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5) If the family wants to go to the hospital, they should be transported via police vehicle. If
they insist on personally driving, an officer should accompany them in the family car if
they will allow it.
6) The senior ranking officer at the hospital shall be notified, preferably by telephone, that
the family is en route to the hospital.
7) Every effort should be made to ensure the family鈥檚 privacy during this traumatic time.
Departmental employees should remember that the news media can monitor our radio
frequencies. At no time will a Police Department employee mention the officer鈥檚 name
over the Departmental radio frequencies. Additionally, the officer鈥檚 name should not be
shared on personal social media accounts until the department releases it to the media or
the family.
4. Citizens of the Community
a. Before notifying the next-of-kin of a victim or seriously ill person who has been transported
to the hospital, the officer will obtain accurate information concerning the person鈥檚 name,
address, nature, and extent of injuries or illness and the hospital to which the person was
transported.
b. The investigating officer will make every attempt to obtain the name and address of the
person鈥檚 next of kin.
c. The investigating officer will try to contact the next-of-kin in person if notification concerns
a death. Death notification by phone should be avoided.
1) If the deceased is a resident of another city, the investigating officer will have a police
representative from that city notified of all pertinent information and request that this
representative notifies the next of kin in person.
2) If the deceased is a military member, the investigating officer will notify the military
contact number of the appropriate branch listed below and request that the military notify
the next of kin. The investigating officer will advise the person at the contact number to
ascertain the date, time, and name of the party making the notification for the completion
of reports.
a) Fort Eustis - Military Police Desk (757) 878-4555
b) Langley AFB - Security Police Desk (757) 764-5092
c) Yorktown Naval Weapons Station - Security (757) 887-4939
d) U.S. Coast Guard Station Yorktown - Security (757) 856-2314
e) Newport News Shipbuilding Communications (757) 380-4031
NOTE: Newport News Shipbuilding Communications will notify their appropriate
command personnel and have them contact the Police Department as soon
as possible.
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