Incidents of hazardous driving shall be handled in
accordance with the procedures outlined herein.
CRITERIA FOR DISPATCHING OFFICERS TO HAZARDOUS DRIVING CALLS

Upon receipt of a call of an ongoing hazardous
driving incident, the dispatcher shall make the
following determinations before dispatching an officer:

If the caller wishes to remain anonymous and
reports an ongoing hazardous driver but no
other information is obtained:

A. The Communications Division shall make an all-points bulletin (APB).

B. Officers shall check for vehicles based on
the APB information, i.e., vehicle description,
driver’s description, direction of travel, etc.

C. No officer will be sent to the initial location.

D. No report is necessary.

If the caller wishes to remain anonymous and
reports an ongoing hazardous driver with a vehicle license number:

A. The Communications Division shall make an APB.

B. Officers shall check for vehicles based on the APB information.

C. No report is necessary.

If a person makes a complaint of an ongoing
hazardous driver with a vehicle license number
and/or is in constant communication with dispatch:

A. The Communications Division shall make an APB.

B. An officer shall be sent to interview the complainant.

1. If the officer stops the vehicle, the
officer shall take appropriate action based on
any violations observed by the officer, and a
numbered report shall be made.

2. If the officer does not locate that
vehicle, the officer shall make a follow-up
at the registered owner’s residence or request
that a follow-up be done at the registered owner’s residence.

a. If the registered owner is found, the
officer shall take appropriate action, and a
numbered report shall be made.

b. If the registered owner is not
found, the officer making the follow-up shall
notify the officer making the initial report.

(1) The command where the registered owner’s
residence is located shall send a form letter
informing the owner of the alleged violation.

(2) The officer’s report shall be closed with the action taken.
If a complaint is made sufficiently after
the occurrence of an incident that it is
unlikely that officers could locate the
vehicle in question, the available information
about the incident shall be entered into the
Computer-Aided Dispatch (CAD) system and
retained in accordance with standard procedures.