Policies & Procedures

Below are documents pertaining to the Worcester Police Department policies and procedures.

WPD Rules and Regulations

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Organization & Administration

Policy

Personnel Administration

Policy

Training & Career Development

Policy

Standards of Conduct

Policy

200 - Oath of Office
205 - Code of Ethics
206 - Anti-Retaliation
210 - WPD Rules and Regulations
211 - Bias Free Policing and Profiling
215 - Sexual Harassment: Policy and Procedures
215-1 - Sexually Suggestive Material
215-2 - Harassment of Individuals in Protected Classes
220 - Smoke-Free Building

General Management

Policy

300 - Protocol Statement - Visiting Officials
301 - Requests from Outside Department
302 - Criminal Justice Agency
305 - Media Relations
305a - Media - Public Records
306 - Social Media Policy
315 - Outside Employment
321 - Email Policy
325 - Departmental Correspondence
330 - Chief's Conference Room
335 - FID
340 - Endorsements on Firearm Applications
341 - Constable Application Guidelines Procedures
342 - Pawnbrokers
350 - Department Gymnasium Regulated
351 - Revenue Management
360 - Notifications Policy

Policy

400 - Use of Force
400.1 - Handcuffs & Restraints Guidelines
400.2 - OC Aerosol Spray Guidelines
400.3 - Service Baton Guidelines
400.4 - Pepperball Guidelines
400.5 - Conducted Energy Weapon (Taser) Guidelines
400.6 - Less Lethal Shotgun Guidelines
400.7 - Firearms Guidelines
401 - K-9 Guidelines
403 - Body Worn Cameras
404 - Small Unmanned Aircraft System
405.1 - Firearm and Personal Protective Equipment Inspections
405.2 - License to Carry Firearms
405.3 - Handling and Disposal of Seized and Recovered Firearms and Ammo
406 - Animal Control Policy
410 - Handling Evidence and Property
416 - Capstun Disposal and Supply
417 - Drug Related Evidence
418 - Med Return™ Drug Collection Unit
420 - Motor Vehicle Pursuits
420.1 - Emergency Response Driving
430 - Foot Pursuit
440 - First Amendment Activity and Crowd Management
441 - Video Security
442 - Crisis Negotiations
444 - Priority Level Dispatching Officer Assignment
450 - Dangerous or Hazardous Conditions
451 - Domestic Violence
453 - Domestic Violence Handling for Employees
454 - Harassment Prevention Procedure
455 - Detention of Foreign Nationals
460 - Shoplifting
461 - Report on Fires
462 - Red Cross Emergency Fire Plan
463 - Emergency Transportation Service
475 - Notification to Victims of Crimes
480 - Field Interviews
485 - LEAPS/NCIC Hits
486 - Law Concerning Refuse on Highways
490 - Worcester Clergy - Police Community Partnership
495 - Transgender Policy

Policy

500 - Bureau of Professional Standards Investigations
501 - Officer Involved Shootings, In-Custody Deaths and Serious Uses of Force
505 - Early Intervention Screening
510 - Hate Crimes
515 - Civil Rights Violence
520 - Confidential Informants
522 - Seized Money and Investigative Funds
526 - Info RE: District Attorney's Office
535 - Deceased Persons
545 - Child Abuse/Neglect
550 - Abuse to Disabled Persons
555 - Elderly Abuse Reporting
565 - Annoying Phone Calls
570 - Missing Person(s)
572 - Amber Alert
575 - Intelligence Information
580 - Photographic Surveillance
585 - Response to ShotSpotter™ Notifications
586 - License Plate Recognition System

Policy

602 - City Owned and Leased Vehicles
605 - Abandoned Vehicles
610 - Accidents Involving Police Department Vehicles
615 - Contributory Negligence Subject to Discipline
620 - Bid Procedure for Repairs to Damaged Cruisers
630 - Out of Town - DUI Arrests
631 - DUI Right to Second Opinion
635 - OUI Arrests
636 - Parking Tickets
637 - Parking Tickets/Administrative Action
638 - Disposition of Massachusetts Uniform Citations
670 - Gasoline Computer Application
675 - Motor Vehicle Crashes: Response, Investigation and Reporting
680 - Impounded Vehicles Towed to Police Department
680.1 - WPD Form 10
690 - Motor Vehicle Inventory
691 - Police Parking Lot Regulations
691.1 - Parking Lot Sticker
692 - Towed Vehicles General
693 - Towed Vehicles from Private Property
693.1 - Towed Vehicles Fax Sheet

Transportation & Detention of Prisoners

Policy

700 - Handling of Prisoner
703 - Cell Room - Handling Prisoners - Suicide Precaution
705 - Arrest and Detainment of Foreign Nationals
710 - Juvenile Procedures/Arrests
720 - Strip Search
730.1 - Shutting Off Engines/Removal of Keys
735 - Police Lockup Out of Town
740 - Protective Custody Intoxicated Persons
740.1 - Guidelines for Detox vs Emergency Room Disposition

Emergency Procedures/Unusual Occurrences

Policy

800 - Emergency Callup Procedures
802 - Security Egress Door
806 - Limited English Proficiency (LEP)
807 - Mutual Aid
830 - Emergency Mental Health Procedures
831 - Naloxone (Narcan) Administration and Protocols

Records & Property Management

Policy

900 - Governing Work Schedules
905 - Computer Usage Policy
910 - Overtime Compensation
910.1 - Individual Requisition and Authorization Form
910.2 - Group Requisition and Authorization Form

Contact Information

Police Headquarters
9-11 Lincoln Square
Worcester, MA 01608

Accessible via WRTA Bus Line. View Schedules

Emergency: 911
Phone: 508-799-8600
Fax: 508-799-8680
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Office Hours:
24 Hours x 7 Days

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