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HomeMy WebLinkAbout01-08-2002 ICPD General Orders INV-04.1 NARCOTICS, ORGANIZED CRIME AND VICE INVESTIGATIONS IDate of Issue I General Order Number December 7, 2001 01-09 [ Effective Date I Section Code December 13, 2001 INV-04 Reevaluation Date Amends / Cancels October 2003 NEW C.A.L.E.A. I Reference INDEX AS: Criminal Investigations SRT © Narcotics/Drug Investigations Investigations - ~ Organized Crime Gangs __~ ~': CovertJUndercover Operations '~'? I. PURPOSE ~ ~,, The purpose of this policy is to identify the duties and responsibilities personnel in narcotic, organized crime or vice investigations. I1. POLICY Although it is the responsibility of each sworn member of the Iowa City Police Department to enforce and investigate all criminal activity including vice, narcotics and organized crime, the Criminal Investigations Section is specifically charged to respond to white collar crime, money laundering, narcotics/drug trafficking, vice, economic and organized crime activities. The Iowa City Police Department will monitor these criminal organizations and utilize appropriate investigative strategies, in conjunction with other involved law enforcement agencies, to identify members, develop criminal cases for ~rosecution and dismantle such organizations. INV-04.2 III. DEFINITIONS Organized crime groups are characterized by: A. A goal to perpetuate the life of the group; B. Financial or economic gain; C. Advancement of pOwer or influence; D. Cdmi.nal activity. · Organized crime groups may .utilize intimidation, violence, or promote corruption to advance their goals. IV. PROCEDURES INVESTIGATIONS A. The Criminal Investigations Section (CIS) will routinely investigate vice/organized crime and drug/narcotics activities which come to its attention. These activities include but are not limited to: 1. Manufacture, distribution and possession of controlled substances (illicit <~.drugs); ~ 2 Illegal sale or distribution of firearms and/or explosives; ~_~ 3. Prostitution; ~.~ ~-' 4. Pornography; L~5 -~-~-' r~¥: Illegalgambling; "Loan Sharking"; ~.~z_. Corruption, such as the use of bribery or fraudulent activity to gain ~ influence; 8. Gang related property crimes or crimes against persons. B. All intelligence information and complaints shall be reviewed and evaluated by the CIS supervisor for possible assignment. The CIS supervisor will assign and/or authorize investigations based on the following criteria: 1. Nature of intelligence/complaint; 2. Validity of intelligence/complaint; 3. Availability of resources; 4. Priorities. , REPORTS AND RECORDS A. All members of the department are responsible to report any suspected vice, narcotics/drug, or organized crime activities. A thorough preliminary investigation will be conducted in a manner similar to all other criminal investigations and shall include witness information and statements. The CIS supervisor shall evaluate all information received and investigate crimes in conjunction with other investigative units. INV-04.3 B. Ail complaints of vice, narcotics/drug, or organized crime activities shall be recorded on the appropriate report form and may be issued a standard complaint number. a. intelligence information not alleging a specific criminal act may be forwarded directly to the ClS supervisor for evaluation and determination if it shall be included in departmental criminal intelligence files. C. The Crime Analysis/Intelligence unit shall analyze available intelligence and assist investigators in identification of criminal organizations, networks, their activities, and characteristics of targeted victims. D. Each such case shall include full documentation of all correspondence or information sent and received to/from outside agencies. E. All active, open cases involving vice, narcotics/drug and organized crime investigations shall be locked in a secure storage area by the case investigator. They shall not be placed in Central Records until a final disposition has been made and/or unless directed by CIS supervisor. F. The CIS supervisor shall track and document statistical information and maintain a complete log of all vice, narcotics/drug, and organized crime complaints. G. The ClS supervisor shall periodically meet with the Chief of Police or designee to brief him/her on ongoing "vice" investigations. COVERT AND UNDERCOVER OPERATIONS A. CIS personnel who are assigned covert assignments will prepare appropriate cover stories for home and work credibility, as determined by the CIS supervisor. They shall not disclose their assignment to anyone outside of family and the criminal justice community. B. CIS personnel shall be responsible for and shall maintain overall confidentially of their cover and the cover of other assigned officers who are with the Iowa City Police Department or other agencies. C. The CIS supervisor shall issue equipment to covert officers as necessary for them to safely and effectively perform their duties. D. Officers assigned to undercover operations in vice, narcotic/drug, or organized crime investigations shall be responsible for those enforcement ~_- --¢~actions requiring undercover infiltration, drug buys, and deployment of ~5 ~4~, ecoys. ~ ..% ',~.~he CIS shall utilize legal and acceptable methods wheq' conducting covert LLJ '~' 7¢~perations and utilizing electronic surveillance equipment for the successful ~i c~ -.oqc°mpleti°n of the operation. L_L- ~-~ ~ .B_asic types of Covert Operations cc cD~ Raids ~ Undercover infiltration, deployment of decoys or confidential informants 3. Surveillance G. The case investigator shall prepare a Covert Operations Plan for each operation. 1. The plan will provide information regarding the overall objective and incorporate information regarding procedures and methods, officer safety, target area and contingencies. INV-04.4 2. The Operations Plan will include type of operation, suspects, location, suspect vehicles, radio assignments, special concerns, officers involved, confidential informants, arrest/trouble signals, equipment and instructions. 3. The case investigator will ensure that all assisting personnel are informed of the details of the plan. a. If time permits, the plan should be reduced to writing and all participants provided a copy, with the original being forwarded to the CIS supervisor. b. If time does not permit the plan to be written prior to implementation, the case investigator shall detail the plan in writing after its execution. 4. All operations plans shall be reviewed and approved in advance by the ~ ~31S supervisor. Verbal approval may be given in those instances where ~ ~5 ~' ~he CIS supervisor, is not physically present at the time of completion of ~.~ c~__Cthe operabons plan. LL~ '~' ?~_-:._ln the case of a raid in which the SRT is to be utilized, the SRT ~ ~ L~commander may approve the operations plan in lieu of the CIS L.L ~_~ ,~ ©supervisor. ~ ~t~ Operations Plans shall be retained for a minimum of one calendar year. ~-~ 7_~_lhe C15 supervisor shall be notified prior to commencement of all ~ undercover operations. The undercover officer shall brief the supervisor about the investigation and any plans that have been made. The CIS supervisor is responsible for coordinating overall activities. 8. The safety of bystanders, cooperating individuals, and undercover officers shall be considered when planning and executing an undercover operation. 9. The following shall also be considered during the planning and execution of an undercover operation: a. The true identity of the suspect(s), their methods of operation, associates, places frequented, etc. b. Make provisions for adequate auditory and/or visual surveillance prior to, during and after any purchase. c. Prearrange methods of communications, signals, rendezvous points, etc. H; The security of official funds is the responsibility of the undercover officer and must be considered in the investigative objectives. '1. Money used during undercover operations as "flash" or buy money shall be photocopied or. otherwise recorded prior to the start ,of the operation by the undercover officer or, if applicable, informant/agent. The officer shall sign and record the date and time and submit the record to the case file. a. These funds shall be accounted for on a quarterly basis in accordance with departmental guidelines. I. While acknowledging that any covert operation has certain inherent dangers, the decision to continue a specific operation must be continually evaluated by the officers involved, the supervisor and the commander. 1. Coved operations will be terminated when the danger level of the operation outweighs the benefit of obtaining the intelligence or making the case. INV-04.5 2. The decision to abandon the operation may be the most intelligent course of action, and may be made at the involved officer(s) discretion at any time, based on his/her judgement, knowledge, or "instinct". At no time will an officer be disciplined for the decision to abandon an operation. R.' J. ~VVinkelhake, Chief of Police WARNING This directive ~s for departmental use only and does not apply in any criminal or civil proceeding. The department policy should not be conStrued as a creation of a higher Ilegal standard of safety or care in an evidentiary sense with respeCt to third-party Iclaims. Violations of this directive will only form the basis for departmental ladministrative sanctions. IOWA CITY POLICE DEPARTMENT GENERAL' ORDERS ALPHABETIC INDEX Section Code Index OPS-13 Accident Investigation, Vehicle Crashes OPS-13 Accidents, Vehicle Crashes ADM-05 Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS) OPS-08 Alarm/Open Door Response OPS-11 Alcohol Enforcement, Traffic ADM-03 Ammunition Specifications ADM-04 Annual Objectives LEG-02 Arrests, Arrests .-- LEG-01 Arrests, Civil Rights OPS-19 Arrests, Juvenile Procedures LEG-05 Arrests, Off-DutyConduct: Powers of Arrest OPS-17 Arrests, Racial Profiling LEG-04 Arrests, Search & Seizure ~-~ OPS-11 Arrests, Traffic .~'"' OPS-03 Arrests, Use of Force ~' TRN-01 Authority and Responsibility, Department Training SER-03 Background Investigations, Licensee ADM-07 Bicycle Operations, BodyArmor ADM-07 Body Armor OPS-16 BodyArmor, Police Cyclist SER-04 Bomb Threats, Special Purpose Vehicles OPS-08 Building Search, Alarm/Open Door Response OPS-05 Building Searches, Bomb Threats / Emergencies OPS-10 Canine, Canine Operations OPS-08 ,Canine Procedure, Alarm/Open Door Response SER-04 Canine, Special Purpose Vehicles OPS-03 Canine, Use of Force ADM-03 Care of Uniform Clothing and Equipment TRN-01 Career Specialty In-Service Training, Definition, Department Training INV-01 Case Screening Criteria, Investigative Case Screening Process LEG-02 Citations, Arrests OPS-ll Citations, Traffic LEG-01 Civil Rights OPS-05 Com'municatidns; Bomb Threats / Emergencies OPS-16 Communications, Police Cyclist OPS-01 Communications Procedure SER-04 Community Service Officers PER-02 Complaint Procedures, Harassment & Sexual Harassment OPS-17 Complaints, Racial Profiling INV-04 Coved/Undercover Operations, Narcotics, Organized Crime, Vice INV-03 Criminal Intelligence INV~04 Criminal Investigations, Narcotics, Organized Crime, Vice Operations OPS-04 Criteria for Investigative Task Force, Investigative Task Force INV-02 Deadly Force, Officer Involved Shootings / Lethal Incident Invest. Page I of 6 12/14/01 IOWA CITY POLICE DEPARTMENT GENERAL ORDERS ALPHABETIC INDEX Section Code Index ADM-04 Department Goals ADM-01 Department Publications TRN-01 Department Training Administration TRN-01 Department Training Authority and Responsibility TRN-01 Department Training Committee TRN-01 Department Training Goals TRN-01 Department Training Policy SER-02 Development of Report Forms ADM-01 Directives, Written " PER-01 Disciplinary Philosophy ADM-06 Discipline, Internal Affairs Investigations ~ ~ "TI OPS-17 Discipline, Racial Profiling LEG-02 Discretion, Arrests .-~ OPS-14 Domestic Abuse LEG~02 Domestic Abuse, Arrests .. OPS-14 Domestic Violence OPS-14 Domestic Violence Reports OPS-14 Domestics, Domestic Violence TRN-01 Education and Training Record OPS-06 'Emergency Assignments OPS-05 Emergency Communications, Emergency Operation of PD Vehicles PER-03 Employee Evaluations, Performance Evaluations OPS-07 Enforcement of Safety Belts OPS-06 Escorts, Emergency ADM-06 Evaluations, InternalAffairs Investigations OPS-12 Evaluations, In Car Recording Devices SER-01 Evaluations, Report Review ADM-06 Evaluations, InternalAffairs Investigations OPS-12 Evaluations, In Car Recording Devices OPS-12 Evidence INV-01 Exceptional Circumstances, Investigative Case Screening Process LEG-03 Field Information (FI) Cards, Field interviews & Pat-Down Searches LEG-03 Field Interviews, Field Interviews & Pat-Down Seamhes SER-05 Field Training, Weapons SER-05 Firearms, Weapons INV-01 Follow-Up Investigations SER-02 Forms Management Program INV-04 Gangs, Narcotics, Organized Crime, & Vice Investigations ADM-01 General Orders ADM-04 Goals and Objectives of Iowa City Police Department OPS-09 Handcuffing, Prisoner Transport PER-02 Harassment, Harassment & Sexual Harassment ADM-05 Hepatitis B Virus (HBV) ADM-05 Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) Page 2 of 6 12/14/01 IOWA CITY POLICE DEPARTMENT GENERAL ORDERS ALPHABETIC INDEX Section Code Index ADM-06 lAIR Forms OPS-13 Impounds, Vehicle Crashes ADM-02 Index, General Orders ADM-05 Infectious Disease ADM-05 Infectious Disease Exposure OPS-18 Informants ADM-07 Inspections, BodyArmor INV-03 Inspections, Criminal Intelligence INV-03 Intelligence, Criminal Intelligence OPS-18 Intelligence, Informants INV-03 Intelligence Reliability, Criminal Intelligence ADM-06 IntemalAffairs Investigations ADM-06 Internal Affairs Investigations Register (lAIR) INV-02 Internal Affairs, Officer Involved Shootings ! Lethal Incident Invest. PER-01 Internal Investigation Department, Disciplinary Philosophy OPS-12 Internal Investigations, In Car Recording Devices OPS-19 Investigation Procedures, Juvenile Procedures INV-01 Investigations, Investigative Case Screening Process INV-04 Investigations, Namotics, Organized Crime, & Vice Investigations OPS~04 Investigative Task Force ADM-06 Knowingly Providing False Information ADM-03 Leather Goods Classification OPS-15 Less Lethal SER-05 Less Lethal, Weapons SER-03 Licensee Background Investigations TRN-01 Lodging, Reimbursement, Training ' ADM-02 Manual, Policy & Procedures TRN-01 Meal Reimbursement, Training OPS-05 Media, Bomb Threats & Emergencies ADM-04 Mission Statement SER-05 Munitions INV-04 Narcotics/Drug Investigations, Narcotics, Organized Cnme, & V~ce PER-0~I Negative Discipline OPS-14 No Contact Order OPS-06 Occupant Restraints, Emergency Operation of Police Vehicles SER-05 Off-duty Weapons ADM-01 Official Department Publications OPS-06 Operation of Police Motorized Equipment ADM-0'I Orders, Written ORG-01 Organization ADM-04 Organizational Values INV-04 Pat-Down Searches, Field Interviews and Pat-Down Searches OPS-04 Outside Agency Requests- Investigative Task Force Members OPS-11 Parking Enforcement Page 3 of 6 12/14/01 IOWA CITY POLICE DEPARTMENT GENERAL ORDERS ALPHABETIC INDEX Section Code Index LEG-03 Pat-Down Searches PER-03 Performance Evaluations ADM-03 Personal Appearance ADM-06 Police Citizen's Review Board OPS-16 Police Cyclist ADM-02 Policy& Procedures Manual ADM-01 Policyand Operating Procedures Manual SER-04 Police Cyclist OPS-06 Police Vehicle Pursuits, Emergency Operation o'f P~iice Vehicles PER-01 Positive Discipline OPS-09 Prisoner Transport LEG-02 Prisoner Transport, Arrests OPS-04 Procedures for investigative Task Force OPS-14 Protective Orders ADM-01 Publications, Department OPS-06 Pursuit Driving OPS-17 Racial Profiling OPS-01 Radio Use TRN-01 Reimbursement, Training Expenses ADM-03 Replacement and Maintenance of Uniforms SER-02 Report Form, Annual Review ~.~ SER-02 Report Form, Development of SER-02 Report Form, Division of © __. SER-01 Report Process SER-01 Report Review ~>-~-- OPS-03 Reporting, Use of Force ~ ''~-- ~ -Iq OPS-10 Reports, Canine OPS-02 Reports, Police Vehicle Pursuits ~.~ SER-01 Reports, Required ~; co.. ORG-01 Responsibilities, Organization SER-02 Revision of Report Forms co LEG-01 Rights, Civil LEG-01 Rights, Individual OPS-07 Safety Belts LEG-01 Search & Seizure, Civil Rights ' 0PS-17 Search & Seizure, Racial Profiling SER-06 Search, Evidence & Property Handling Procedures LEG-04 Search, Search & Seizure OPS-10 Searches, Canine LEG-03 Searches, Field Interview & Pat Down Searches OPS-19 Searches, Juvenile Procedures OPS-07 Seat Belts OPS-06 Seat Belts, Emergency Operation of Police Vehicles SER-06 Seizure, Evidence & Property Handling Procedures Page 4 of 6 12/14/01 IOWA ClTY POLICE DEPARTMENT GENERAL ORDERS ALPHABETIC INDEX Section Code Index LEG-04 Seizure, Search & Seizure PER-02 Sexual Harassment INV-02 Shootings, Officer Involved Shootings / Lethal Incident Investigations INV-01 Solvability Factors, Investigative Case Screening Process OPS-16 Special Purpose Vehicles SER-O4 Special Response Team (SRT) SER-05 Special Response Team, Weapons INV-04 SRT, Narcotics, Organized Crime & Vice Investigati.o. ns LEG-04 Stop & Frisk, Search & Seizure PER-02 Supervisor Responsibilities OPS-17 Supervisor Responsibilities, Racial Profiling OPS-08 Supervisory Responsibility OPS-01 Ten Signals OPS-13 Traffic Control OPS-13 Traffic Direction OPS-11 Traffic Enforcement OPS-11 Traffic Exemptions OPS-06 Traffic Stops, Emergency Operation of Police Vehicles OPS-17 Traffic Stops, Racial Profiling OPS-11 Traffic Stops, Traffic OPS-12 Traffic Stops, Inc Car Recording Devices SER~05 Training, Weapons '~--~ TRN-01 Training Committee, Department TRN-01 Training Course Critique TRN-01 Training Expense Reimbursement TRN-01 Training Goals, Department TRN-01 Training Policy Statement TRN-01 Travel Costs, Training OPS-03 Use of Force OPS-15 Use of Force Matrix OPS-03 Use of Force Model OPS-08 Use of Force, Alarms & Open Doors LEG-02 Use of Force, Arrests OPS-10 Use of Force, Canine LE~-0t Use of Force, Civil Rights OPS-12 Use of Force, In Car Recording Devices OPS-15 Use of Force, Less Lethal Impact Munitions LEG-05 Use of Force, Off-Duty Conduct: Powers of Arrest INV-02 Use of Force, Officer Involved Shootings / Lethal Incident Invest. OPS-02 Use of Force, Police Vehicle Pursuits OPS-09 Use of Force, Prisoner Transport SER-05 Use of Force, Weapons OPS-01 Use of Radios OPS-07 Use of Safety Belts Page 5 of 6 12/14/01 IOWA C.17:Y:~OL.!CE DEPARTMENT GENERAL ,.ORDERS ..ALPHABETIC INDEX -Section Code Index OPS-13 Vehicle Crashes SER-06 Vehicle Impounds, Evidence & Property Handling Procedures OPS-16, Vehicle Operations, Pg!ic~ Cyclist SER-04 Vehicle Opera~.ions Special Purpose Vehicles OPS-02 Vehicle Pursuits OPS-03 Warning Shots ADM-07 Warrant Service LEG-01 Warrants, Civil Rights LEG-04 Warrants, Search & seizure " OPS-17 Warrants, Racial Profiling SER-05 Weapons LEG-05 Weapons, Off-Duty Conduct: Powers of Arrest ADM-03 Wearing of the Uniform ADM-01 Wdtten Directives Page 6 of 6 12/'14/01