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7-804 - Suspicious Packages, Explosives, Suspected Explosive Packages and Explosions

7-804 - Suspicious Packages, Explosives, Suspected Explosive Packages and Explosions

  • Summary: Guidelines for potential hazards with suspicious packages, explosives, suspected explosive packages and explosions.
  • Dates Effective: 12-01-2008 to 12-31-2025
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(B-D)

Sworn personnel should be aware of the potential for secondary devices and other potential hazards when responding to any scene involving a:

  • Suspicious package
  • Suspected explosive
  • Suspected explosive package or device
  • Suspected weapon of mass destruction (WMD)
  • Chemical bomb
  • Military ordnance
  • Clandestine lab
  • Explosion

Sworn personnel shall not handle or open any device, or utilize a canine to survey any suspicious package. Responding officers shall establish a perimeter and evacuate all persons (including EMS personnel) to a minimum distance of 500 feet. Portable radios and cell phones shall not be used in the immediate vicinity of the suspected threat. Only personnel assigned to the Bomb Squad shall cross the established perimeter.

Officers shall complete a CAPRS report coded BOMB.

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