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Policy
SUBJECT:
POLICY NUMBER
TRANSPORTS FOR OTHER AGENCIES
31
EFFECTIVE DATE
May 23, 2008
REFERENCE(S):
APPROVED BY:
CHIEF ROGER D.
POHLMAN
PURPOSE: It is the intention of the Red Wing Police Department to deliver quality law
enforcement services to all members of this community. To do this we must
maintain sufficient manpower within the community to provide these services.
This policy establishes guidelines to assist officers in determining when they
should engage in the transport of persons outside the City of Red Wing for
other agencies.
POLICY: It is the policy of the Red Wing Police Department that officers will transport
persons for other agencies only under emergency circumstances, and then
only when remaining manpower does not fall below unacceptable levels. If
manpower limits fall below unacceptable levels, then attempts shall be made
to contact off-duty personnel to provide the transport.
1. DEFINITIONS
A. TRANSPORT: The movement of any person from one location to another by
vehicle. For the purposes of this policy, it shall refer to the movement of
persons to locations outside the City of Red Wing.
B. EMERGENCY: An emergency shall exist when the person, for which
transport is requested, demonstrates observable violent behavior, or an
extreme potential that violent behavior will immediately occur, that would
cause a reasonable officer to consider the person a danger to themselves or
others.
C. VIOLENT BEHAVIOR: For the purposes of this policy, violent behavior shall
be defined as physically assaultive conduct by a person whose physical
condition or possession of weapons is such that these actions could
reasonably be expected to cause injury to themselves or another.
2. TRANSPORTS
A. The Red Wing Police Department reserves the right to refuse transport of
any individual if that transport reduces remaining manpower below an
unacceptable level. Unacceptable manpower levels will be determined by
the supervisor on duty, or if none present, by the senior officer on duty.
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1. Transports for other agencies will be conducted only when an
emergency situation exists.
2. The officer on scene will make the determination whether the person
qualifies for transport by the Red Wing Police Department under this
policy.
3. If the officer on scene believes that the person does not qualify for
transport under this policy, the officer shall contact the supervisor on
duty, or the senior officer, if there is no supervisor on duty, to discuss
the situation and what options are available. If there are no other
options available for the Red Wing Police Department to provide the
transport, the person will be returned to the custody of the requesting
agency for appropriate alternative transportation (i.e. ambulance,
family member, staff, etc.).
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