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Editor's Note: The Police Department Policy
and Procedures Manual is on file in the City offices.
[Ord. No.
1344-20, 1-14-2020]
A.
Definition. For the purpose of this Section,
the "Major Case Squad" shall mean any formation, operation, organization,
or cooperative action between any County-Governing Body, any municipal
government, sheriff's department, the Missouri State Highway Patrol,
other law enforcement agencies and the City of Park Hills and its
Police Department, the purpose of which is intensive professional
investigation of certain individual crimes that may occur in their
general geographical area and which is operated and activated on request
of a County Sheriff or the Police Chief of the political subdivision
wherein the crime has occurred.
B.
Participation. The City of Park Hills and
its Police Department are hereby authorized to participate in a Major
Criminal Case Squad with other governmental units located in St. Francois
County and/or surrounding counties.
C.
Organization. The officers of the Park
Hills Police Department are authorized to participate in and cooperate
with any Law Enforcement Officers of jurisdictions in any Major Case
Squad operation or formation. The officers designated to act in the
Major Case Squad operation will be so designated by the Chief of Police
and, when acting outside of the City of Park Hills as a member of
the Major Case Squad operation, shall be considered to be on active
duty the same as if acting within the boundaries of the City of Park
Hills.
D.
Documentation. The Mayor, Chief of Police
and City Clerk of the City of Park Hills are hereby authorized and
empowered to execute and deliver on behalf of the City of Park Hills
any and all documentation necessary in order to form and participate
in said Major Criminal Case Squad.
E.
Designation Of Officers. The Park Hills
City members of the Major Case Squad shall be designated by the Chief
of Police, with the approval of the Mayor, and may be removed by the
Chief of Police or the Mayor at any time. At no time shall the Chief
of Police allow the operations of the Major Case Squad to leave the
City of Park Hills with inadequate police protection.
F.
Employee Limitation. No member of the Major
Case Squad shall be considered an employee of the City of Park Hills
for any purpose unless said member is a member of the City of Park
Hills's regular Police force.
G.
Power Of Arrest. Whenever any Police Officer
of the City of Park Hills is duly authorized as a member of said Major
Case Criminal Squad, said officer shall have the power to arrest anywhere
within the State of Missouri. This power of arrest shall be exercised
only during the time said Law Enforcement Officer is an active member
of the Major Case Squad and only within the scope of the investigation
or in which the squad is working.
