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Impounded Vehicle Storage Fees A: Cars that are kept at the auto pound will get more fees as time goes on, based on the rates set by the city, but there’s also state laws to give a maximum for the rates. B: Cars that have a police hold on them won’t get fees while the […]

Abandoned Bicycles A-B: Cops that get a call about an abandoned bicycle should check the neighborhood to find the owner. If they can’t find the owner, the cop should make sure the bike gets brought to the auto pound. From 8 AM – 5 PM, Monday to Friday, AVE can be told to move the

Notification of Next of Kin A. When somebody is sure to be dead, and the closest person in their family can be found, it’s the responsibility of the medical examiner. Cops should not take any ID from a dead body. B. If the dead body can’t be connected with a person, or the closest person

How to Preserve Video and Audio Recordings on Police Body Cameras and Microphones Order to Preserve Audio Recordings and Radio Communications

Prisoner Checkout of Jail A Checkout of prisoners in the custody of the Fort Worth Police Department. 1. Prisoners will only be transported from one facility to another facility under the following circumstances: a. To conduct a live lineup, or b. If the prisoner is suspected of a sensational or notorious crime such as a

316.1 Detective Checkout of Prisoners A: Prisoners will only be moved from one facility to another to conduct a live lineup, if the prisoner is suspected of notorious crime such as murder, serial rape, etc. or to have a test on their hair or blood. If translation is needed or it is a time sensitive

Prisoner Disposition Writ of Habeas Corpus A Writ of Habeas Corpus received from a judge by telephone must be honored as though it were received in person. The supervisor over the section charged with the investigation of the offense must be contacted and advised of the writ. If the supervisor over that unit is not

Prisoner Warning and Jail Docket A: Court dockets are available 24 hours a day, and seven days a week. All court dockets open with a waring docket, which is then followed by a Class C misdemeanor docket. B: A Fort Worth judge is also available 24 hours a day, seven hours a week.316.3 Prisoners requiring

Aggravated Robbery At least two cops need to get sent for all robbery alarms or robberies that are still happening. If they can, the call taker needs to try and get the caller the stay on the phone so that they can keep giving updates. The cops that get sent on robbery calls always need

Deceased Persons The supervisor needs to be told whenever a dead person is found and it’s not at a hospital. If the dead person is at a hospital and was there for more than a day, or the person had a pretty bad medical problem, (which means it was natural causes) the medical investigator gets