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Hezbollah - Responsible for 1983 US Marine bombing, based in Lebanon
While on patrol you locate a vehicle parked behind jewelry store at 3 am what is the proper way to investigate? - Take down the license plate and notify dispatch
Receive call from dispatch about DV in progress. Neighbor says they are arguing and need police. Receive update saying caller heard gunshots from residence. Appropriate response? - Answer Go to door, announce presence and wait
Best way to determine stolen vehicle that is not moving - Answer Check VIN through LEIN
While on patrol in a dark alley behind a store, you see someone walking towards you. They see you and take something from their pocket and place it in a dumpster. Answer: Check immediate area and proceed if needed
You arrive as the first patrol car at the scene of the PIA. One person is dead and one is going to the hospital. A large crowd forms and begins to mill about at the scene. You should: Answer Control crowd at scene to avoid further contamination
Observing sight of protest, see van leaving scene, picketers surround van and blow out windows, pull person of van and beat him. You ask picketers to stop. What is the most appropriate weapon? - Answer shotgun
At scene of accident you determine one driver was going 5-10 over and has been drinking upon issuing pbt you determine he has a BAC of .06 you do not have enough to charge with OWI. What should you do? - Answer Issue ticket of speed
On beach patrol and discover heat stroke victim laying unconscious. First step in rendering aid is - Answer take them to a cooler location
While having lunch next to you, a person complains of chest pain and difficulty breathing you should - Answer Keep him comfortable and call an ambulance
You are in a very rural area where there is absolutely no medical help around. Woman who is in labor is delivering in the breach position feet down. What do you do? - Answer Drive mother to hospital as quickly and safely as you can
Your partner is eating lunch and suddenly starts gasping for air and coughing, you should - Answer abdominal thrusts
You stop person on motorcycle and find they have no endorsement you should - Answer Arrest for misdemeanor
Lack of endorsement should be considered as - Answer DWLS
Interviewing victim of possible sexual assault. During interview she states her boyfriend had nonconsensual sex with her. What is one of the factors in determining charge? - Answer Age
After interviewing possible CSC victim, you determine the suspect is former husband. How should you proceed? - Answer Treat case as CSC
While on patrol you see vehicle parked in body shop that matches description in recent felony. You notice heavy front end damage. You should - Answer Leave partner behind to watch vehicle and obtain a search warrant
You are investigating the theft of a jacket, you get info that suspect has jacket in room rented by friend. - Answer May enter with consent but need search warrant to enter
Officer 1 finds evidence at crime scene. He then gives to officer 2. Officer 2 gives evidence to crime scene investigator. At the station the investigator labels as evidence. Is the evidence admissible? - Answer Admissible, because it is labeled as evidence
when it comes to chain of custody remember, it can be passed from person to person as
- Answer long as documentation is made
You are one of several officers involved in a search of an extensive wooded area for two fugitives wanted for murder. You are alone in your sector when you find a gun that might or might not have been used. What do you do? - Answer Notify other members of search of location and wait before proceeding with search
You belong to a surveillance team and your team is following a suspect. You see a suspect getting out of his car. You must, - Answer Call incident to other team members
You reach the site where hazardous chemicals have been spilled. You have secured the area and now you turn towards the barrel, which looks innocuous. You should - Answer Summon experts
You arrest two subjects. One is 17 the other is 16. What would be the appropriate way of transport? - Answer Separate vehicle because 17 year old is considered to be an adult
A juvenile is throwing rocks at a street light which he breaks. What is the appropriate charge? - Answer MDOP
A juvenile is playing baseball and accidentally breaks out the neighbor's window. What is the appropriate charge? - Answer No crime
You pull a vehicle over for speeding. The driver has no registration with the vehicle. What do you do? - Answer Check VIN through LEIN
You have a search warrant for a 56 inch tv. While searching you find cocaine in dresser drawer. The cocaine is - Answer Inadmissible because it was outside the scope of the search
You arrive at the scene where the front window of a store has been broken out but nothing is missing. If caught the suspect could be charged with - Answer B&E
B&E - Answer specific intent crime = have to have intent, has to be either business or some other place that cannot be inhabited
Home invasion 1st - Answer requires a weapon or someone home
Home invasion 2nd - Answer no one home or no weapon
Home invasion 3rd - Answer break in with intent to commit misdemeanor, Ex: squatting
Larceny from building - Answer there legally take something that doesn't belong to you with no intent of bringing back
Larceny from person - Answer pickpocket/purse snatching no force
Should an officer stay close to buildings while on patrol during daylight hours? - Answer No, observation is limited
The call was sent to 911 of a man who had cut his finger off. His coworkers have already bandaged the wound. What is done with the finger? - Response Wrap and keep cool
While chasing a suspect for a felony the suspect runs into a house. The suspect releases a dog and commands it to attack. What should you do - Response Shoot the dog
Shots fired report. You arrive and see a suspect running down an ally. What is your first action? Response Radio info (inform dispatch)
You're on patrol and observe a person sleeping in a car in a parking lot. The person is - Response Operator
You arrest for OWI and transport to station. Once you remove them from the vehicle you notice a small firearm on the backseat. What do you do? - Answer Apply it to the subject because your car was clean prior to arrest
Amount of force used to arrest a mental disorder - Answer Same amount you would use to arrest on a misdemeanor
Store owner claims that a customer removes 80 dollars from store this afternoon. What should be the right charge? - Answer Larceny from a building
Unauthorized use of a motor vehicle - Answer is a misdemeanor
UDAA- took possession of vehicle unlawfully v Unlawful Use- lesser offense, suspect took vehicle lawfully then used it in a way that was unauthorized - Answer Difference between UDAA and Unauthorized use?
While on patrol you come across overturned car with unidentified chemicals leaking from it. Your 1st responsibility is - Answer to secure the scene then determine if you need protective equipment
Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ) - Answer terrorist org actively recruiting in MI
Animal Liberation Front (ALF) - Answer responsible for fire bombing law in East Lansing on State campus
patrolling and you notice a car weaving in it's lane but not outside the lines or not speeding, can you stop them? - Answer Yes you can stop them because it is a sign of drunk driving
7 signs of terrorism - Answer • Surveillance
**- Elicitation
- Tests of Security
- Acquiring Supplies
- Persons out of place
- Dry runs/Trial Runs -** Deploying assets
Home Invasion - Answer forcibly entering an inhabited dwelling without permission of the owner, resident or lawful occupant, which involves any act of physical force resulting in damage to the structure, whether or not a person is present at the time of the entry
if you have robbery suspect in custody and interrogation require - Answer miranda
Officers respond to a medical emergency at a residence and find an adult lying on his back on a pool deck. The victim is not breathing, and the officer suspects a spinal injury. What is the best way to open the airway? -Answer jaw thrust method
At the beginning of your shift you find 2 bags of suspected cocaine in the back of your patrol. You should-Answer report to supervisor
At bachelor party someone gives one of strippers money to perform sex act on the bachelor. What crime would this be? - Answer solicitation
What do you preserve first car parts, skids, or liquid spatter - Answer liquid spatter
barrel length of rifle or shotgun is - Answer 18 inches
woman has a burn on her hand it is red and blistering. you should - Answer apply cold water to the hand
handcuff, search, miranda - Answer proper way to arrest someone
best way to get people out a car - Answer Ordered each person out the of car at one at a time on the drivers side
Craig comes into the station and says he robbed a bank. Is his confession admissible - Answer No because you do not have corpus delicti or body of the crime
On vacation day of robbery, your partner writes the report w/all evidence, you read that report in court. Is this hearsay? - Answer Yes my partner would need to testify since I was not there & did not actually write the report
Joe the bar owner, doesn't have a CPL but carries at his bar. Would this be a crime? - Answer No because he owns the bar
Putin suspect in armed robbery is in Wayne County jail. Officer Trump doesn't know hes in jail & does photo lineup. Would this be proper? - Yes because not charged & Officer didn't know D was in custody
Whens photo lineup is not possible - Insufficient # of ppl w/D physical chara
Witnesses are too far away or vulnerable
Accused refuses to participates in the lineup
You borrow your neighbor's lawnmower to cut your lawn but never return it. what crime would you be guilty of? - Answer larceny by conversion
Jamie goes into the store takes a brush & puts it in her bag w/out paying this would be - Answer retail fraud 3rd degree
elements of arrest - Answer Authority, intent, custody, force, submission (understanding by party present)
While on patrol Ritz Jewelry store is broken into & you hear over the radio Officer Alberry has PC to believe that Charlie Kohls committed the break-in. You spot Kohls and arrest him. Is the arrest valid? - Answer Yes the arrest is valid b/c acted on positive info from recognized LE officer on radio
Dual zone barrier: Answer In any crime scene, there are two zones namely core sensitive zone that is the place where the crime scene is located and outer command zone that is meant for media persons.
While on the scene of a robbery you find the gun you accidently pick it up and move it to the other side of the room. You should - Answer leave the gun where it is and then tell the evidence tech that it was moved
The best method for searching mass casualties is - Answer zone or quad method
You find R at P's home. You verify that there is a valid PPO and R was served with it. P reports that there was a verbal argument and she feels guilty because she invited R over. P does not want R arrested. What do you do? Answer You have to arrest him because you have to enforce the PPO
If you reasonably suspect threat of violence or evidence may destroyed then - Answer you don't have to knock & announce
Police CANNOT search lockers based on PC ONLY but can search based on a school admin's reasonable suspicion - Answer TRUE
Terry v. Ohio - Answer dealt w/investigative stops, establishes stop & frisk as exception
