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| 11/2005 |
An off duty motor officer with
the Coronado Police Department become involved in an
accident on the freeway in the city of San Diego. The motor
officer was on his way home on the freeway when another
motorist cut him off causing the officer to collide with the
other vehicle. The officer was able to put out the accident on Blue
1 which allowed him to not only contact his dispatcher at
Coronado P.D., but to advise the Highway Patrol who heard
his transmission and get officers headed his way. A Sheriffs
deputy from the Poway Patrol Station who was in the area
also heard the transmission on Blue 1 and responded to
assist. Because several communications centers and field
units were monitoring Blue 1, assistance from several
agencies assistance was able to respond and assist the
injured officer with no delays. |
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| 07/2005 |
San Diego County Sheriff's deputies from the Encinitas Patrol Station
received a report of a stolen big rig that was headed south on
Interstate 5 from the Aliso Creek rest stop. Further investigation
revealed the suspect driving the truck was wanted for felony charges in
Orange County and had stolen the truck after crashing the vehicle he was
originally driving.
Responding units were able to catch up to the stolen big rig and
attempted to initiate a traffic stop on the freeway. The suspect did
not yield and deputies pursued. The pursuit lasted approximately 20
minutes at a high rate of speed with units from various Sheriff's
Department, San Diego Police and the California Highway Patrol.
Using mutual aid channels (LE S CMD and BLUE 1), units were able to
coordinate with each other, including the attempt in setting up a
deployment of spike strips to stop the vehicle. The pursuit was
terminated once the suspect crossed into Mexico. |
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06/2005 |
Deputies from the San Diego
Sheriff's Department requested assistance from the San Diego
Police Department with a foot pursuit of a suspect in the
Imperial Beach area. To facilitate communications between
the two agencies, a console patch was put into place by
Sheriff's Communications Center and the San Diego Police
Communications Center (RCS/SDP1). The responding San
Diego Police Department officers were able to talk directly
to the deputies in a coordinated effort, which resulted in
the apprehension of the wanted subject. |
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| 03/23/2003 |
A California Highway
Patrol (C.H.P.) unit initiates a traffic stop in the City of
Santee. The driver flees on foot and the officer gives
chase, advising his dispatcher.
The C.H.P. dispatcher requests assistance from the Sheriff's
Department. C.H.P.'s primary dispatch channel is patched
with the regional mutual aid talkgroup (LE S CMD) and responding
Sheriff's deputies, along with an El Cajon Police K-9 officer,
switch to LE S CMD.
Using the patch, a brief search is coordinated. The El
Cajon Police K-9 Officer locates the suspect, a parolee, and
takes him into custody. |
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| 10/24/2003 |
Coronado police officers were dispatched to a burglary in
progress onboard several boats in the Coronado Cays area.
Once suspect fled in a vehicle, and was taken into custody
shortly thereafter.
While officers
were conducting boat-to-boat searches for the outstanding
suspect, they located a suspect hiding in one of the boats.
The suspect had armed himself with 3 flare guns, and was
refusing to comply with officers. The Coronado officers
backed away from the boat as the suspect began firing flares
toward the officers and surrounding homes. Coronado
requested additional units from SDSO, SDPD K-9’s, and Harbor
Police firefighters and divers.
The suspect
started a fire onboard the boat he was hiding in, and finally
fled into the water once the boat was fully engulfed. The
suspect hid in the water under the docks, out of reach of the
officers and K-9’s.
In
order to maintain coordination of these units, Coronado’s
Dispatch 1 was patched to LE S CMD. For the next two
hours, dispatchers and the 24 units on scene were able to
communicate effectively, providing clear fields of fire,
sufficient resources available where needed, and updates on the
suspect’s location. San Diego Harbor Police divers
finally took the suspect into custody. |
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04/2003 |
A residential burglary suspect is interrupted
by the victim who arrived home in Bonita. The suspect
flees in a vehicle and the owner follows while calling
911. The victim provided updated location information to
the Sheriff's 911 dispatcher as he followed the suspect.
With the suspect now in the area of San Diego Police Department,
a radio patch was done to connect San Diego Police Officers and
Sheriff's Deputies. As officers and deputies were
continually updated by the Sheriff's dispatcher on the suspect's
location, San Diego police officers caught up to the suspect and
initiated a felony traffic stop. Suspect was taken into
custody.
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| 05/22/2001 |
An 18 year old ex-student armed with a 12 gauge
shotgun and a .22 caliber pistol began firing at students and
staff at Granite Hills High School in the City of El
Cajon.
An El Cajon Police School Resource Officer assigned to
the high school notifies his dispatch and engages the
suspect. A sheriff's deputy, who was at the school
conducting an unrelated investigation, also notifies her
dispatch and responds to engage the suspect. Suspect
was wounded in a brief gun battle and taken into custody.
Numerous units from the El Cajon Police Department,
Sheriff's Department, California Highway Patrol,
fire/medical and others responded to the high school.
With the El Cajon Police dispatcher patching their primary
talkgroup with the regional command talkgroup (LE S CMD),
all agencies involved were able to communicate and work
together effectively in crowd control, maintaining a
perimeter, tending to wounded persons and searching for any
other suspects.
Click
here to view an article from "The Police Chief"
about the use of mutual aid communications at the Santana
and Granite Hills High School shootings. (PDF) |
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| 05/05/2001 |
A 16 year old student at Santana High
School armed with a .22 caliber revolver began
shooting students and staff on campus. Sheriff's
deputies respond to the school, locate the suspect and take
him into custody.
Numerous units from several law enforcement, fire and
medical agencies responded and assisted with perimeter and
crowd control, tending to those injured, searching for any
other possible suspects and conducting witness
interviews. Using a patch with the regional mutual aid
talkgroup (LE S CMD), Sheriff's deputies were able to
coordinate and direct the response of the assisting
agencies.
Click
here to view an article from "The Police Chief"
about the use of mutual aid communications at the Santana
and Granite Hills High School shootings. (PDF) |
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