Objective:

The Primary Mission of the Department when responding to the scene of a lawful assembly is to preserve public order while at the same time protecting the Constitutional Rights of individuals involved. The department should strive to restore conditions to normal as rapidly and efficiently as possible. Objectives that must be addressed to accomplish this include:

1. Protection of life
2. Protection of vital facilities
3. Arrest Violators
4. Restore and Maintain Order
5. Protect Property

The objectives that must be addressed to accomplish this mission are (in priority order):

• Establish contact with the crowd and make contact with the formal leader or event organizer(s) if possible.
• Obtain voluntary compliance with police directives.
• Minimize enforcement action.

Notifications:

• Watch Commander
• Command Staff
• SWAT
• Fire Department
• PIO (media and social media)
• Air Support
• Detective Personnel
• Forensics

Resources to Consider:

• SWAT (QRF)/Bearcat/Medcat
• Mobile Field Force/QRT's
• Traffic Bureau
• Mutual Aid (LASD and CHP SRT)
• PIO (media and social media)
• Red Cross
• Glendale Bee Line Buses
• Portable Restrooms
• Bomb Squad (if devices are located)
• Cadets/Explorers (Staging area, scribes, Traffic Control, video etc.)

Pre-Operation:

• Develop an Incident Action Plan
• Consider using explosive detection K9's to sweep area of protest
• Identify MFF Platoons, Quick Reaction Teams, Video personnel, Grenadiers etc.
  1. Small agile QRT's are designed to target areas of violence/property damage; make contact with criminals/Looters (arrests).
• Ensure "Unlawful Assembly Orders" are prepared in all appropriate languages
• Consider sweeping the area with LPR technology
• Ensure all vehicles are fueled and equipped for rapid deployment. Keep vehicles out of sight and in an area that is protected.
• Identify Procedures and Personnel for a "Mass Arrests and Bookings"
  1. Location
  2. Security / Over Watch
  3. Prisoner's Property
  4. Transportation
  5. Arresting Officer/Booking Officer procedures
  6. Phone Calls
  7. Special Needs, Medical personnel, Segregation
• Arrange food, water and restrooms for personnel.
• Send out a "Mutual Aid" Notification to Area C personnel
• Consider resources from Vital Medical, Tow Truck Companies, Red Cross, Hospitals, the Fire Department, and Public Works.

Dispersal Order:

Dispersal order sample

I am (Commanding officers name) and I represent the (Department). I hereby declare this to be an unlawful assembly per Penal Code Section 407, and, in the name of the People of the State of California, I command all those assembled at (Frame the physical location) to immediately disperse, which means to break up this assembly and leave the area.

(If the crowd is violent or violence is imminent)

If you do not do so, you may be arrested or subject to other law enforcement action. Other law enforcement action could include the use of force which may inflict significant pain or result in serious injury.

If you do not disperse, you will be arrested for Penal Code section 409 (Refusing to disperse) and Penal Code section 416 (Remaining present at an unlawful assembly). If arrested, do not resist arrest. Credentialed members of the press should move to designated safe areas at this time.
The following routes of dispersal are ___________________.
It is now___:___ AM / PM - You have _____ minutes to leave the area.
You must leave the area by ___:___ AM / PM

Post-Operation:

• Identify Master Report Writer / Case Detective (Master DR#)
• Identify Evidence Coordinator
• Ensure all uses of force are documented, even if no arrests were made
• Preserve evidence to include digital documentation, body worn camera video, cellular video, debris field material and weapons utilized by rioters.
• Utilize forensics to photograph area, injuries to officers and demonstrators.
• Obtain video from surveillance cameras (residences/businesses) where the riot/protest occurred.
• Ensure all personnel are provided with medical care / mental health referrals. Document injuries and notify Worker's Compensation.
• When feasible, conduct a debrief with all personnel involved, including protest organizers, the fire department, public works, and city government. Prepare an "After Action Debrief"

Logistics/Equipment:

1. Officers:
   • Helmets, Shields, Gas Masks, Batons, 40mm, Tasers, OC, DAR's/BWC, Laser Shield
   • Body Armor
   • Water, Sunscreen, Food, Cold Weather Clothing
   • Flex Cuffs
   • Field Interview Cards
2. Mobile Field Force
   • Suburban with skids attached (MFF Deployment)
   • Fire Extinguishing Devices
   • Video Cameras
   • Barriers/Police Tape (street barricades, tangle tape, road blocks etc)
   • Public Address System (bull horn, Mad Haler, Digital Sign)
   • Large fan for chemical agent decontamination
   • Extra flex cuffs
   • Transportation for Mass Booking
   • Chemical Agent/Pepperball
   • Sting Ball
   • Noise Flash Diversion Devices
   • Bolt cutters
   • Closed Ear Communications (SWAT headsets)
   • Flashlights/Spot lights (SWAT Equipment Truck)
   • Lasers (to point out locations)
   • Plastic Litter (for injured officers/citizens)
   • Field Interview Cards
3. Command Center
   • Command Board(s)
   • Lap top with Mobile Comm / JDIC / Flock
   • ICS Forms
   • Downlink and/or Pole Cameras
   • Personnel Roster (MFF/Patrol/SWAT/QRT's)
   • Radio Call Signs
   • Large printed satellite maps showing location of fixed points (see Abby)
   • TV's to monitor media
   • Scribe
   • Check in/Check Out station
   • Intelligence Officer to monitor live social media feeds