Title 7 - Evidence and Property Flashcards
7.040
What does an officer do if they recover .50 caliber or larger ammunition for evidence?
Contact ABS to submit as evidence. Do not take to evidence unit.
7.070
Can the department convert evidence for Dep use?
Yes, if:
- ) The item is not needed in a judicial proceeding, and
- ) There is no known owner or the item has been forfeited, and
- ) the item is for Dept use.
7.070
What evidence items can’t be converted to Dept use?
Tube televisions and computers.
7.080
How many employees will be present to count any money being submitted?
Two employees.
7.080
How will all money evidence be pacakgaed?
In a sealed currency envelope. This applies to paper, coin, counterfeit and foreign currency.
7.080
Can counterfeit and normal money, or foreign currency and U.S currency, be packaged together?
No. Each type of currency is packaged in a separate currency envelope.
7.080
Who signs the Currency Envelope?
Both employees who counted the money.
7.080
How is counterfeit money packaged?
In it’s own Currency Envelope with “counterfeit” written on the outside.
7.080
When will the evidence unit deposit U.S currency submitted as evidence into a bank account?
90 days after submission. Employees may request that the currency is retained by the evidence unit and not placed in a bank.
7.080
What money submitted for evidence is not placed into a bank account after 90 days?
- Money that is physical evidence
- Counterfeit money
- Money requiring laboratory examination
- Foregin money (including Canadian)
- Money known or suspected to be bio-hazardous
- Money with collectible or sentimental value
- “Marked” buy money.
7.090
Where will officers store digitial and photo evidence?
Evidence.com
7.090
What will employees add when uploading video or photo evidence to evidence.com?
Add the event number and category
7.090
Can employees create or store photo or video evidence on personal devices?
No
7.090
Can employees use personal equipment to capture photo or video evidence?
No. Must use dept issued devices.
7.090
What will employees use to take evidentiary photos on issued smartphones?
Use Axon Capture moble app.
7.090
Who restricts video or photo evidnece?
The lead investigator or supervisor from the investigating unit.
7.090
How is photo or video evidence restricted?
Lead investigator or supervisor contacts photo/video unit to restrict digital evidence.
7.090
How do officers handle evidence on physical media (usb)?
Officers will upload the media into evidence.com then sumbit the physical media device, containing the original files, into evidence.
7.110
When can officers use BWV or ICV to record statements?
Exigent circumstances when Axon Capture and digitial recorders are not available.
7.110
How do officers take digital audio statements?
Officers may use Axon Capture on a dept smartphone or use a digital audio recorder.
7.110
What must officers do if they take a recorded statement using BWV or ICV?
- Document why axon capture or digital recorder wasnt used.
- Tag video with related case number.
- Bookmark the time within the video of the statement.
7.110
Can officers keep a temporary working copy of photos, video or audio statement on their dept computer?
Yes. Once it is no longer needed, must delete it.
7.110
Where are audio statements uploaded to?
Evidence.com
7.110
Can officers take audio-recorded statements using a non-dept device?
Yes, only in exigent circumstances.
(this exception isn’t present for video or photo evidence.)
7.110
What must an officer do, during exigent circumstances, if he takes an audio statement using his personal device?
- Document why personal device was used.
- Respond to video unit to transfer the audio statment.
7.110
What needs to be at the beginning of all audio statements?
- Officer name and includes “of Seattle Police Dept”
- Incident report
- Date and time of recording
- Name of interviewee
- Name of all persons present during interview
- Permission to record the statement.
7.120
Where will officers record the estimated weight of drugs and packaging material?
In the General Offense report and Certification of Probable Cause
7.120
What needs to be completed for found narcotics without a known suspect?
Submit to evidence and complete Property Release Supplement.
7.13
Can outside agencies borrow narcotics for training purposes?
No
7.130
Who will inspect Narcotic training aid inventory before acquiring any new narcotic training aids?
APRS
7.13
Who will secure, and have access to, training narcotics when not in use?
Only unit sergeant and Lieutanent can access.
7.13
When may a handler modify narcotic training aids?
Only during an audit with APRS
7.140
Who may check out a evidence firearm for training purposes?
Canine Officer.
7.140
How long can a K9 handler check out an evidence firearm for training purposes?
90 days.
7.140
Who maintians a record of the firearms used as training aids?
Sgt of the canine handler. Record must include:
1. Associated Report number
2. weapon make/model/serial number
3. Date obtained and date returned to evidence unit
7.140
What type of firearms does the evidence unit release for training purposes?
Firearms scheduled for destruction.
7.140
What happens to a training firearm that is returned to evidence?
Evidence Unit will destroy it.
7.140
Who is responsible for securing K9 training firearms?
The k9 handler.
7.140
What is required if a K9 handler loses, destroys or has stolen a training firearm from evidence?
Writes a memo to Homeland Security Captain and the Compliance Section Captain.
