Vehicular Pursuits (3.210) Flashcards
Memorization
Caravanning
Units not directly involved in a vehicular pursuit INTENTIONALLY traveling on the same road as pursuing units and / or suspect vehicle while NOT adhering to all traffic laws, REDARDLESS OF THE ACTIVATION OF EMERGENY EQUIPMENT (lights and siren). CARAVANNING IS PROHIBITED.
Monitoring Supervisor
Responsible for the MANAGEMENT of a vehicular pursuit, bubble tactic, and / or air unit surveillance a suspect vehicle that meets pursuit criteria.
Primary Pursuing Unit
A unit situated directly behind the suspect vehicle AT ANY POINT during a pursuit.
Pursuit
An active ATTEMPT by an officer in an authorized emergency vehicle, using emergency equipment (lights and siren), to apprehend a suspect who is failing to yield after due notice or is attempting to avoid apprehension and whose driving presents a CLEAR AND IMMINENT DANGER. An officer continuing to follow the suspect vehicle, regardless of the activation of emergency equipment, WILL BE CONSIDEERED IN PURSUIT.
NRS 484B.700 Subsection 4
(does not relieve officers from liability during pursuit driving)
The provisions of this section DO NOT relieve the driver from the duty to drive with DUE REGARD for the safety of all persons and DO NOT protect the driver from the consequences of the driver’s reckless disregard for the safety of others.
C3 driving WILL be utilized by pursuing officers exercising REASONABLE CARE for persons and property. Vehicles not equipped for C3 driving ___ WILL NOT be permitted to take part in a vehicular pursuit under ANY circumstances.
Lights visible from the FRONT, BACK, & SIDES of the vehicle & and AUDIBLE SIREN.
Pursuits are NOT authorized for: (3)
Property crime
Minor traffic infraction
Occupied stolen vehicle
Authorized pursuit: (2)
Violent felony offense OR
if the suspect presents a CLEAR & IMMEDIATE danger to the public.
A clear and immediate danger to the public will NOT be defined by officers based SOLELY on a SUSPECTS’S REACTION to the Initial stop.
If an officer can articulate that a suspect presents a clear and immediate danger to the public, the MONITORING SUPERVISOR ___ the vehicular pursuit over the radio. If approved, the MONITORING SUPERVISOR ___ the continuance of the vehicular pursuit.
Verbally approve
Will direct
Initiating officers and FIELD SUPERVISORS who authorized the vehicular pursuit to continue WILL consider: (8)
- Whether the need for IMMEDIATE apprehension of the suspect(s) outweighs the danger created by the pursuit itself.
a) If the vehicle pursuit is for a violent felony, pursuing units and monitoring supervisor(s) SHOULD evaluate the SEVERITY OF THE CRIME and when it occurred. (Examples: is the crime part of a violent felony crime serries? Is there a CONFIRMED victim and evidence or corroborating witness(es) to support that a violent felony crime occurred? Does the crime involve SBI of death? - Whether the suspect is know to officers and COULD be apprehended later.
- Speeds of the vehicle pursuit (pursuing units and fleeing vehicle).
- Vehicular and pedestrian traffic (including road conditions)
- Environmental factors surrounding the pursuit: residential, commercial, or rural.
- Weather conditions (eg, rain, fog, or snow).
- Time of day: does visibility create an UNREASONABLE risk of injury to the public or pursuing officers?
- Alternatives to allowing the pursuit to continue, INCLUDING the availability of the air unit, use of the bubble tactic, surveillance with unmarked LVMPD vehicles, use of PIT, deployment of stop sticks, or arrest at a later time via investigative means.
A maximum of ___ units ___ will be authorized UNLESS additional units are approved to join the pursuit by a MONITORING SUPERVISOR.
three
primary, secondary, and third
IF circumstances PERMIT, the primary unit ___ wait for a ___ unit and ___ unit, and when AVAILABLE, the ____ BEFORE activating emergency equipment to initiate a vehicle stop on a pursuable vehicle
SHOULD
secondary
third
air unit
Any officer who assumes the primary position, at ___ during the pursuit, regardless of ___ in the primary position, WILL complete a separate pursuit report in blue team.
any point
duration
Any primary pursuing unit WILL proceed to the ___ at the conclusion of the pursuit.
termination point
Supervisors directly involved in the vehicular pursuit:
Whether as PRIMARY, SECONDARY, or the THIRD unit WILL relinquish their position to a black and white marked patrol unit joining the vehicle pursuit. This will ensure the supervisor maintains command, control, and objectivity of the vehicle pursuit.
Decisions made by the pursuing units and MONITORING SUPERVISOR who authorizes the vehicular pursuit WILL:
Have the primary goal of assuring the safety of innocent citizens, officers, and, when POSSIBLE, those who are fleeing. Pursuing units and MONITORING SUPERVISORS WILL CONSTANTLY evaluate conditions and discontinue the pursuit when the danger outweighs the need to apprehend the suspect.
If pursuing units discontinue a vehicular pursuit or are ordered by a supervisor to discontinue, the pursuing units WILL: (2)
- IMMEDIATELY cease emergency operations (lights and siren), reduce speed, and discontinue visual contact with the suspect vehicle.
- Broadcast over the radio the discontinuance of pursuit and that there is no longer visual contact of the suspect vehicle.
An officer involved in a motor vehicle collision during an emergency response or a pursuit WILL IMMEDIATELY DISCONTINUE involvement & take proper action as required by NRS 484E & deportment directives UNLESS: (3)
- No unit is available to assume the pursuit or respond to the unit involved.
- Damage to the unit is minor, and it can still be operated without danger.
- There is no apparent injuries as a result of the collision.
Officers MUST notify dispatch: (3)
- When a pursuit is initiated and terminated.
- When a pursuit is initiated and discontinued.
- When a situation is observed that could result in a pursuit, but the pursuit did not meet the criteria for pursuing (event must be created or updated in this situation).
Officers MUST notify communications via radio if they become the primary unit ___ of a vehicle pursuit. Considering the dynamics of a vehicular pursuit, the primary unit could ___ between authorized pursuit units.
at any point
alternate
Units bubbling as suspect vehicle ___ not intentionally bubble outside of their assigned area command ___ approved by the ___ and assigned by the communications dispatcher, in consultation with the monitoring supervisor.
Will
Unless
Monitoring supervisor
Units bubbling WILL: (5)
- Attempt to contain the suspect vehicle, NOT apprehend.
- Monitor the suspect vehicle via radio but WILL NOT seek constant visual contact of the fleeing vehicle.
- Obey all traffic laws and NOT activate emergency equipment (lights and siren).
- Avoid engaging the suspect in a vehicular pursuit WITHOUT supervisor approval.
- AVOID the TERMINATION POINT UNLESS requested by units at the termination point or the monitoring supervisor and assigned by the dispatcher.
Whether OR not a vehicle pursuit is occurring, if the suspect vehicle enters another area command OR jurisdiction, the MONITORING SUPERVISOR ___ determine if the bubble tactic should continue. The MONITORING SUPERVISOR WILL NOT ___ responsibilities while the bubble tactic is still active and ___ continue to monitor UNLESS ___ by a higher ranking department supervisor.
will
transition
will
relieved