Patrol Operation
Introduction
Philippine National Police personnel will
spend endless hours patrolling in vehicles or on
foot and will be regularly exposed to dangerous
situations and circumstances.
Patrolling police personnel are constantly in
the view of the public and offers the first line of
defense against criminal activity and man-made
hazards. It is imperative that the police will
demonstrate a good example and treat citizen with
respect upon the individual themselves, and the
PNP organization.
Session
What is Patrol?
Patrol is considered the
backbone of the police directed
activities in the preservation of
peace and order. Police officer has
the duty to go around a populated
area for purposes of security and
observation.
What is the importance of Police Patrol?
There are crimes that are committed,
but no one is around to call the police.
Police patrol is in placed in municipalities
to try and catch criminals in the act.
It is also well-known that generally
criminals don’t commit crimes when there
are police nearby. The police driving or
walking down the street can act as pretty
good deterrent and keep people from
committing the crimes in the first place.
Duties and responsibilities of patrol officers;
1. Attend the roll call formation before his
tour of duty for briefing and likewise attend
the after tour of duty formation for
debriefing;
2. Patrol the assigned beats, observe and
check the suspicious people, structure/
building, compounds and vehicles;
3. Respond to calls, entertain complaints,
initiate the investigation and protect the
crime scene and minimize after effect of
accidents, fires and other catastrophes;
4. Observe and monitor public
gatherings, prevent disorders and
disperse unlawful assemblies;
5. Prevent crimes and arrest sighted law
violators, assuring the public that peace
is preserved;
6. Inspect and / conduct surveillance in
various places of business
establishments and other installation
and remove hazards to public safety;
7. Assist personnel of responsible
agencies / unit in facilitating the flow of
traffic at busy intersections / roads within
his area of responsibility (AOR). Assist
and provide pedestrian information such
as directions and street locations;
8. Conduct home visitations when
circumstances warrants, Ugnayan /
Dialogues with the residents in their beat;
9. Report occurrences and conditions
which relate to crime, public peace, order
and safety;
10. Enforce city / Municipal ordinances
on liquor establishments and night clubs,
cabarets, and all houses of ill refute;
11. Check suspicious vehicles (Private,
Public, or Commercial / Delivery vehicles)
along the highways in the course of their
patrol;
12. Patrol Officers shall wear the
prescribed patrol uniforms;
13. Patrol Officers must have equipment
necessary in the performance of their
duty.
Patrol Guidelines:
1. Observe precautionary measures
and personal safety while on patrol;
2. Practice defensive driving and
follow traffic rules and regulations;
3. Select the routes which provides
best visibility;
4. Be observant of the people and places,
situations or conditions and develop a
suspicious attitude especially if the subject
appears to be slightly out of the ordinary;
5. Use tact and persuasiveness when
conducting spot inquiry or questioning
individuals for information;
6. When requiring a suspicious person or any
individual for identification, avoid taking the
wallet or bag in which the card / documents
are placed. Let the individual remove and
hand it over to you;
7. Be familiar, as much as possible,
with known criminals / ex-convicts
residing in or frequenting the
patrol beat;
8. Be on the alert for loiters;
9. Keep under close observation,
actions of juveniles, trouble makers
/ agitators and the mentally ill /
retarded persons;
10. Observe the practice of “shaking doors” of
unguarded business establishments during
night patrol; Check for signs of intrusion;
11. When checking suspicious persons, places,
buildings/establishments and vehicles
especially during night time, be prepared to
use your service firearm. Flashlights should be
held tightly away from the body to avoid
making you a possible target.
12. Be familiar with stay in employees of
business establishments in your beat;
13. Establish good rapport with the
people in your beat;
14. Keep watch of uninhabited
homes;
15. Patrol members should avoid
loitering in theaters, restaurants
and other recreational places;
16. Develop contacts by getting to know as
many people as possible who can give
factual information about crime conditions
in the patrol beat; and,
17. Patrol members must be knowledgeable
of all conditions, events and details of places
in their beat.
Question?
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