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Domestic Assualt in progress

*Police Dispatch*
*Alert Tone-three beeps-*"Patrol units in area of Fifth and Boader, we've got several 911 calls of screaming and threats from apartment 6C. Possible domestic assualt with a weapon. One caller reports hearsay of alcohol and or drugs. Neighbours report couple with a 2 year old child residing in house, possible third party young adult inside as well. First due Code 3, Remaining Code 2. K9 on standby"
*EMS Radio*
"ALS 1 on standby to Boader and fourth for domestic assualt in progress, one block up, police enroute."

EAT:
911 calls report angered, possibly drunken couple screaming and making threats at eachother. Hearsay of drugs and alcohol in the mix, as well as a possible third party young adult and a child on the scene as well. ALS on standby. K9 please standby.
Time:0002h
Weather: Calm, cold
Concerns: Child in apartment, suspect could be armed, possibility of a knife. Third party may be dangerous.
Third party Agencies: ERT Community Relations has been contacted and will be sending a car to get a social worker to possibly rescue the child.

(Don't kill/hurt the baby... Or eachother. I lik babies, and you guys drive my expensive cars and wear the $400 uniforms)

*Through EAT:

Guide to follow:

Info you should request from dispatch:

-Physical or Verbal
-Prior Calls to Location
-Drugs or Alchol Involved
-Weapons Involved
- Number of people involved
-Order for protection, restraining orders on location.

Approach to the scene:

-Park squad one house away
-Listen at door before knocking
-Stand in safe area (i.e not in front of a window.)

Contact:

-Announce present
-Seperate the parties and keep an eye on your partner (Face parties away from each other to avoid further problems.)
-Use calm communication
-Secure potential weapons
-Turn off disturbences (TV, radio, etc.)
-Find out what is going on
-Ask open ended question and follow-ups if needed
-Listen and watch for non- verbal clues
-Run warrant checks and OFPs on everyone involved.

Elements:

-Relationship? is it a domestic by law?
-Was there a crime commited
-Document Injuries (Photograph)

Arrest/ Control

-Good control of supects (If possible 2 officers to every suspect)
-Conduct safe and proper search
-Miranderize arrested/ detained suspects


Is it a domestic or regular assualt?

Phoxiland County Law (609.224) defines an assualt as a

(1) an act with intent to cause fear in another of immediate bodily harm or death; or

(2) intentionally inflicts or attempts to inflict bodily harm upon another.


What makes it a domestic?
-Married
-Relation by blood (Brother, sister, parent,etc.)
-Living together now or in the past
-Child in common
-Boyfriend/ Girlfriend (Significant Sexual/ Romantic relationship)
-Man and pregnant woman if he is the alleged father

If there is a domestic assualt, someone must placed under arrest, the victim cannot say they dont want to press charges for their saftey.

If suspect A punches Supsect B, and Suspect B punches back, they both will be placed under arrest unless Suspect B was in defense.

NOTE: An arrest can only be made within 24 hours after an assualt unless it leads to a greater crime. (Attempted homicide, etc.)

If someone is injured, you MUST ask if they want an ambulance. If wanted, have the ambulance standby in the area until the scene is 100% secure, then an officer must follow them down to the hospital for follow up or transport back to jail.

* I hear the call come in over my portable and get zach, we run to the ambulance and start it up.*
' COPA, ALS-1 Responding Code 2 to stage away '
* I put the Amublance in drive and pull out into traffic heading for the call. *

"PC-8 to COPA im going to need more additional information"

((Sorry forgot to respond on this thread))
''PC-1 responding code 2''