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<br /> <br />Policy & Procedure Page 1 of 6 <br /> <br />Lexington Police <br />Department <br />Subject: Preliminary Investigations <br /> <br /> <br />Policy Number: <br /> 41I Accreditation Standards: <br />Reference: 42.1.4; 42.2.1; 42.2.3 Effective Date: <br />12/1/10 <br /> New <br /> Revised <br />Revision <br />Dates: <br />1/24/19 <br /> <br />By Order of: Mark J. Corr, Chief of Police <br /> <br /> GENERAL CONSIDERATIONS AND GUIDELINES <br /> <br />The ultimate success or failure of police efforts in solving a case is often based upon <br />the immediate police response and preliminary investigation. This is generally the <br />responsibility of patrol officers who are nearly always the first officers on the scene of <br />a reported crime. It is the patrol officer who will initially discover facts, locate and <br />identify witnesses and preserve physical evidence that is relied upon by the police <br />investigator in the subsequent follow up and search for the suspected criminal. <br />The purpose of this policy is to provide guidance to those officers who conduct <br />preliminary investigations. <br /> <br />It is the policy of the Lexington Police Department that: <br /> <br /> Preliminary investigations shall be conducted on all incidents which violate the <br />criminal code of the Commonwealth or town bylaws, or have the potential to <br />result in foreseeable criminal or civil action; and <br /> All officers understand and comply with the following procedures when <br />conducting initial investigations of crimes. <br /> <br />PROCEDURES <br /> <br />A. Responding to a Crime Scene <br /> <br />1. Officers proceeding to a crime scene shall be vigilant and watchful in their <br />approach for any signs of: <br /> <br />a. Suspicious activity that may be related to the crime; <br />b. Evidence of a fleeing criminal; <br />c. Persons acting suspiciously or furtively in the vicinity; or <br />d. Objects being thrown from a vehicle leaving the scene. <br /> <br />2. A threshold inquiry is justified when officers observe an individual fleeing <br />from the scene of a crime.i
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