Crime Scene investigations Flashcards
The responsibility for conducting the preliminary investigation normally lies with who?
The patrol officer
When crimes involve a dignitary or politician, who will be notified?
The organized crime bureau, criminal intelligence section LT
PD detectives will be notified on the following Property crimes
- Auto theft requiring immediate follow up
- Burglaries over $50,000
- Grand larceny over $75,000
- Any burglary that is part of a series
- Prohibited person in possession of a firearm and possession of a stolen firearm or obliterated serial number.
PD detectors will be notified on the following FELONY person crimes
- Assault, battery, Mayham, attempt murder, robberies, and larceny from person.
- DV crimes that are a felony
- Suspicious deaths.
- Any of the above listed crimes which would require a search warrant.
Robbery will be notified on all crimes involving:
- Commercial robbery where victim has been shot or seriously injured
- Take over robbery
- Armored car robbery
- Robberies that are part of a series
- Robberies that may gain intense media attention
- Bank robberies
- Commercial robberies where immediate follow up as necessary
- Active kidnap events where an extortion demand is an element.
- Commercial robberies that are part of a spree of three or more.
RAPP will be Notified when
- The object of a theft clearly outreaches the boundaries of Clark County and calls for national resources
- The theft is over $250,000 owed in value of retail products
- Theft involves high-profile victims.
- That involves items with an international Nexus.
- Theft involves national or international treasures.
- Theft involves quantity of a single type of retail item that would exceed the amount for normal persons use and is likely to be resold
- Theft involving a suspect in custody that has specific, verifiable, and actionable information on a fencing operation.
- Theft involving a suspect in custody in possession of professional booster tools.
- Series of three or more events involving the same suspect
Homicide will be notified on all
- Homicides
- Fire deaths
- Suspicious deaths after crime scene analyst and coroners investigators have responded and assessed the scene.
Abuse and neglect detail will be notified on all
- Children or elders with substantial injuries caused by abuse or neglect
- On all child deaths including suicides.
- Deaths of elders, 60 years of age or older, caused by abuse or neglect
FIT and CIRT respond to conduct appropriate investigations related to
- Critical events
- In custody deaths
- Incidents where LVMPD members are victims of a violent crime while performing their official duties
FIT will be notified on all:
- Officer involved shootings
- In custody deaths or death or critical bodily harm when there is police involvement.
- Use of deadly force incidents
- Incidents where the force used by officers lead to critical injury to the suspect to whom the force was applied.
- Any incident where in the department member, during the course of official duties, is the victim of a violent felony crime and sustains critical injury.
CIRT will be notified on all:
- OIS’s
- In custody deaths
- Attempted suicides at DSD
- Use of deadly force incidents, including animal shoots
- Incidents where the force used by Officer’s lead to critical injury to the subject whom the force was applied
- Any incident where in the department member, during the Course of official duties, is the victim of a violent crime and sustains critical injury.
Whose responsibility is it to respond to the above incidents reference a FIT or CIRT call out and ensure that THE FIT or CIRT Lieutenant is notified?
The watch commander
Red crime scene tape will be used to protect the inner perimeter On what events?
- OIS
- In custody death
- Use of deadly force
All personnel, regardless of rank, must obtain authorization from who before entering the red Taped crime scene area?
- FIT Detective.
2. CSI Supervisor.
When should a major incident log be completed?
On all scenes where an investigative unit will be responding or conducting a follow up investigation.
