8. Commercial robberies or other crimes that the Robbery Section handles where immediate follow- up investigation is necessary (i.e., search warrants). The immediate necessity of follow-up will be discussed between the supervisor on scene and the on-call Robbery Section representative.
9. Commercial robberies that are part of an identifiable spree of three or more events.
Theft Crime Bureau - Robbery Section
Who will be notified for crimes involving:
1. Theft is over $75,000 in value of a retail product(s).
2. Theft involves a suspect in custody who has specific, verifiable, and actionable information on a fencing operation.
3. Theft involves commercial fuel and any theft that involves fuel with the use of a pulser device, or any other device used to manipulate commercial fuel pumps.
4. Theft involves items taken from an active construction site including copper.
5. Misdemeanor and felony thefts related to retail businesses.
6. Commercial burglaries that occur during business hours as part of a grand larceny or a petit larceny.
Theft Crimes Bureau - Organized Retail Crime and Construction Theft Section
____________________ will retain responsibility for commercial burglaries that occur outside of normal business hours and for any construction thefts that occur away from active construction sites (i.e., a light pole gets stripped of its copper). Any applicable intelligence gained from these investigations will be forwarded to the ORC and Construction Theft Section.
Area command detectives
______________ section will be notified on all:
1. Homicides
2. Fire deaths
3. Suspicious deaths after crime scene analysts (CSAs) have responded to and assessed the scene
Homicide