Field Operations Bureau Executive Summary

I asked STINSON if he had anything on him and if I could search him. Stinson verbally consented allowing me to search his person. Upon searching his person, nothing illegal was found. I asked STINSON if I could search his pink back pack that he was wearing. STINSON stated "I rather you not." I asked STINSON if there was something illegal in the back pack. STINSON replied yes. I asked STINSON what he had illegal in his back pack. STINSON stated he had a "little bit of weed." Upon STINSON admitting to me that he had illegal narcotics in his back pack, I conducted a probable cause search of the back pack. Upon opening the front pocket of the back pack, I found a silver spoon with a white powdery substance on the spoon. The spoon was partially sealed within plastic. I conducted a field test on the white powdery substance on the spoon following instructions on the test kit. The test kit showed turned

Facts: This case consists of Hereford a criminal informant who gets information of narcotic laws to Officer Marsh; a federal narcotic agent with 29 years on the job. Hereford had been feeding Marsh information for close to 6 months and that information was accurate and reliable. In the early days of September 1956, Hereford told Officer Marsh that the defendant James Draper was distributing illegal narcotics throughout Denver. Several days later, Hereford told Marsh that in the days before Draper went to Chicago and set to return with several ounces of heroin. Along with the information given Hereford gave a physical description of Draper, which included his age, weight, race, and clothes that he had

Policing in the United States has changed dramatically since it was first brought to the thirteen colonies from England. However, some of the issues faced then are being faced in policing today. There are also new trends that are prevalent, and these trends will continue to have lasting effects on the future of policing. Even though new trends improve policing overall, they can also cause more serious issues. It is crucial to continue making changes topolicing because it allows law enforcement officers to keep up with the rest of society, including the knowledge of new crime trends. This paper will

SUMMARY OF THE FACTS: An anonymous letter was sent to the Police Department of Bloomingdale. The letter included specific details involving a husband and wife. The letter stated that they were going to traffic drugs from Florida to Illinois. The police officer followed up on the tip and the defendants validated the allegations that were made. The police obtained a search warrant and found drugs, weapons and other contraband in the defendants’ home and automobile.

Facts: August 7, 1999, a car occupied by three men, Donte Partlow (driver and owner of vehicle) accused Pringle (front seat passenger), and Otis Smith riding in the back seat, were ultimately pulled over by a police officer for driving over the speed limit. Upon the officer approaching the vehicle, he asked to see Partlow’s license and registration, and as the defendant opened his glovebox, a fairly large sum of money was exposed in the amount of $763. The officer then returned to his patrol car to check Parlow’s license to ensure he had no warrants of anything outstanding, Partlow came out clear, so he issued Partlow a verbal warning. Upon arrival of the second officer he asked if they minded he search the vehicle, Partlow had no issues and agreed to the search. The police not only found the $763 in the glove compartment but also five glassine Baggies of cocaine stashed behind the backseat armrest. The officers questioned the men as to who the cash and drugs belong too, none of them took ownership, the officers advised them that if no one claim the drugs and cash as theirs, they all would be arrested and charged. So, all three were arrested and taken to jail. Later on, in the morning Pringle decided he would waived his Miranda rights, then made a full verbal and written admission that the cash and drugs were his

P alleges false arrest. P alleges that a manager of a storage facility recovered two firearms for inside the storage unit under her husband’s name, Sabin Jimenez and provided NYPD with Sabin Jimenez’s address. P alleges that MOS defendant David Grieco and 4 other MOS arrived at her home, which was also Sabin Jimenez, home and entered and search searched her home. P alleges that MOS did not recover any firearm from her home however P was arrested. P alleges she remained in custody for approximately over 24 hours and her arrest was voided or the DA’s office declined to prosecute. No other information is known about the case. It is unclear what role, if any, Defendant PO Mayer played in this

P alleges false arrest. P alleges that MOS entered her apartment and placed her, her parents, and brother in handcuffs and had them stand against a wall. P alleges that defendant MOS Jeffrey Sisco inappropriately searched her by touching her inner thighs and buttocks. P alleges that she requested at a female MOS search her and defendant MOS Sico denied it and refused to loosen her handcuffs. Defendant Jeffery Sisco states that he was executing a search warrant after two positive controlled buys were conducted. ESU entered the apartment first and searched and handcuffed everyone then MOS Sisco and other MOS entered the apartment. MOS Sisco does not recall P asking to have her handcuffs loosen and did not search her. MOS recovered narcotics and

This case involves the suspect being arrested for H&S 11377(a)-Crystal Methamphetamine and an outstanding arrest warrant.

Plaintiff claims false arrest and denial of medical attention. Plaintiff states officers entered his godmother’s apartment, handcuffed and removed him from the apartment. Plaintiff states he informed officers that he was a Type Diabetic and requested to get his medication however officer did not allow him. Per the Law Department abstract provided, Det. Hernandez was part of the 12 member team who was executing a search warrant. Four people were arrested inside the apartment where officers recovered marijuana, heroin, and crack cocaine. Det. Hernandez states none of the individuals arrested requested medical

Moreno, 579 F.2d 371, 372 (5th Cir. 1978), the compartment containing drugs had been welded onto the truck's exterior and was partly visible to a person simply inspecting the back of the truck. The defendant in United States v. Legeza, 559 F.2d 441, 442 (5th Cir.1977), was driving a car that smelled of marijuana, testified that he knew pillow cases had been concealed and that they felt peculiar, and acknowledged that the car’s owner was using him in some kind of illicit scheme. The odor of marijuana was about the vehicle in United States v. Maspero, 496 F.2d 1354, 1356-68 (5th Cir. 1974), as well, and seeds were in plain view on the trailer’s floor. Moreover, the defendants in Maspero engaged in a variety of suspicious activities while under surveillance. Again, the odor of marijuana was present about the automobile in United States v. Rodriguez, 556 F.2d 277, 278 (5th Cir. 1977). The defendant in United States v. Fonseca, 490 F.2d 464, 466 (5th Cir 1974), had previously been stopped in the same automobile, and marijuana seeds and rolling papers were discovered in that earlier inspection. A strong odor of heroin was present in the car in United States v. Gonzalez, 700 F.2d 196, 204 (5th Cir. 1976), and the defendant had been present during several veiled discussions of the drug

With regards to my current assignment in the MAPPS/SPU Unit, I have edited and rewritten SOP C11, wrote MAPPS Supervisory Training Lesson plans, and instructed hundreds of new supervisors. I also head the Risk Analysis Core Group (RACG), created as a result of the 1999 Consent Decree between the State of New Jersey and the U.S. Justice Department. The Superintendent created the RACG to formalize the Risk Management process and allow the correction of problematic behavior by members. Part of the RACG process is presenting the state mandated "Analysis of Motor Vehicle Stop Data by Race/Ethnicity" report to the NJSP command staff on a quarterly basis. This report and presentation take months to compile and involves analysis and briefing of Field Operations Command Staff, Field Operation Risk Officers and The Office of Law Enforcement Professional Standards (OLEPS). In addition to presenting stop data, I am also completing the Office of Professional Standard (OPS) reviews of stop data on the members involved in misconduct investigations where the allegation is that of racial

Officer Powell conducted a search of Lopez prior to placing him in the back of a

Brian, a thirty year old male witnessed a robbery. The patient (Brian) recounted the accounts of the incident, supplying law enforcement with a detailed description of the perpetrator. Upon further investigation, law enforcement determined that the description provided by the patient was inaccurate. The suspect possessed a reliable alibi as to his whereabouts ultimately resulting in the suspect’s release. While discussing this situation with the patient, several concerns regarding the incident has been evaluated.

All the way through my 46 internship hours, and working as a Cadet at Novi Police Department, I learned many abilities, morals and ways law enforcement agencies work. The focus of Novi PD is on problem oriented and community oriented policing which is personified in the vision statement; Partners With Our Community. I rode with uniformed officers and conducted traffic stops, responded to domestic violence disputes. With the investigations division I sat in on court hearings, got warrants signed, and got to see the fruit of detective’s long tedious work recovering stolen property and making arrests. With dispatch, I learned how 9-1-1 lines work, how to respond to emergency and nonemergency

I took Grewell into custody on probable cause from Officer Isett, for possession of controlled substance (Psilocybin). I placed him in wrist restraints and locked them for safety and for comfort. I searched Grewell incident to arrest and did not find any contraband or weapons on his person. I read Grewell his Miranda warning and he said he understood his rights and would talk to me. He admitted to me he had the mushrooms in his possession and he was trying to hide them when he was discovered by Officer Isett.