Officer Responsibilities During Vehicle Pursuits
GO 500-02 Handling & Transporting Prisoners and Other Persons
GO 300-15 Appearance and Grooming Standards
Does this Situation Require an Incident Report?
Lt Wall's Pet Peeves
100

Officers shall not unofficially engage in the pursuit (i.e, "_______" or "________").

paralleling

shadowing

100

All police vehicles shall be _________________ immediately following the transportation of a prisoner, suspect, or other citizen.

thoroughly searched

100

If worn, beards and goatees shall be worn with an adjoining mustache and shall be at least _____ inch and not more than ______ in length.

one-quarter

one half inch

100

Lost, stolen, or damaged City property

YES!

General Order 400-18, Responsibility for City and Other Government Property

100

When you are writing a supplement, include the following:

1. if you have a partner

2. to what type of call you were dispatched

3. if the suspect/consumer was injured

4. if the officer was injured

200

Officers shall not engage in a motor vehicle pursuit when _________ any person.

transporting

200

What shall NOT be broadcast over the air when announcing the transport of a person?

Ethnicity of the person

200

The hair of female classified employees in uniform shall not extend more than _________ below the top of the collar of the official classified uniform shirt. Braids or a single ponytail shall be acceptable, but shall not hang below ________ from the top of the collar.

four inches

four inches

200

Class C misdemeanor assault, trespassing, trespassing on school property, or possession of cut catalytic converters.

YES!

200

Although we are probably not going to be using this term very much longer...

The term is NOT dry stun. What is it?

DRIVE stun

300

An officer shall not engage in a motor vehicle pursuit when the suspect's only possible offense (other than the Evading Arrest itself) includes:

There are 3 answers

1. Class C offenses

2. Traffic or municipal warrants

3. non-violent misdemeanor warrants

300

What are reasons for not handcuffing an arrested person behind the back?

If a medical or specific physical condition precludes handcuffing behind the back, the prisoner shall be secured in the safest possible manner before being placed in a police vehicle.

300

Female classified employees may wear small, conservative, single-colored earrings on their earlobes. Earrings shall not extend below _______ or have loose or dangling parts and shall not extend above the middle part of the outer ear. Only ____ earring per ear shall be permitted.

the earlobes

one

***Male classified employees shall not wear earrings.

300

Contact with a diplomatic representative of a foreign government

YES!

General Order 500-15, Contact with Representatives of Foreign Governments.

300

In your report, you only have to identify yourself ONCE!

Stop including "I, Officer ------, did ------"

400

The primary unit shall provide the following information over the air upon first engaging in the motor vehicle pursuits:

There are 9 answers

1. the officer's unit number

2. the starting location

3. description and number of occupants in the fleeing vehicle

4. description of the fleeing vehicle

5. if it is known that the suspect is armed

6. present location

7. direction of travel

8. the current speed of the officer and estimated speed of the suspect

9. any observed risk factors

400

When transporting a person aided by a mobility device (e.g. wheelchair, walker, or crutches), what must an officer do? 

A supervisor shall be called to the scene. The supervisor shall determine the most appropriate means of transporting the person (using a patrol vehicle or calling for a paratransit vehicle).

400

Classified employees' fingernails shall be clean and neatly trimmed and shall not extend more than ________ beyond the fingertip or be of such a length as to interfere with the efficient operation of police equipment or cause injury to the employee or others.

a quarter inch

400

Any public disturbance on the premises of an establishment holding a TABC license or permit.

YES!

**The officer shall list Vice Division as a secondary concerned division for any crime or disturbance at such an establishment, which permits Vice Division to transmit the report to the TABC. 

400

If you are going to be late, even for one minute, you need to call the desk sergeant!!

The number is 832-395-1505

500

When evaluating the risk of injury during a motor vehicle pursuit, each officer and supervisor shall consider the totality of the circumstances, including but not limited to the following factors: 

There are 12 answers

1. performance capabilities of fleeing vehicle and officer's vehicle

2. road, lighting, and weather conditions

3. population density and time of day

4. traffic conditions

5. the speed of the fleeing vehicle

6. the effect of the speed of the involved vehicles on stopping distance

7. the distance between the primary and secondary units and the fleeing vehicle

8. the officer's reaction time at the current speed

9. the likelihood that any involved vehicle may crash under the circumstances

10. the nature and severity of injuries to any person from a possible crash under the current circumstances

11. the possibility that the motor vehicle would cause an additional risk of secondary crashes

12. the duration of the motor vehicle pursuit

500

At least one officer shall ride in the ambulance transporting a prisoner to a medical facility if any of the following situations exist: (3 answers)

1. the prisoner is suspected of a felony

2. the prisoner is violent or combative

3. the officer's presence is requested by ambulance personnel

500

Regardless of content, no tattoo or body art located on the _______ or on or above ______ shall be visible on any employee.

hands

 the neck

500

Receiving or being made aware of criminal intelligence information

YES!

General Order 800-04, Reception and Dissemination of Criminal Intelligence Information

500

You are NOT allowed to wear this type of tactical pants

511

DON'T WEAR THEM!!