NEW ALBANY POLICE DEPARTMENT - New Albany, Ohio

1.1.7 Reporting Uses of Force
A. New Albany Police Department Officers will complete a Response to Resistance Report
(PD-99-209) (Addendum C) and a Discharge of Firearms Report (PD-99-210) (Addendum
D) when he/she has deliberately or accidentally discharged a firearm on or off duty.
Officers are not required to complete a Discharge of Firearms Report during supervised
training, target practice, or sport/recreational shooting. Discharge of Firearms Report will
not be required if a firearm is used in the destruction of an animal. (See Directive 1.1.3
(D)). Additional details of all incidents involving Response to Resistance and/or
Discharge of Firearms reports shall be documented on an Ohio Uniform Incident Report
(PD-03-100). This section is critical to the department’s standing in the community and
aids the dynamics of policy and training needs.
B. New Albany Police Department Officers will complete a Response to Resistance Report
(PD-99-209) when:
Action is taken resulting in or allegedly resulting in injury or death of another
individual.
Force is applied through the use of lethal or less-than-lethal weapons to include:
kicking, knee strikes, punching, elbow strikes, wrestling with subject, joint
manipulations, pressure points, balance displacement, chemical irritant, ASP
Tactical Baton, or any weapon of opportunity.
Physical force, as defined in Directive 1.1.1(A), is applied and results in an injury or
claimed injury.
C. Officers are required to complete a Response to Resistance Report and/or a Discharge
of a Firearm Report by the end of the shift, or as soon as practical, depending on the
physical and mental condition of the officer(s) after the incident. If the officer(s) is injured
or unable to make the report, the officer’s supervisor will submit a written report within a
reasonable length of time.
D. The on-duty supervisor(s) shall be notified, as soon as practical, following the incident. In
cases of serious injury or incidents involving the intentional discharge or use of a
weapon, the on-duty supervisor will notify his/her immediate supervisor. The chain of
command will be followed so that the Chief of Police and the City Manager are notified as
soon as practical.
E. A complete investigation will be conducted into any intentional or accidental discharge of
a firearm or deadly response by an officer in the line of duty. This does not apply to
supervised training, target practice, or sport/recreational shooting. Initial on-scene
investigation by the on-duty supervisor will include (at a minimum) the following:
The shift supervisor shall secure the scene and ascertain the facts and
circumstances surrounding the incident.
The supervisor at the scene shall secure the weapon(s) used in the incident and all
ammunition, as soon as practical. The items should be handled as evidence and
marked accordingly. If appropriate, arrangements should be made to issue the
officer(s) involved another weapon.
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