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It is the policy of Crescenta Valley Station that a field sergeant shall be assigned to all high risk calls for service and other calls where there is reason to believe that force may be required.
Desk personnel should pay special attention to Computer Aided Dispatch System (CAD) “hazard hits” for any location which refers to violent persons at the location or information of known prior uses of force by deputy personnel. Phrases such as “will fight with deputies”, “disturbing party known to be violent”, and “918V at loc” are clear indications that responding deputies may be required to use force, and all such incidents require at least the assignment of a field sergeant. Any additional details in a call which makes it appear that force may be required, i.e., threats by a disturbing party to resist law enforcement or past violent behavior, shall likewise require the assignment of the field sergeant.
Assigning a field sergeant to the call in the CAD will allow the sergeant to automatically receive updates.
Any doubt about whether to assign a sergeant to a given call should be resolved in favor of assigning the field sergeant and allowing the supervisor to determine whether he or she will respond.
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