NEW ALBANY POLICE DEPARTMENT - New Albany, Ohio

2. Dispatch Center Response
3. Patrol Response
4. Supervisor Response
Dispatch personnel shall be instructed to assign top priority to all
domestic violence calls, including those that involve or appear to involve
a police officer of any law enforcement agency.
Dispatch personnel shall document all domestic violence calls received
that involve, or appear to involve, a police officer and immediately notify
the on-duty supervisor, regardless of the involved officer’s jurisdiction.
Dispatch personnel shall prepare and preserve documentation of the
facts and circumstances of the call, including the call recording, for use in
potential criminal or administrative investigations.
Upon arrival on the scene of a domestic violence call/incident involving a
police officer, the primary patrol unit shall notify the Dispatch Center and
request a supervisor be sent to the scene, regardless of the involved
officer’s jurisdiction. In the event that a supervisor is not on duty, an offduty
supervisor shall be contacted as soon as possible.
A supervisor shall report to the scene of all police officer domestic
violence situations, regardless of the involved officer’s jurisdiction. The
on-scene supervisor shall assume command and ensure that the crime
scene is secure.
When an officer is arrested, the supervisor shall relieve the accused
officer of his/her service weapon regardless of whether the officer is a
member of the responding Police Department. Any other firearms shall
be handled in accordance with Directive 14.2.4(A)(5).
When a domestic violence call involving a police officer does not result in
an arrest, the on-scene supervisor shall submit a written report
explaining any and all reasons why an arrest was not made or a warrant
not sought.
In responding to domestic violence situations where both parties involved
are police officers, standard domestic violence response and
investigation procedures should be followed. After probable cause and
primary aggressor are determined, an arrest should be made and the
service weapon(s) of the accused officer(s) shall be confiscated.
In responding to domestic violence situations where the victim is a police
officer, standard domestic violence procedures should be followed.
The responding supervisor shall notify the accused officer’s supervisor,
regardless of jurisdiction. In the event that the reported incident involves
the Chief of Police, the supervisor shall immediately notify the individual
in government who has direct oversight over the accused.
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