Police Department
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Item # 3
City of Santa Ana
20 Civic Center Plaza, Santa Ana, CA 92701
Joint School Collaboration City Council Subcommittee Staff Report December 2, 2024
TOPIC: Collaboration between Santa Ana Police Department and Santa Ana Unified School District Police Department
TITLE:
Collaboration between Santa Ana Police Department and Santa Ana Unified School District Police Department
RECOMMENDED ACTION
Receive and file.
DISCUSSION
The Santa Ana Police Department (SAPD) and the Santa Ana Unified School District Police Department (SAUSD PD) enjoy a long-lasting relationship based on coordination and cooperation when responding to incidents within the School District’s properties.
The SAPD and SAUSD PD have collaborated on the following response protocols:
•SAPD has trained numerous SAUSD PD personnel in Active Shooter Response; •SAPD and SAUSD PD collaborated on an active shooter drill at Saddleback High School in conjunction with the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department and Orange County Fire Authority;
•SAUSD PD developed an internal response protocol for their agency outlining response expectations and SAPD interaction;
•Both agencies collaboratively reviewed the response protocol and it was disseminated to SAPD personnel, including dispatch;
•In response to the incident at McFadden Institute of Technology, SAPD, SAUSD PD, and school staff conducted a debrief on October 8, 2024, to review and evaluate the response. Improvements in the response to future incidents were identified and discussed;
- Following the debrief, SAPD and SAUSD PD personnel met to discuss further methods for improving response efficiency and effectiveness.
Collaboration between Santa Ana Police Department and Santa Ana Unified School District Police Department
December 2, 2024
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Submitted By: Robert Rodriguez, Acting Police Chief
Approved By: Alvaro Nuñez, City Manager