Chapter 9 Section 17

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would include, but not be limited to, school buses, school bus
stops, school-sponsored off premises activities and telephonic,
verbal, written or internet threats or plots involving students,
staff or visitors.
D. Excludable School or School-Related Incidents: For the
purposes of this section certain incidents listed below will not
need to be forwarded to Criminal Intelligence Section (CIS). The
Commanding Officer of CIS, or designee, may exclude any data entry
that is not appropriate for the objectives of this program. The
following school or school-related incidents need not be annotated
“School”, and need not be forwarded to CIS:
1. Misdemeanor criminal mischief of a non-threatening
nature
or
vandalism
incidents,
which
cannot
be
associated with a suspect or gang activity.
2. Controlled substances or marijuana found on school
grounds under circumstances where probable cause does
not exist to indicate that anyone possessed the
suspected controlled substance or marijuana.
3. Non-criminal possession of marijuana by a juvenile.
4. Motor vehicle crashes involving school buses or those
occurring on or near school grounds.
NOTE:
If,
in
the
knowledge
and
experience
of
the
investigating officer, an otherwise excludable school or
school-related incident should be forwarded to CIS for
intelligence value, nothing in this Order shall prohibit such
contact or referral.
E. Suspicious Youth Contact - Any reported incident involving
a youthful individual and any subject who reasonably appears to be
an adult, and the adult:
1. actively attempts to engage the youth in conversation
or makes requests of the youth.
or
2. repeatedly stops near or follows the youth for no
apparent reason.
or