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2. Evidence Collection - The responding officer should assist with the collection and
preservation of evidence.
a. In offenses such as shoplifting where clothes and/or perishable items are involved,
the evidence should be photographed, whenever possible, and returned to the
security officer.
b. In offenses that involve sensitive evidence such as drugs:
1) The security officer will maintain custody of the evidence until it is placed
in Property and Evidence.
2) The officer may provide the security officer with the Field Test kit and
instructions on how to use it in order for the security officer to test suspected
marijuana evidence.
3) The assisting officer will complete a Property and Evidence Inventory Form
(NNPD Form #8) and a Request For Laboratory Examination Form (State
Form DFS-70-001).
4) The security officer, with the officer’s assistance, will place the drugs into
the Property and Evidence Unit’s temporary storage area.
c. The security officer is responsible for maintaining evidence in all other cases.
D. Providing Summonses for Private Security Services (see also ADM-465, Virginia Uniform
Summonses)
1. The Newport News Police Department will provide summonses for private security
services in accordance with the guidelines contained hereafter. The summons will be
the standard Virginia Uniform Summons but will not contain the name of the
Newport News Police Department.
2. The summons books will be maintained at the Records Unit. [82.3.4(c)]
3. To obtain summons books, an employer or agent of a private security service must
present a letter on company stationary to the Records Unit requesting summons books.
a. These summons books will be logged out to the company and the company will
be responsible for all the summonses in the book.
b. Before leaving the Records Unit, the employer or agent of the private security
service must stamp the name of the business on all summonses issued to them.
4. The private security service will be charged the same rate for the summonses as billed
to the Department.
5. The Records Unit will maintain a record of all summonses purchased, indicating the
purchase date, company name, starting and ending book numbers, and the receiving
person. [82.3.4(b)]
Steven R. Drew
Chief of Police
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