City of Baltimore - File #: 06-0172R

• File #: 06-0172R
• Version: 0
• Name: Baltimore City Police Patrol Cars - Take Home Policy
• Type: City Council Resolution
• Status: Adopted
• File created: 5/1/2006
• In control: Police Department
• Final action: 6/5/2006
• Title: Baltimore City Police Patrol Cars - Take Home Policy FOR the purpose of requesting the Baltimore City Police Commissioner to study the efficacy of adopting a take-home patrol car program for Baltimore City police officers and to report to the City Council on the success or failure of take-home patrol car policies in other subdivisions across the country and the comparative advantages and disadvantages of adopting a take-home patrol car policy for City officers.
• Sponsors: Kenneth Harris, Nicholas C. D'Adamo, James B. Kraft, Mary Pat Clarke, Robert Curran, Belinda Conaway, Agnes Welch, Keiffer Mitchell
• Indexes: Patrol Cars, Police

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
6/5/2006	0	Judiciary and Legislative Investigations	Recommended Favorably with Amendment
6/5/2006	0	City Council	Adopted
5/8/2006	0	Judiciary and Legislative Investigations	Scheduled for a Public Hearing
5/4/2006	0	The City Council	Referred for a Report
5/1/2006	0	City Council	Introduced
5/1/2006	0	City Council	Assigned

* WARNING: THIS IS AN UNOFFICIAL, INTRODUCTORY COPY OF THE BILL.
THE OFFICIAL COPY CONSIDERED BY THE CITY COUNCIL IS THE FIRST READER COPY.
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CITY OF BALTIMORE
COUNCIL BILL R
(Resolution)

Introduced by: Councilmember Harris

A RESOLUTION ENTITLED

A COUNCIL RESOLUTION concerning
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Baltimore City Police Patrol Cars - Take Home Policy

FOR the purpose of requesting the Baltimore City Police Commissioner to study the efficacy of adopting a take-home patrol car program for Baltimore City police officers and to report to the City Council on the success or failure of take-home patrol car policies in other subdivisions across the country and the comparative advantages and disadvantages of adopting a take-home patrol car policy for City officers.
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Research reported by PoliceOne.Com, an organization of over 100,000 law enforcement personnel shows that one of the most important decisions that an agency has to make about its patrol cars is whether to permit its officers to take the vehicles home and use them as both rolling offices and personal transportation.

One of the greatest advantages of a take-home patrol policy is the increased visibility of police officers in their communities and on the roadways. However, it has been found the greatest advantage of allowing police officers to take-home patrol cars is the ready deployment of an off-duty officer to critical incidents. "Because an officer has his or her gear and a car at all times, he or she can roll within a few minutes notice. The result is that off-duty officers can respond more rapidly to hostage, barricade, or active-shooter situations."

Another benefit of take-home patrol cars is that a t...