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Hezbollah - ---Answers---responsible for US Marine bombing in 1983, based on Lebanon
While on patrol you find a vehicle parked behind jewelry store at 3 am what is the proper way to investigate? - ---Answers-- -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?
- ---Answers---Go to door, announce presence and wait
Best way to determine stolen vehicle that is not moving - --- Answers---Check VIN through LEIN
While on patrol in a dark alley behind a store you see someone walking towards you. They see you and place something from their pocket and place it in a dumpster - ---Answers---Check immediate area and proceed if needed
You arrive as first patrol car at scene of PIA one person dead and one going to hospital, large crowd forms and begins to move around scene. you should - ---Answers---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? - ---Answers---shotgun
At scene of accident you determine one driver was going 5- 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? - ---Answers---Issue ticket of speed
On beach patrol and discover heat stroke victim lying unconscious. First step in rendering aid is - ---Answers--- take them to a cooler location
While eating lunch the person next you complains of chest pain and trouble breathing you should - ---Answers--- Comfort him and call for ambulance
You are in a very rural area where there is no immediate medical assistance. Woman who is in labor is delivering in the breach position feet down. What do you do? - ---Answers--- Drive mother to hospital as quickly and as safely as you can
While eating lunch your partner begins gasping for air and coughing, you should - ---Answers---perform abdominal thrusts
hours. Is this lawful? - ---Answers---Yes, if department policy is followed
You have an arrest warrant for a suspect. You go to his home and no one is there. You get a tip he is staying at a friend's house but the friend does not let you in the house. - --- Answers---Obtain a search warrant for the house
While booking a subject he has advised you that he has information about a robbery that occurred the day before. Can you use him as an informant? - ---Answers---Yes, just because he is a criminal does not mean he cannot be a witness
Before submitting a request for an arrest warrant to the prosecutor you should - ---Answers---Make sure the info in clear and accurate
While interviewing a child you notice cigarette burns on his arm. Your first course of action should be - ---Answers--- Contact CPS
You arrive at the scene of an accident, both cars are off roadway. It is raining and there are skid marks on the roadway. What is the first thing you do? - ---Answers--- Measure skid marks end to end
Investigating crime scene. You find a gun laying on the floor apparently used in the crime. You should - ---Answers--- Mark location and call trained personnel to remove it
While investigating a crime scene an officer finds a shirt with blood over it. He notes location and secures it in a plastic bag which he tags as evidence. Did he properly secure it? - --- Answers---No, bloody evidence should not be put in plastic
You discover blood soaked towel, what do you do to preserve it so it can be used as evidence? - ---Answers---Hang to dry
Officer 1 finds evidence at crime scene. He then gives it to officer 2. Officer 2 gives evidence to crime scene investigator. At the station the investigator labels it as evidence. Is the evidence admissible? - ---Answers---Admissible, because it is labeled as evidence
when it comes to chain of custody remember, it can be passed from person to person as - ---Answers---long as documentation is made
You are part of a group searching a large wooded area for two fugitives wanted for murder. You are alone in your sector when you discover a gun that may or may not have been used. What do you do? - ---Answers---Notify other members of search of location and wait before proceeding with 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 - ---Answers---B&E
B&E - ---Answers---specific intent crime = have to have intent, has to be either business or some other place that cannot be inhabited
Home invasion 1st - ---Answers---requires a weapon or someone home
Home invasion 2nd - ---Answers---no one home or no weapon
Home invasion 3rd - ---Answers---break in with intent to commit misdemeanor, Ex: squatting
Larceny from building - ---Answers---there legally take something that doesn't belong to you with no intent of bringing back
Larceny from person - ---Answers---pickpocket/purse snatching no force
Should an officer stay close to buildings while on patrol during daylight hours? - ---Answers---No, observation is limited
Sent to 911 a call for a man who cut his finger off. His coworkers have already bandaged the wound. What do you do with the finger? - ---Answers---Wrap and keep it 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 - ---Answers---Shoot the dog
You arrest a subject for CCW. While conducting a custodial search you find suspected cocaine. You learn the subject has a CPL. - ---Answers---Cocaine is admissible because it is illegal and found in good faith
While speaking to a 14 year old girl she states her step father put his finger into her vagina the prior evening. What is the most serious charge? - ---Answers---CSC
Sent to patrol area where citizens are being robbed at a bus stop. What kind of patrol is this? - ---Answers---Directed
directed patrol unit - ---Answers---working on specific crimes in specific areas for specific reasons
Sent to a call where a person is detaining a juvenile for breaking a window while playing baseball. What should you do? - ---Answers---Inform the person that this is a civil matter
While on patrol you see a person sleeping in a car in a parking lot. The person is - ---Answers---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? - ---Answers---Apply it to the subject because your car was clean prior to arrest
Amount of force used to arrest a mental disorder - --- Answers---Same amount you would use to arrest on a misdemeanor
Owner of store says a customer takes 80 dollars out of the store this afternoon. What is appropriate charge? - --- Answers---Larceny from a building
Unauthorized use of a motor vehicle - ---Answers---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 - ---Answers---Difference between UDAA and Unauthorized use?
While on patrol you come across overturned car with unidentified chemicals leaking from it. Your 1st responsibility is
- ---Answers---to secure the scene then determine if you need protective equipment
Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ) - ---Answers---terrorist org actively recruiting in MI
Animal Liberation Front (ALF) - ---Answers---responsible for fire bombing law in East Lansing on State campus
If you are on patrol and witness a car weaving in it's lane but not outside the lines or not speeding, can you stop them? - --- Answers---Yes you can stop them because it is a sign of drunk driving
7 signs of terrorism - ---Answers---• Surveillance
- Elicitation
- Tests of Security
- Acquiring Supplies
- Persons out of place
- Dry runs/Trial Runs
- Deploying assets
Home Invasion - ---Answers---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
during the course of robbery the suspect threatens the clerk with a gun and force her to have sex with him. what crime? - - --Answers---CSC 1st
Landlord called because their tenant is punching holes in the wall of landlord's house. this would be a - ---Answers---civil matter
best surface to pick up latent prints - ---Answers---mirror or glass jar
You are working inside PD answering calls, caller says there is a bomb. 1st thing you should do is - ---Answers---keep caller on phone
during custodial search you find pocket knife you should - --- Answers---put it in property
fluid, skids, glass - ---Answers---proper order to process evidence on a scene
If a person has seizure and there is fluid coming from their mouth. you should - ---Answers---turn them on their side
you are one person car want to stop a vehicle with four people you should - ---Answers---follow the car and wait for backup
If person has glass in their left eye the best way to protect their eye is - ---Answers---cover both eyes loosely
woman hasn't seen neighbor in 3 days. you open the door and see neighbor dead on floor. you should - ---Answers---look for signs of violence
barrel length of rifle or shotgun is - ---Answers---18 inches
woman has a burn on her hand it is red and blistering. you should - ---Answers---apply cold water to the hand
handcuff, search, miranda - ---Answers---proper way to arrest someone
best way to get people out a car - ---Answers---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 - ---Answers---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? - ---Answers---Yes my partner would need to testify since I was not there & did not actually write the report
Is the arrest valid? - ---Answers---Yes the arrest is valid b/c acted on positive info from recognized LE officer on radio
dual zone barrier - ---Answers---in any crime scene there are 2 zones: core sensitive zone (where crime scene is), & outer command zone (for media)
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
- ---Answers---leave the gun where it is and then tell the evidence tech that it was moved
the best method for searching mass casualties is - --- Answers---zone or quad method
You find R at P's house. You determine that there is a valid PPO and R was served with it. P tells you 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? - ---Answers--- You must arrest him because you have to enforce the PPO
If you reasonably suspect threat of violence or evidence may destroyed then - ---Answers---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 - --- Answers---TRUE
Terry v. Ohio - ---Answers---dealt w/investigative stops, establishes stop & frisk as exception to search warrant rule
After a chase you arrest & handcuff the suspect for reckless driving you may - ---Answers---Not search the vehicle
the best way to tell if a suspect is lying is by - ---Answers--- establishing a baseline by asking Qs with known Answers or non threatening questions
While working on a medical team for a mass casualty you come across a 6 year old male who is not breathing check their pulse & attempt to open the airway - ---Answers---If breathing does not resume then MOVE ON
dealing with sexual assault - ---Answers---may have a hard time dealing with rescuer of the same sex as the offender, treat wounds, preserve evidence & the scene, DO NOT allow patient to bathe
With an unresponsive patient always check scene safety when you first arrive - ---Answers---true
25 year old male with bright red blood spurting out after checking scene safety the 1st thing you should do is - --- Answers---apply a tourniquet
