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Newport News Police Department
2. Remote Storage Locations
a. Access to the P&E evidence storage areas at remote locations shall be gained by the employee’s
ID card.
b. All property and evidence turned in at the remote storage locations will be stored in the evidence
lockers or the drug mailbox located in the Temporary Evidence Storage Room. After the employee
has placed the evidence in the locker, the employee will secure the locker. Evidence will not be
left unsecured outside of the lockers. [84.1.2]
NOTE: Only P&E Unit staff have access to secure lockers.
3. P&E Facility [84.1.2]
a. An employee’s ID will grant access to the temporary evidence storage area at headquarters.
b. After normal business hours, all property and evidence turned in at headquarters will be stored
in the evidence lockers in the foyer of the P&E/Forensics Building, and the locker locked.
c. Drug evidence being turned in at headquarters will be placed in a locker designated as “drug only”
storage, following the procedures in Section III.E. Narcotic Evidence.
d. If the drug lockers at headquarters are full, the drug evidence will be placed in a drug locker at
one of the precinct stations.
4. Employees entering the temporary evidence storage room at either a remote storage location or the P&E
facility shall sign the entry logbook (completing all columns) maintained inside the temporary P&E
evidence storage room. Any entry to a P&E evidence storage area will be logged.
5. Whenever personnel seize items of property and evidence too large to fit into the temporary evidence
lockers, one of the following employees will be notified (in descending order) to respond and take
possession of the item(s): [84.1.1(e)]
a. P&E Sergeant
b. P&E Drug Control Officer
c. P&E Technician
6. Collected latent prints will be placed onto a “Latent Print Card” (NNPD Form #21). Officers will
complete all form fields (except as marked otherwise). All prints collected will be listed on the P&E
sheet (NNPD Form #8) for that case’s evidence.
a. A separate envelope will be used for each case. The card(s) will be placed into one of the 6 X 9-
inch pre-printed manila envelopes, and the following information will be provided:
1) Officer Name.
2) Officer Computer #.
3) IBR # for the related case.
4) Date; and
5) The number of print cards in the envelope.
NOTE: If the supplied pre-printed envelope is not large enough, a larger envelope may be
utilized, and the required information printed on the front. When packaging latent
prints from an online reporting case, if the IBR # has not been assigned, this field may
be left blank, and the P&E # referenced as a note.
b. After the prints are placed in the prepared envelope, officers will seal it, initial the seal and enter
the prints into the evidence log.
c. Once logged, the envelope is placed into the “latent print box” located:
1) Back of the P&E door at North and Central precincts.
2) Above the officers’ table/desk at headquarters and South Precinct P&E areas.
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