 L.E.A.N. is a committee made up of representatives from various city,
county, state, and federal law enforcement agencies. The
committee addresses inter-agency and mutual aid communications
issues, making protocol recommendations to the San Diego County
Police Chief and Sheriff's Association. Law
enforcement agencies in San Diego County are increasingly dealing
with incidents that cross jurisdictions and require a multi-agency
response. The region wide nature of these events mandates that
all agencies have the ability to communicate by radio and coordinate
their efforts quickly and clearly. These events include:
 | Be On The Lookout Broadcasts
(stolen
vehicles, wanted/missing persons, etc.) |
| Vehicle pursuits |
| Fires and other natural disasters |
| Daily mutual aid
requests |
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Working to improve communications
between public safety agencies in San Diego County |
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Success Stories
Law enforcement agencies in San Diego County work
together daily to apprehend criminals and keep the
peace. They are able to accomplish this using
common communication protocols. Below is an example:
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05/2006 |
Deputies from the San
Diego County Sheriff's Department began pursing a stolen vehicle in the
Poway area which quickly entered the City of San Diego. The
Sheriff's Dispatcher initiated patches with the regional command
talkgroup (LE N CMD) and a resource linking the San Diego/Imperial
County Regional Communications System to the San Diego City Radio System
(RCS/SDP1). With the radio patch in place, and by using the L.E.A.N.
communications protocols, units from the Sheriff's and San Diego Police
Departments were able to communicate directly, thus allowing for better
coordination during the vehicle pursuit.
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02/2006 |
The California Highway
Patrol was following a stolen vehicle in the North County area and
patched the regional command talkgroup for that area (LE N CMD) to allow
allied agencies to monitor the direction and activities of the incident.
Escondido Police Department units heard the broadcast and when
assistance was needed, switched from their primary talkgroup to LE N CMD.
Being able to communicate directly and by using the L.E.A.N. communications
protocols, Escondido Police units were able to assist the Highway Patrol
officers with affecting the traffic stop on the stolen vehicle.
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12/2005
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A
Carlsbad Police Department officer on their way to court came across an
occupied stolen vehicle in the city of Oceanside. A patch was put into
place to allow the Carlsbad officer to coordinate with the responding
Oceanside Police officers. Due to this coordination, the
Oceanside P.D. officers quickly located the vehicle and initiated a
felony vehicle stop, resulting in the vehicle being recovered. |
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Have a mutual aid communications success
story? Let us know about it!
Send e-mail to jeff.hebert@sdsheriff.org |
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Our mission is to identify and improve communications protocols for
all Public Safety Agencies.
This is achieved through a cooperative effort of the members of
L.E.A.N. and Public Safety Agencies. We believe we have the most
innovative and effective communications in the State of California.
Our goal is to provide the community with the highest level of
service and safety. |
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