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Newport News Police Department - Operational Manual
OPS-625 - REQUESTS FOR MUTUAL AID AND ASSISTANCE
Amends/Supersedes: OPS-625 (03/23/2015) Date of Issue: 08/23/2021
I. PROCEDURE
A. Intra-Jurisdictional [2.1.2]
1. City Jail
a. Whenever a request for aid is received from the City Jail, the ranking on-duty supervisor for
the South Precinct will be immediately notified. Upon notification the supervisor will contact
the jail to ascertain the nature of the request, and the number of police personnel requested.
The ranking on-duty supervisor will then ensure the South Precinct commander is notified as
well as the following personnel:
1) The Assistant Chief of the Patrol Bureau
2) The Chief of Police
3) The Public Information Officer
b. The supervisor selected to oversee the assignment shall assemble the appropriate number of
officers to fill the request pursuant to ADM-199 Response to Unusual Occurrences.
c. Response to the disturbance shall be governed by the provisions of Sections VIII Civil
Disturbance and IX Emergency Mobilization of ADM-199 Response to Unusual Occurrences.
2. Juvenile Secure Detention
a. Juvenile Secure Detention will notify the Communications Division of the disturbance either
by phone or radio.
b. The Communications Division will dispatch a minimum of two police officers and the on-duty
supervisor to respond to the disturbance call.
c. The first officer to arrive should wait for the back-up unit before entering.
d. The officers shall enter the building through the Juvenile Secure Detention carport on 25th
Street and, at their discretion, may secure their weapons in the gun locker located inside the
carport.
e. Once the situation has been resolved, the first officer dispatched will be responsible for the
preliminary investigation and/or photographs of the scene. [42.1.4]
f. After investigating the disturbance, if the on-duty supervisor feels the need for further
investigation exists, the Special Victims Unit will be contacted.
g. If the officers determine that the disturbance has become a hostage situation, they should
remain outside the building and request a Tactical Operations Unit response per OPS-610
Tactical Situations. [46.2.1(a)]
h. If the on-duty supervisor determines that the disturbance is greater than can be handled by
available units, further response shall be in accordance with ADM-199 Response to Unusual
Occurrences.
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