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2. They must never place themselves in the position of having to take action when <br />there is not enough manpower or equipment. <br />3. The entire relationship and direction must come from the officer. <br />It is not uncommon for the informant to attempt to become involved in planning. <br />The informant should not be present at briefings. <br />UNDESIRABLE INFORMANTS <br />When a case agent is aware an informant is undesirable, all contact with the informant should <br />cease and the reasons should be noted in his/her informant package. This information will then <br />be disseminated throughout the narcotic enforcement community. <br />Also, when the case agent deems necessary, informants will be checked through OCNII, LA <br />CLEAR and WISN, prior to utilizing their services to verify if the informant has been <br />discredited. <br />SHOOTING INCIDENTS <br />Any member of RNSP who discharges his/her weapon during the performance of duty will <br />immediately notify: <br />1. The agency in whose Jurisdiction the discharge took place. <br />2. The RNSP Program Manager <br />a) Who, in turn will immediately notify each member of the Executive Board, <br />starting with the chief executive officer of the agency from which the involved <br />officer is employed. <br />3. The respective department's watch commander from which the officer is employed <br />will be notified by the field supervisor. <br />In those cases where death or serious injury is related to a shooting or the operation of a motor <br />vehicle, the jurisdictional agency will handle the full investigation according to their <br />departmental policy and procedure. <br />EQUIPMENT POOL <br />The office space, office equipment, radio equipment, in house covert equipment, as well as <br />specialized items needed in certain types of cases, and vehicles will be provided by RNSP and <br />maintained by the Investigative Technician. Situations requiring air support, unique vehicles or <br />other limited -purpose inventory will require cooperative scheduling from member agencies. <br />EVIDENCE COLLECTION, STORAGE AND TESTING <br />The facilities of the Orange County Sheriff's Department will be utilized by RNSP to maintain a <br />proper evidence chain on all items collected in pursuit of case preparation. All evidence obtained <br />during an investigation will be tagged and placed into an appropriate Sheriffs Department <br />evidence locker without unnecessary delay. <br />Page 18 Revised 3/11/2011 <br />