Documents and Incidents Tagged "Policy"
Documents
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Use of Social Media Policy (Virginia Beach Police Operational General Order 8.08, Rev. 12/07/2021)- Department
- Virginia Beach Police
- Description
- "Department personnel will not engage in... [a]ny type of social media contact with any person or group that is affiliated with a hate group... Department personnel will not display Department logos, uniforms, or similar Department identifying items on personal web pages/personal social media sites, except for photos of themselves at official ceremonies such as Promotions, Police Memorial Day or awards ceremonies. For safety and security reasons, Department personnel are discouraged from disclosing their employment with the Department."
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- Policy | Virginia Beach Police | Social Media Policy | Hate Groups | Public Affairs |
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- Richmond Police Department
- Description
- The Richmond Police Department released this redacted version of their Crowd Management Team Manual to OpenOversightVA in late 2022.
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- Richmond Police | Policy | Redactions | FOIA (2022) | Crowd Management Tactics |
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- Department
- Richmond Police Department
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- Richmond Police | Use of Force Policy | Policy | Redactions | FOIA (2022) |
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- Haymarket Police
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- Obtained by FOIA request from OpenOversightVA to the Town of Haymarket, VA Police Department. Received May 2023.
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- Use of Force Policy | Policy | Haymarket Police | FOIA (2023) | Northern Virginia |
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- Virginia Beach Police
- Description
- "The Special Weapons and Tactics (SWAT) Team is under the command and responsibility of Special Operations. All SWAT Team members shall have specialized training in areas that include, less-lethal weapon systems, high risk building searches, tactical breaching, crowd management, rapid deployment, sniper/counter-sniper operations, high-risk vehicle take-downs, bus and airplane interdiction, specialized weapon systems, hostage rescue and barricaded suspects. The SWAT team will conduct operational training exercises at least monthly for the purpose of maintaining skills necessary to respond to tactically demanding incidents."
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- Policy | Less-Lethal Weapons | Virginia Beach Police | SWAT | Tactical | Search Warrants | Special Ops |
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- Virginia Beach Police
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- "The Virginia Beach Police Department’s (VBPD) ALPR system provides information for use by law enforcement personnel to assist in the detection and apprehension of vehicles of specific interest to law enforcement traveling through the jurisdiction of the City of Virginia Beach. The VBPD utilizes fixed and mobile ALPR technologies. The mobile ALPR technology integrates with the Axon Fleet in-car camera system. Not all vehicles equipped with in-car cameras will have ALPR capabilities.... Alerts generated by mobile ALPR will be displayed to the officer operating the ALPR equipped vehicle. An alert alone is not sufficient to establish probable cause for arrest. An alert alone does not necessarily establish reasonable suspicion to conduct a traffic stop."
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Body Worn Camera Policy (Virginia Beach Police Operational General Order 4.06, Rev. 1/07/2022))- Department
- Virginia Beach Police
- Description
- "All recordings captured on BWC’s are property of the Virginia Beach Police Department and will be treated as evidence. No recordings will be disseminated without the approval of the Police Chief or designee (Internal Affairs) and in compliance with State and Federal dissemination laws, privacy protection, and other applicable laws, including the Virginia Freedom of Information Act."
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- Policy | Virginia Beach Police | Internal Affairs | Body Worn Camera | Axon | BWC Policy | FOIA |
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- Richmond Police Department
- Description
- "This directive change requires that Officers share all videos containing evidence of an arrest with the Richmond Commonwealth Attorney’s Office within seven (7) days of that arrest using the prescribed method of sharing cases containing video evidence covered in BWC training. Finally, it changes the retention period for non-evidentiary recordings from 90 days to 60 days."
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- Richmond Police | Policy | Law Enforcement Technology | Body Worn Camera | Axon | BWC Policy |
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- Department
- Fredericksburg Sheriff's Office
- Description
- "Deputies may be permitted to review video footage of an incident in which they were involved prior to preparing a report or making a statement about the incident."
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- Policy | FOIA (2023) | Body Worn Camera | BWC Policy | Fredericksburg Sheriff's Office |
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- Virginia State Police (VSP)
- Description
- "These procedures apply to social media applications that are intended to be the 'official voice' of the VSP... Department members may not utilize such social media outlets in a manner, which would lead the reader to believe such postings represent the Department or the official positions of the agency or Commonwealth of Virginia."
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- Policy | Virginia State Police | External FOIAs | Social Media Policy |
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- Department
- Kingsmill Police
- Description
- "Internal investigations of serious applications of force shall be of two types conducted simultaneously: first, an administrative investigation to determine whether Department standards were followed; second, a criminal one to detect law-breaking. A criminal investigation shall be discontinued whenever the Department is satisfied that no misconduct occurred. JCCPD, the Virginia State Police, or the Commonwealth Attorney will be requested to assist in conducting such investigation."
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- Use of Force Policy | Policy | FOIA (2023) | Kingsmill Police |
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- Department
- Kingsmill Police
- Description
- "Employees utilizing, posting pictures/audio/video, commenting, or creating a social networking site(s), blogs, and comment-oriented websites, must conduct themselves at all times in a manner so as to not bring embarrassment, disgrace, or doubt as to their credibility as an impartial police officer or employee of the Kingsmill Police Department."
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- Policy | FOIA (2023) | Social Media Policy | Kingsmill Police |
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- Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU) Police
- Description
- "Engaging in prohibited speech, as noted herein, may provide grounds for undermining or impeaching an officer’s testimony in criminal proceedings. Department employees thus sanctioned are subject to discipline up to and including termination."
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- Policy | VCU Police | Social Media Policy |
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- Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU) Police
- Description
- "Any recording which depicts a discharge of a firearm by an officer, or serious injury or death of any person, will not be shown to requester without prior approval of the Chief of Police."
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- Policy | VCU Police | Body Worn Camera | BWC Policy |
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- Richmond Police Department
- Description
- "The hiring process is a comprehensive, thorough procedure which can take from 60 to 120 days depending on circumstances. RPD generally conducts 2-3 Basic Recruit Classes each year with each Class running approximately 32 weeks."
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- Richmond Police | Policy | Personnel | Hiring | Manual |
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- Virginia Beach Police
- Description
- "Internal Affairs will generate a Firearms Discharge Review action and ensure the Blue Team use of Force Report is completed. When appropriate a written summary of the response to the Public Safety Statement should be completed by the on-scene supervisor and submitted by the end of the shift. Internal Affairs will review each report received from commands for content, clarity, and compliance to this General Order. Commands will be responsible for the adjudication of all UOF cases but must consider recommendations made by the UOF Board as outlined below. Once the case is adjudicated by the proper authority, Internal Affairs will finalize the report and capture the data in the IAPro Data Base. A Use of Force Board will be convened to make recommendations to the Police Chief for any Use of Force that meets... criteria..."
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Plainclothes Operations/Taking Police Actions Off-Duty Policy (Virginia Beach Police G.O. 11.09)- Department
- Virginia Beach Police
- Description
- "The assignment of officers in plainclothes is a frequently utilized and highly effective tool in addressing crime problems in the community. In order to maximize the effectiveness and ensure the safest possible environment for the plainclothes officer, whether on-duty or off, the following guidelines shall be adhered to by all personnel... When encountered in the community, uniformed officers will not acknowledge plainclothes officers, unless the plainclothes officer first acknowledges the uniformed officer."
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- Policy | Virginia Beach Police | Undercover | Infiltration | Off-Duty Employment |
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- Department
- Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU) Police
- Description
- Tha VCU Police Department's RMS (Record Management System) includes information shared with and by the Richmond Police Department, including "RMS Alerts." Richmond residents can be flagged with these police internal "alerts" for a variety of reasons. (The interagency system is also shared with the Commonwealth's Attorney.) RMS Alert categories an individual may be assigned include, for example, "Assaulted Police Officer," "History of Resisting Arrest," "Mentally Unstable," "Narcotics Seller/User," "Probably Armed," "TEZ (Target Enforcement Zones)," "4th Amendment Rights Waiver," "Broad Street Corridor Ban," "Truancy Repeater," and "Banned from Public Parks" among others. This policy document from VCU Police Department's General Orders Manual provides a cursory overview of these alert types.
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- Policy | VCU Police | Richmond | Rated As Interesting by OpenOversightVA | Intelligence | Interagency | RMS Alerts |
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- Department
- Virginia Beach Police
- Description
- "Officers shall provide their name, badge number, and supervisor’s name whenever the person stopped requests the information. All stops of citizens and vehicles shall be limited to the amount of time necessary to reasonably conduct the officer’s official actions."
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- Policy | Virginia Beach Police | Bias-Based Policing |
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- Department
- Richmond Police Department
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- Richmond Police | Policy | Redactions | Less-Lethal Weapons | FOIA (2022) | Gas |
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- Department
- Cumberland County Sheriff's Office
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- Department
- Surry County Sheriff's Office
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- Use of Force Policy | Policy | FOIA (2023) | Sheriffs | Surry County Sheriff's Office |
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- Salem Police
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- Use of Force Policy | Policy | Less-Lethal Weapons | Salem Police | FOIA (2022) | SWAT |
Incidents
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