Foot, Vehicle, and Felony Challenges

Question 1

Purpose of Challenging

Answer 1

• Determine if friend or foe

- Positive ID

Question 2

Which officer will do all the talking and searching?

Answer 2

Contact

Question 3

Which officer will observe and control?

Answer 3

Cover

Question 4

Steps when challenging individuals on foot:

Answer 4

• Contact dispatch before challenge.
• Ready carry
• Reactionary gap
• Ask for location of ID, have them place on ground outside of foot.
• Have suspect walk 6 paces forward
• Pick up and check credentials.
• Ask reason for being in area
• Command
• Supervisor
• Work phone #
• Picture ID

Question 5

Check credentials for?

Answer 5

DOB and SSN

Question 6

Positive ID is made, then what?

Answer 6

Contact dispatch

Question 7

If you can’t get positive ID?

Answer 7

• Detain
• Keep at disadvantage
• Wait for backup
• keep in contact with dispatch

Question 8

Steps in challenging individuals in vehicles:

Answer 8

• Detect
• Advise dispatch of vehicle description
• use your vehicle for cover and concealment
• ready carry
• at night, tell driver to leave headlights on and turn on dome light.
• hands where you can see them
• have driver open door from outside, push door open with left foot, and step out of vehicle.
• have suspect remove ID and place it on arm rest of vehicle
• suspect will then side step left and walk forward
• other occupant(s) will exit from same door as driver
• Do not leave your cover until all suspects are in final challenge position, then move up.
• 80% focus on suspect, 20% on vehicle.

Question 9

Felony Stops

Answer 9

• BOLO = be on the lookout
• Distance between suspects vehicle and patrol vehicle is 30 feet.
• Vehicle 1 positioned 2-3 feet offset to left of suspect vehicle.
• SFO 1 will establish contact. ID yourself and reason for stop.
• Don’t remove suspect(s) until backup arrives
• Weapon out, safety off, finger on trigger
• SFO 2 observes vehicle and suspects
• SFO 3 and 4 provide cover.