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Newport News Police Department
B. A psychological evaluation and subsequent treatment may be required per City PAM 1201 Non-
Occupational Disabilities Policies, Procedures and Guidelines.
C. Letters issued for substantiated complaints. [26.1.4(b)]
1. Letters of Counsel may be issued and are attached to the appropriate Axon Standards report/event.
2. Letters of Reprimand may be issued and attached to the appropriate Axon Standards report/event,
with copies sent to the Chief’s Office and the City’s Human Resources Department. [26.1.8]
D. Relieved from Duty [26.1.4(c)]
1. Any supervisor has the authority to relieve any Police Department employee (of lesser rank) from
duty with pay until the next day when it appears that such action is in the department’s best interest.
[22.1.2; 26.1.5; 26.3.7]
2. The supervisor relieving an employee from duty with pay shall immediately notify the employee’s
chain of command. A written report by the relieving supervisor shall immediately be forwarded to
the Chief of Police through the chain of command. If the incident constitutes a conduct or
performance issue, the supervisor will also submit the Axon Standards report before the end of the
shift. [26.3.2]
3. The employee being relieved from duty must report to their precinct/division commander the
following business day at 0800 hours unless otherwise directed by the commander or their designee.
4. The Chief of Police, or designee, can place any Police Department employee on administrative leave
in accordance with PAM-1000. [22.1.2(a)]
5. Equipment Issues [26.1.5]
a. When a sworn employee is relieved from duty, any issued equipment considered as evidence
shall be processed and stored per OPS-485 Property and Evidence.
b. The supervisor relieving the sworn employee from duty will retrieve the following non-
evidentiary issued equipment:
1) Badges
2) Police identification cards (notify Logistics Division to deactivate possible individual access
codes).
3) All department-issued firearms; any retrieved department firearms will be turned in to the
Department armorer by the following City working day.
4) Electronic Control Device (i.e., Taser®, etc.).
5) Body-worn camera.
6) City-issued cellular telephone.
7) Issued portable radio(s).
8) Issued laptops and computer-related property.
a) Department-issued laptops and computer-related property (to include individually
assigned MDCs and tablets) shall be submitted to the precinct/division commander for
secure storage for up to thirty (30) days.
b) Any non-evidentiary computer-related property still held at the end of the thirty (30)
days period shall be delivered to the Public Safety Information and Technology Unit and
may be reassigned.
c. If the employee being relieved from duty is assigned a take-home vehicle, the employee’s
immediate supervisor will ensure that the vehicle is parked at the facility where the employee is
assigned to work and that the keys are provided to the employee's precinct/division commander,
or designee, who will:
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