Santa Cruz Police Department Policy Manual obtained

Stop meeting the confidential informants of the opposite sex alone at restaurants, geez. Large sums of $$ must be approved and reported to the IRS

322.3.3 EXIGENT CIRCUMSTANCES
"Exigent circumstances permitting entry into premises without a warrant or valid consent generally include any of the following:

(a) Imminent danger of injury or death

(b) Serious damage to property

(c) Imminent escape of a suspect

(d) The destruction of evidence

An exigency created by the officer’s own conduct as an excuse for a warrantless entry is not generally permitted."

not generally permitted???? why the qualifier? you gotta be fuckin kidding me

Federal lawsuits against municipal government can precipitate a FULL AIRING of police policy, procedure and PRATICE. This is now happening in Galesburg, IL, where the entrenched bureaucracy is confronted with 2 federal lawsuits. The discovery process in one of them is scheduled to take 18 months, with expert witness on both sides. Much that has remained unknown will become a matter of public record, and during the course of the trial, the police need to PRACTICE acceptable conduct or it will be documented in the case.

This is a boon to the citizens of the town where Carl Sandburg was born, and he would love this.

There is nothing like a FEDERAL LAWSUIT to force your police to behave the way that you PAY THEM to behave.

It's nice to have the document, but there is always a rift between policy and practice.

A good lawsuit airs all.