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These needs would include, but may not be limited to, the following situations where your department's assistance would be required: a. Armed hostage taking situations that would require an armed response to assist VA Police in containing the situation until appropriate federal agencies (such as the Federal Bureau of Investigation - FBI) can respond to assume control. b. Crimes involving armed robberies of funds, drugs or properties where the individuals committing the crimes leave VA police jurisdiction. c. Vehicle accident investigations, which may result in non -injuries, injuries, or death involving the VA Police patrol vehicle. d. Any major incident that would require additional Officers for traffic control to allow emergency vehicles a clear access to the facility. e. To assist confirming the identification of wanted subjects, arrest and/or detain individuals who have outstanding warrants issued for their arrest by civil law enforcement agencies. VA Police would execute the detention and physical arrest of subjects under federal warrants. To provide additional Officers when needed to assist with the physical arrest of a violent/disorderly person (s) who poses a serious threat to patients, visitors, medical staff or themselves. g. Provide assistance in the transportation of prisoner's who have been arrested at the above listed location on occasions when they are only two VA police officers on duty. In situations where there are more than two VA Police officers, booldng and paperwork will be handled by the VA Police. h. We request notification for Veterans in crisis to our VA Police Mental Health Evaluation team. This is so we can provide appropriate VA resources (Mental health care, housing etc.) to your agency to ensure the Veteran receives care at a VA hospital. The VA Police MET Team is available to respond to requests for assistance. Intelligence Sharing — In an effort to have a collaborative relationship with your agency, sharing information regarding suspects that are Veterans or cases involving Veterans where there is a threat to the public will be shared as needed for official law enforcement purposes. j. K-9 Utilization — The VA Police Long Beach employs a K-9 that is trained to track lost or missing people. This resource can be requested by your agency if needed to assist with the location of a lost or missing person. The canine will only be utilized in the community for missing persons when the missing person presents no threat of violence and is being sought