NEW ALBANY POLICE DEPARTMENT - New Albany, Ohio

on the reason for the release:
1. Release on Bond – When a detainee is being released on bond, he/she will be
escorted out of the south secured vestibule door. The detainee will be lead out
into the public lobby area and will be released out the front doors of the Police
Department facility once all the required bond paperwork has been completed.
2. Transport to Another Facility – When a detainee has been processed but will
not be released on bond, he/she will be transported within the six hour THF time
limit of when he/she was initially brought into the THF facility. If being
transported by our police agency, the transporting officer shall handcuff the
prisoner and lead him/her out the north THF secured doors (either “Male” or
“Female/Juvenile”). The officer will secure the detainee in the rear of his/her
police cruiser before advising the Dispatch Center to raise the sallyport doors.
Officers should not start the cruiser’s engine until the sallyport doors are open.
12.1.3 THF Emergency Responses
If another law enforcement agency is picking up a detainee for transport, the
transporting officer shall be instructed to pull his/her police transport
vehicle/cruiser into the sallyport area. If the sallyport area is full, the transporting
officer shall pull his/her vehicle as close as possible to the rear door of the
sallyport. All officers will be required to secure their firearms in the secured
locker before entering the THF area. All detainees shall be handcuffed by the
transporting agency before the detainee is released into the sallyport area to be
taken to the transporting agency’s cruiser.
A. Fire/Evacuation – New Albany Police Department’s THF is equipped with a fire
suppression system (ie. – sprinklers and a positive/negative air pressure system) in the
event of a fire. In addition, the THF is equipped with fire/smoke alarms in the event of an
emergency. The fire/smoke alarms are directly monitored in the Dispatch Center of the
police facility and by a central monitoring system.
In the event of a fire or fire alarm within the THF or within the police building, the person
who reports or investigates the fire will notify the Dispatch Center of the severity of the
fire and report whether or not immediate evacuation is necessary. If the fire alarm
sounds, the source of the alarm shall be investigated while the building is being
evacuated and the appropriate fire department is responding.
If the size of the fire is such that it does not require an immediate evacuation, the
reporting person and available personnel will use the fire extinguishers posted throughout
the THF and the police building to extinguish the fire. In such cases, the responding fire
department(s) shall be notified and will initiate an emergency response. If the size of the
fire is such that it cannot be contained by fire extinguishers, the THF and police building
will be evacuated. Fire/emergency evacuation routes are posted in the THF. All
detainees shall be immediately handcuffed and taken out of the THF through a north side
door (either “Male” or “Female/Juvenile”). Detainees may be secured in the sallyport
area or may be taken to police cruisers where they can be detained in the rear seats. All
on-duty dispatchers will exit the Dispatch Center and take the appropriate portable radios
in the event of a fire within the police facility.
Upon any notification of a fire within the THF or in or around the police building, the Plain
Township Fire Department will be contacted immediately. As part of his/her training (See
12.1.5), each employee will become familiar with the location of the fire suppression
equipment and the first aid kit kept within the THF.
B. Suicide/Illness/Death – If, during the Preliminary Health Evaluation (PD-07-183, see
Addendum B), the detainee admits to being suicidal or the officer has reason to believe
the detainee may attempt suicide, the arresting officer shall utilize the suicide prevention
smock, located in the Staff Locker Room of the THF, before placing the detainee in a
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