NEW ALBANY POLICE DEPARTMENT - New Albany, Ohio

Suicide (including attempts with injuries)
Aggravated robbery
Rape
Kidnapping or abduction
Arson (involving injury, death, or serious property damage)
Extortion
Felonious or aggravated assault
Fatal traffic accidents or serious accidents involving multiple victims
Hostage incidents
Discharge of a weapon, either by the police or public
Serious incidents at any school within New Albany
Serious weather emergencies (tornado, flood, etc.)
Missing juvenile under the age of thirteen
Any unusual incident or accident which could or has resulted in death
In the event that a Sergeant is not on-duty when one of the above-listed situations occurs,
the next regularly scheduled Sergeant will be contacted by the OIC and advised of the
circumstances surrounding the serious incident and/or emergency. He/she will decide if
additional personnel should be called in and/or who should be contacted. This may
include calling out police officers or dispatchers for additional manpower and/or a
detective who can assist with a criminal investigation.
When any of the above-listed situations occur, the Chief of Police will be contacted as
soon as possible by the Sergeant or officer-in-charge and advised of the circumstances
surrounding the serious incident and/or emergency. In addition, the Chief of Police will be
contacted as soon as practical when any newsworthy incident occurs wherein the news
media may broadcast or publish information about an event or arrest in the very near
future.
It is the responsibility of the Chief of Police to notify the City Manager during any serious
incident or emergency.
B. Minor Incidents and Emergencies
In the event of minor incidents, such as domestic disputes/domestic violence, mental
health calls, and incidents involving juveniles (including runaways), the on-duty Sergeant
or OIC may decide that additional personnel are needed and/or the Chief of Police should
be contacted. This decision should be made at the Sergeant’s or OIC’s discretion.
C. The above-listed type of incidents (both serious or minor) may necessitate contacting the
Probation Officer who may assist in counseling or in another as-needed capacity. The
decision to contact the Probation Officer is at the Sergeant’s or OIC’s discretion.
6.1.4 Reports
A. Monthly Reports
Supervisors and designated personnel (i.e. – Detective, SRO, etc.) are responsible for
submitting a Monthly Report to the Chief of Police. This report shall contain an update on
projects/programs, anticipated problems or developments, items of special interest,
employee concerns, and community policing/community relations programming.
The Administrative Assistant is responsible for submitting a Monthly Report to the Chief of
Police. This report shall contain Departmental statistics including offense reports, incident
reports, traffic crash reports, total number of citations, total number of arrests, and all
other information as directed by the Chief of Police.
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