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HomeMy WebLinkAbout01-08-2002 ICPD General OrdersINV-04.1 NARCOTICS, ORGANIZED CRIME AND VICE INVESTIGATIONS Date of Issue General Order Number December7, 2001 01-09 Effective Date I Section Code December 13, 2001 INV-04 Reevaluation Date Amends / Cancels October 2003 1 NEW C.A.L.E.A. Reference INDEX AS: Criminal Investigations SRT Narcotics/Drug Investigations Investigations Organized Crime Gangs Covert/Undercover Operations 1. PURPOSE The purpose of this policy is to identify the duties and responsibilities personnel in narcotic, organized crime or vice investigations. O C� c r-. C? oV sworn II. 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 prosecution and dismantle such organizations. INV-04.2 IV. 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. Criminal activity. Organized crime groups may utilize intimidation, violence, or promote corruption to advance their goals. 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; =� U5. Illegal gambling; 6. "Loan Sharking'; U;. Corruption, such as the use of bribery or fraudulent activity to gain 0 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. All 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 CIS 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 CIS 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 factions requiring undercover infiltration, drug buys, and deployment of 6; �ecoys. G . the CIS shall utilize legal and acceptable methods when, conducting covert LLj o JrOperations and utilizing electronic surveillance equipment for the successful Sompletion of the operation. j� .aasic types of Covert Operations U 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 "' .,,CIS supervisor. Verbal approval may be given in those instances where 65 Y z1he CIS supervisor is not physically present at the time of completion of LL C c= Qhe operations plan. ,Jn the case of a raid in which the SRT is to be utilized, the SRT o 7 %r-commander may approve the operations plan in lieu of the CIS i L Usupervisor. NOperatioPlans shall be retained for a minimum of one calendar year. CISupervisor 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. Covert 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. W� R. J. Winkelhake, Chief of Police WARNING This directive is 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 legal standard of safety or care in an evidentiary sense with respect to third -party claims. Violations of this directive will only form the basis for departmental administrative sanctions. O^^ N O �l) T' =— T 1 1 M.. 0^ co D N Section Code OPS-13 OPS-13 ADM-05 OPS-08 OPS-11 ADM-03 ADM-04 LEG-02 LEG-01 OPS-19 LEG-05 OPS-17 LEG-04 OPS-11 OPS-03 TRN-01 SER-03 ADM-07 ADM-07 OPS-16 SER-04 OPS-08 OPS-05 OPS-10 O PS-08 SER-04 OPS-03 ADM-03 TRN-01 INV-01 LEG-02 OPS-11 LEG-01 OPS-05 OPS-16 OPS-01 SER-04 PER-02 OPS-17 INV-04 INV-03 INV-04 OPS-04 INV-02 IOWA CITY POLICE DEPARTMENT GENERAL ORDERS ALPHABETIC INDEX Index Accident Investigation, Vehicle Crashes Accidents, Vehicle Crashes Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS) Alarm / Open Door Response Alcohol Enforcement, Traffic Ammunition Specifications Annual Objectives Arrests, Arrests Arrests, Civil Rights Arrests, Juvenile Procedures Arrests, Off -Duty Conduct: Powers of Arrest Arrests, Racial Profiling Arrests, Search & Seizure Arrests, Traffic Arrests, Use of Force Authority and Responsibility, Department Training Background Investigations, Licensee Bicycle Operations, Body Armor Body Armor Body Armor, Police Cyclist Bomb Threats, Special Purpose Vehicles Building Search, Alarm/Open Door Response 0 Fyn � T1 co Building Searches, Bomb Threats / Emergencies Canine, Canine Operations .Canine Procedure, Alarm/Open Door Response Canine, Special Purpose Vehicles Canine, Use of Force Care of Uniform Clothing and Equipment Career Specialty In -Service Training, Definition, Department Training Case Screening Criteria, Investigative Case Screening Process Citations, Arrests Citations, Traffic Civil Rights Communications; Bomb Threats / Emergencies Communications, Police Cyclist Communications Procedure Community Service Officers Complaint Procedures, Harassment & Sexual Harassment Complaints, Racial Profiling Covert/Undercover Operations, Narcotics, Organized Crime, Vice Criminal Intelligence Criminal Investigations, Narcotics, Organized Crime, Vice Operations Criteria for Investigative Task Force, Investigative Task Force Deadly Force, Officer Involved Shootings / Lethal Incident Invest. Page 1 of E 12/14/01 Section Code ADM-04 ADM-01 TRN-01 TRN-01 TRN-01 TRN-01 TRN-01 SER-02 ADM-01 PER-01 ADM-06 OPS-17 LEG-02 OPS-14 LEG-02 OPS-14 OPS-14 OPS-14 TRN-01 OPS-06 OPS-05 PER-03 OPS-07 OPS-06 ADM-06 OPS-12 SER-01 ADM-06 OPS-1.2 OPS-12 INV-01 LEG-03 LEG-03 SER-05 SER-05 INV-01 SER-02 INV-04 ADM-01 ADM-04 OPS-09 PER-02 ADM-05 ADM-05 IOWA CITY POLICE DEPARTMENT GENERAL ORDERS ALPHABETIC INDEX Index Department Goals Department Publications Department Training Administration Department Training Authority and Responsibility Department Training Committee Department Training Goals Department Training Policy Development of Report Forms Directives, Written ^, O o Disciplinary Philosophy :�-: n o Discipline, Internal Affairs Investigations D c� ?I Discipline, Racial Profiling Discretion, Arrests -) � a (TI Domestic Abuse Domestic Abuse, Arrests C Domestic Violence > Domestic Violence Reports Domestics, Domestic Violence Education and Training Record Emergency Assignments Emergency Communications, Emergency Operation of PD Vehicles Employee Evaluations, Performance Evaluations Enforcement of Safety Belts Escorts, Emergency Evaluations, Internal Affairs Investigations Evaluations, In Car Recording Devices Evaluations, Report Review Evaluations, Internal Affairs Investigations Evaluations, In Car Recording Devices Evidence Exceptional Circumstances, Investigative Case Screening Process Field Information (FI) Cards, Field Interviews & Pat -Down Searches Field Interviews, Field Interviews & Pat -Down Searches Field Training, Weapons Firearms, Weapons Follow -Up Investigations Forms Management Program Gangs, Narcotics, Organized General Orders Crime, & Vice Investigations Goals and Objectives of Iowa City Police Department Handcuffing, Prisoner Transport Harassment, Harassment & Sexual Harassment Hepatitis B Virus (HBV) Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) Page 2 of 6 12/14/01 Section Code ADM-06 OPS-13 ADM-02 ADM-05 ADM-05 OPS-18 ADM-07 INV-03 INV-03 OPS-18 INV-03 ADM-06 ADM-06 INV-02 PER-01 OPS-12 OPS-19 INV-01 INV-04 OPS-04 ADM-06 ADM-03 OPS-15 SER-05 SER-03 TRN-01 ADM-02 TRN-01 OPS-05 ADM-04 SER-05 INV-04 PER-01 OPS-14 OPS-06 SER-05 ADM-01 OPS-06 ADM-01 ORG-01 ADM-04 INV-04 O PS-04 OPS-11 IOWA CITY POLICE DEPARTMENT GENERAL ORDERS ALPHABETIC INDEX Index IAIR Forms Impounds, Vehicle Crashes Index, General Orders Infectious Disease Infectious Disease Exposure Informants Inspections, Body Armor Inspections, Criminal Intelligence Intelligence, Criminal Intelligence Intelligence, Informants Intelligence Reliability, Criminal Intelligence Internal Affairs Investigations Internal Affairs Investigations Register (IAIR) Internal Affairs, Officer Involved Shootings / Lethal Incident Invest. Internal Investigation Department, Disciplinary Philosophy Internal Investigations, In Car Recording Devices Investigation Procedures, Juvenile Procedures Investigations, Investigative Case Screening Process Investigations, Narcotics, Organized Crime, & Vice Investigations Investigative Task Force Knowingly Providing False Information Leather Goods Classification Less Lethal Less Lethal, Weapons Licensee Background Investigations Lodging, Reimbursement, Training Manual, Policy & Procedures Meal Reimbursement, Training Media, Bomb Threats & Emergencies Mission Statement Munitions Narcotics/Drug Investigations, Narcotics, Organized Crime, & Negative Discipline No Contact Order 3r'0:::4 =:� r, -) M S+ D Cn Vice co N 0 rn Occupant Restraints, Emergency Operation of Police Vehicles Off -duty Weapons Official Department Publications Operation of Police Motorized Equipment Orders, Written Organization Organizational Values Pat -Down Searches, Field Interviews and Outside Agency Requests — Investigative Parking Enforcement Pat -Down Searches Task Force Members Page 3 of 6 12/14/01 Section Code LEG-03 PER-03 ADM-03 ADM-06 OPS-16 ADM-02 ADM-01 SER-04 OPS-06 PER-01 OPS-09 LEG-02 OPS-04 OPS-14 ADM-01 OPS-06 OPS-17 OPS-01 TRN-01 ADM-03 SER-02 SER-02 SER-02 SER-01 SER-01 OPS-03 OPS-10 OPS-02 SER-01 ORG-01 SER-02 LEG-01 LEG-01 OPS-07 LEG-01 OPS-17 SER-06 LEG-04 OPS-10 LEG-03 OPS-19 OPS-07 OPS-06 SER-06 IOWA CITY POLICE DEPARTMENT GENERAL ORDERS ALPHABETIC INDEX Index Pat -Down Searches Performance Evaluations Personal Appearance Police Citizen's Review Board Police Cyclist Policy & Procedures Manual Policy and Operating Procedures Manual Police Cyclist Police Vehicle Pursuits, Emergency Operation of Police Vehicles Positive Discipline Prisoner Transport Prisoner Transport, Arrests Procedures for Investigative Task Force Protective Orders Publications, Department Pursuit Driving Racial Profiling Radio Use Reimbursement, Training Expenses Replacement and Maintenance of Uniforms Report Form, Annual Review Report Form, Development of Report Form, Division of Report Process Report Review Reporting, Use of Force Reports, Canine Reports, Police Vehicle Pursuits Reports, Required Responsibilities, Organization Revision of Report Forms Rights, Civil Rights, Individual Safety Belts Search & Seizure, Civil Rights Search & Seizure, Racial Profiling Search, Evidence & Property Handling Procedures Search, Search & Seizure Searches, Canine Searches, Field Interview & Pat Down Searches Searches, Juvenile Procedures Seat Belts Seat Belts, Emergency Operation of Police Vehicles Seizure, Evidence & Property Handling Procedures O M Fn o� D cn co Page 4 of 6 12/14/01 IOWA CITY 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-04 Special Response Team (SRT) SER-05 Special Response Team, Weapons INV-04 SRT, Narcotics, Organized Crime & Vice Investigations 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 p o OPS-12 Traffic Stops, Inc Car Recording Devices A n o SER-05 Training, Weapons n TRN-01 Training Committee, Department _ TRN-01 Training Course Critique^ TRN-01 Training Expense Reimbursement TRN-01 Training Goals, Department co TRN-01 Training Policy Statement > Cn TRN-01 Travel Costs, Training co 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 LEG-01 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 -CITY-POLICE DEPARTMENT GENERALORDERS.ALPHABETIC INDEX Section Code Index OPS-13 Vehicle Crashes SER-06 Vehicle Impounds, Evidence & Property Handling Procedures OPS-16 , Vehicle Operations, Police Cyclist SER-04 Vehicle Operations, 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 Written Directives OO N O O fm co cn D 00 Page 6 of 6 12/14/01 C ) V