NEW ALBANY POLICE DEPARTMENT - New Albany, Ohio

Fingerprints shall be collected in a manner consistent with the Ohio Rules of
Evidence Manual and BCI&I’s Physical Evidence Manual.
If a detective determines that no evidence can be collected or photographs need not be
taken at a crime scene, a Supplemental Report will be submitted by the detective
outlining the reason(s).
E. Other items Collected as Evidence
Wet clothing collected as evidence should be dried in the Property Room. As
soon as it is dried, it will be marked, sealed, and receipted by the detective.
Documents that are wet for any reason will be handled in the same manner as
wet clothing.
All firearms must be submitted on a separate Property Record, unloaded, with
the ammunition packaged separately. All firearms and ammunition shall be
marked in a manner consistent with the Ohio Rules of Evidence Manual and
BCI&l’s Physical Evidence Manual. All firearms will be checked for a stolen
status through NCIC.
Volatile fluids of evidentiary value will be stored in a metal container. A
maximum of one gallon will be stored. Excess volatile fluids will be disposed of
in accordance with EPA and Plain Township Fire Department procedures for
hazardous waste materials.
Refer to Directive 13.1.1 for procedures involving other exceptional/sensitive
items such as dangerous drugs, money, or jewelry.
F. Procedures for Processing Stolen Vehicles
Vehicles reported stolen from New Albany will generally be examined by a
detective upon recovery. This examination may also be conducted by the
jurisdiction where the vehicle is recovered. The New Albany Police Department
may process another jurisdiction’s stolen vehicle if time and manpower permit.
The recovered vehicle should be processed for evidence at the recovery scene.
If this is impractical, the recovered vehicle may be towed to the police station for
processing. The vehicle should be placed in the evidence bay and marked with
crime scene tape.
Evidence collected from a recovered vehicle will be marked, sealed, receipted,
and placed in the Property Room to maintain a chain of custody. The officer or
detective processing the recovered vehicle shall document his/her actions and
the collected evidence on a Supplemental Report, which will be submitted with
the Incident Report.
An officer or detective will complete an Ohio Uniform Incident Report (PD-99-
100) (see addendum B) on any vehicle recovered in New Albany that was
reported stolen by another jurisdiction. The following information will be sent via
teletype to the originating agency: time and date of recovery, name and badge
number of the officer making the recovery, vehicle location and condition, and
any suspect information.
Recovered vehicles reported stolen in New Albany require only a Supplemental
Report added to the original offense report.
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