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COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES
SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT
"A Tradition of Service"
OFFICE CORRESPONDENCE
DATE: June 22, 2006
FROM: TODD S. ROGERS, CAPTAIN TO: ALL PERSONNEL
CARSON STATION CARSON STATION
SUBJECT: CARSON STATION MANAGEMENT DIRECTIVE 03-01
STATIC SURVEILLANCE (Revised 06-22-06)
Purpose of Directive:
Surveillance operations are an important tool for the prevention of crime, the apprehension of criminals and the maintenance of safe communities. This order has been developed to improve officer safety by promoting consistency, enhancing accountability and standardizing many aspects of "static surveillance" operations.
This order defines "static surveillance" operations and provides operational guidelines for personnel when conducting same.
Scope of Directive:
This order applies to all Carson Station personnel.
Directive:
There are two basic types of surveillance, static (fixed post) and mobile.
This order applies only to pre-planned static surveillance operations and does not impact short duration "site surveys", containments, general patrol activities nor spontaneous posting of personnel at fixed locations (i.e. the immediate placement of a unit at a fixed location in response to a crime broadcast).
Static Surveillance defined: A covert observation of person(s), places, vehicles and/or activities of suspected of known criminal offenders from a fixed location.
When a surveillance is necessary, the personnel involved shall complete an operations plan outlining the surveillance in its entirety. Once completed, the operations plan shall be approved by the Unit Commander.