Lakewood Police Department
Policy and Procedure

 Effective Date: 10/30/2018
Policy Number: PP-8270 - Reporting (Special Investigations Unit)
 
  1. Policy - None.
  2. Procedure
    1. The Special Investigations Unit may maintain files on cases of specific interest to the team. Records and reports of active vice, organized crime, or other sensitive investigations are maintained within the unit and maintained separately from the department records system.  A documented review of the intelligence files will occur annually to ensure adherence to policies, procedures, and processes.
    2. Intelligence information may be provided to other law enforcement personnel on a need-to-know basis only. A record of information conveyed to other agencies and received from other agencies is maintained. 
    3. The initiation of, addition to, or destruction of any Vice file requires the approval of a Special Investigation Unit sworn supervisor.
    4. The Special Investigations Unit may institute such forms and associated procedures as may be necessary to record and report intelligence information within the unit. Criminal complaints pertaining to vice, organized crime, terrorist related or other activity coming to the attention of the unit are recorded on department offense/incident reports and forwarded to the Records Section at the time when potential disclosure would not affect the case investigation.
    5. The Special Investigations Unit will be the primary police department entity for the timely dissemination of terrorist related information and intelligence.  General information will be made available on a routine basis through the Colorado Information Analysis Center (CIAC), the FBI Joint Terrorism Task Force (Denver Field Intelligence Group), Rocky Mountain Information Network (RMIN), regular meetings of the Metro Area Intelligence Group (MAGIC), or other entities responsible for the facilitation of information sharing. 

      When time is of the essence, specific intelligence or information will be relayed to the proper agency by the most expedient means.  SIU detectives may be contacted at anytime to provide assistance in relaying the information/intelligence to the proper agency or task force. 
    6. The need to develop and share information and criminal intelligence is a responsibility of all employees.
    7. Agents assigned to SIU will receive training in intelligence collection, processing and sharing of suspicious incidents.

PP-8271 - Investigation Funds