ARREST TEAMS

PURPOSE

The purpose of this Directive is to familiarise officers with the correct procedures for forming an arrest team to deal with high risk subjects.

PROCEDURES FOR ARREST TEAMS DEALING WITH A PEDESTRIAN

For tactical and safety reasons, officers should follow the correct procedures when forming an arrest team to deal with a high risk pedestrian.

Communication

Officers shall communicate with each other to organise arrest teams, as designating roles is an important step due to the inherent danger of the situation. The responsibility of organising the arrest team shall fall down to the Incident Commander; mostly, this will be the Primary Unit on scene.

Commands

A single officer shall be designated to give commands, as multiple officers giving commands can cause confusion and escalate a situation. During certain situations, the designated officer might not see a threat, and so other officers may begin commanding the subject; however, the designated officer should then take over with the commands again once they are aware of the new threat.

Have the subject prone out, with their hands and legs spread out. (If the suspect doesn't know the emote, it is "/e passout")

Roles

The roles of an arrest team consist of:

• Designated Cover Officer (DCO)

  • • Takes point on the arrest team

    • Armed with either a Shotgun or a Rifle, when the situation allows. If the situation doesn't allow any officer to have a Shotgun or a Rifle, then the DCO shall use their service firearm

• Lethal Officer(s)

  • • Will take the second, and third spots on an arrest team

    • Armed with their service firearm, or a Shotgun or Rifle.

• Less-Lethal Officer

  • • Armed with a Beanbag Shotgun, or a Taser

    • Might be redundant if the situation is too dangerous.

• Contact Officer ("Hands on")

  • • Holsters their service firearm, and cuffs the suspect

    • Is responsible for searching the suspect after getting them into custody. Be sure to follow manual Section 204 CUSTODY PROCEDURES.

Code Four

Immediately upon getting the suspect(s) into custody, an officer shall broadcast Code Four, with their location, type of call, and the reason being "suspect(s) in custody."