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Milwaukee Police Department updates SOPs on lateral hires, mental-health detentions, canines and property management
Summary
At the Fire and Police Commission meeting Sept. 4, the Milwaukee Police Department described changes to several standard operating procedures covering lateral transfers, chapter 51 detentions for people in crisis, use and care of facility dogs, and property-control recordkeeping.
The Milwaukee Fire and Police Commission heard a communication Sept. 4 from Milwaukee Police Department officials outlining updates to multiple standard operating procedures, including new rules for lateral transfers, procedures for people in mental-health crisis, handling of facility dogs and changes to property-control systems.
Assistant Chief Sarno told the commission the changes to SOP 270 (Field Training and Evaluation Program) add language for lateral transfers. Out‑of‑state lateral hires that began in August are required to complete the department’s full 25‑week academy, while in‑state laterals complete a shorter phase‑4 portion of the academy that Sarno described as a six‑week segment. The SOP text also sets differing evaluation counts: the definition section indicates 15 monthly evaluations for in‑state laterals and 10 monthly evaluations for out‑of‑state laterals;…
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