Question for RJK: LE response procedural help please!

RJK:

My question pertains to LE repsonse to a report of an intruder (via 911 call from sole resident). Can you walk me through the response/procedures from the time LE responds to the call? I'm hoping to incorporate the detective who is working the rape-murder investigation (below)....

Background: there have been 2 rape-murders in the area (during previous 2 week time period). Resident has subdued intruder - with magic (no weapon, etc.). He's unconcious when she dials 911 and remains so until LE enters residence...

Sorry if this sounds far-fetched... thanks for the help.

Thank you, Horseshoes!
How many units (on average) would respond in such a situation? ----it's an incorporated town w/police force and incident occurs btwn 0200 - 0300.

RJK said:

Sorry it's taken so long to reply, but I've had a house full of grandkids. Assuming the police have no magic powers, they would send a primary unit and a backup unit. Once the scene is secured by the patrol officers, they would call for a supervisor. the supervisor would determine whether detectives or CSI are needed at the scene. It is possible the the uniformed officers would just take the intruder into custody, based on a sworn statement of the victim.
I hope that helps.

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Thank you, RJK! That helps a lot. And no, the police don't have any magic powers (this time).

Rabe said:

What size is the town?

That'll change a lot. My town (okay, not where I'm 'working' now), you'd be extremely lucky to see a detective drive through to go to a major town, much less come up to do detective work. UNLESS a major crime had actually occurred rather than just threatened.

That's actually quite true for the county seat as well.

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Hello, Rabe!
Population in July 2008: 39,641.
Population change since 2000: +40.0%




Hope that helps!

Thank you

Rabe said:

Thanks.

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Thank you, Rabe