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Newport News Police Department
2) Do not insert any nylon ties or other authorized ties utilized to process a firearm through the
weapon’s barrel.
3) If fingerprints or DNA may be recovered from a firearm, do not place it into an evidence locker
“loose.” It shall be treated as outlined in Section III.E.2.c. The firearm must be readily identifiable
as such by the technician retrieving the firearm from the locker.
4) Temporary evidence lockers designed for long guns will not be used for smaller items of evidence
unless there is no other available temporary locker.
c. Handguns submitted for in-house processing shall be cleared of all ammunition and placed in an
unsealed 9x12 envelope labeled with the corresponding P&E Property identification number and
“Process for Prints.”
d. Firearms that may require swabbing for DNA will be submitted to the P&E facility. Wear
protective latex gloves when handling firearms whenever possible to avoid contamination of
DNA evidence.
NOTE: If a weapon cannot be unloaded for any reason, contact the Department Armorer for
instructions on rendering the weapon safe. Never place loaded weapons in temporary
lockers.
e. When a firearm is recovered for submission to the P&E Unit, the employee completes the
following documentation for both evidentiary and safe keeping submissions:
1) Complete a Firearms Submission Form (NNPD Form #86).
2) Interview the person who possessed the firearm and complete a State Police Criminal
Firearms Clearinghouse Form (SP-187). Through this interview, attempt to determine where
and/or from whom the possessor obtained the weapon.
3) Document the current owner of the weapon (if different from the information in blocks #24
through #35 of Form #SP-187).
4) Document additional information on a plain sheet of paper with the P&E Inventory Control
number at the top right and staple it to Form (SP-187). Both forms (SP-187 and NNPD Form
#8) with evidence or found property will be submitted to P&E; and
5) Document recovery and classification on the sheet. [82.2.1(a,b,c,d,e)]
NOTE: If the firearm is recovered from a juvenile or school property, the recovering
employee will write “Juvenile” in the P&E sheet “Remarks” section.
f. Special Handling of Semi-Automatic Firearms (NIBIN Testing)
All semi-automatic firearms (i.e., 9mm pistol, Tech 9, AR-15 rifle) and pump shotguns collected
as the result of an arrest due to a violation involving that weapon and found weapons shall be
submitted for processing into the National Integrated Ballistic Information Network (NIBIN). The
submitting employee shall:
g. Submit the firearm to the Forensic Services Unit NIBIN technician with the completed Firearms
Submission form (NNPD Form #86).
h. If a confirmation/correlation from the State Crime Lab is also needed:
i. Notification and approval will be obtained through the employee’s chain of command; and
j. A RFLE Form noting “NIBIN” will be completed.
k. Notate “process for prints” on any documentation for firearms also needing latent print
processing.
l. Weapons seized for “safekeeping” will not be submitted for NIBIN testing. This includes weapons
taken due to an arrest not involving the weapon and execution of a Substantial Risk Order.
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