Items to Include in Your Patrol Bag

1. Current full-sized Thomas Guide (map book), California Penal Code, California Vehicle Code, Los Angeles County Codes
2. Current Quick code books --- California Penal & Vehicle Code
3. Chapter 4 - Case Assignment & Chapter 5 - Misc. Line Procedures (Manual of Policy and Procedure)
4. Search and Seizure reference material (books, pamphlets, etc.), or any other reference material recommended by Training Officer (please ask him/her which ones)
5. A large 3 ring binder to hold copies of your daily logs, tickets issued, reports written (before and after the Sgt. approves them), commendations, trainee tests, and your monthly evaluations
6. Posse box, plastic container for extra report forms, and a dictionary (book or electronic)
7. Miscellaneous supplies --- such as, large paper clips, large (8 ½ " x 11") manila envelops with metal claps, large clear plastic sleeves that will fit in a 3-ring binder, High-lighter felt pens, black ink pens & refills, mechanical pencils & refills (0 .7 HB lead), erasers & refills, a few large metal rings, and some colored or clear tab 3-hole note book dividers
8. Flashlights, extra flashlight bulbs, and extra batteries for every battery-operated item you carry
9. AM/FM radio, 35 mm camera & film(100 ASA/12 exposures), and a tape recorder & extra tapes
10. Rubber gloves, water-free hand wash, moist handy-wipes, paper towels, Band-Aids, disinfectant, and aspirin
11. Extra ammo (.38 cal., 9mm, shotgun, rifle slugs) in individual plastic containers
12. Yellow chalk and a 25' or 50' tape measure
13. Pad of blank and lined 8"x 11" paper
14. Helmet, face shield, flex cuffs, extra handcuffs, and binoculars
15. Two extra key rings containing the keys for every door, room, or patrol vehicle at your station to which you are expected to have access
16. Your station's R.D. maps, the R.D. maps of the adjoining Sheriff's stations, and maps that include the surrounding areas policed by other agencies