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MPD tells FPC it updated SOPs for homeless persons, crash reporting and vehicle evidence processing
Summary
Assistant Chief Craig Sarno briefed the Fire and Police Commission on amendments to three MPD policies, including removing a citation to Bell v. City of Boise and renaming technical communications to the Department of Emergency Communications; commissioners asked whether the changes would alter enforcement and were told they would not.
At the Milwaukee Fire and Police Commission meeting April 3, the Milwaukee Police Department presented amendments to three policies: SOP 165 (homeless persons), SOP 650 (vehicle crashes) and a standard operating instruction for evidence vehicle processing.
Assistant Chief Craig Sarno summarized the department's changes and said the updates were largely administrative and intended to align policy language with current practice and interagency names. The department removed references to the Technical Communications Division (TCD) and replaced them with the Department of Emergency Communications (DEC), updated references to the statewide homeless data system…
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