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II. POLICY: It shall be the policy of the City of Sunny Isles Beach Police Department that law enforce- ment officers may make arrests for felonies, misdemeanors and arrestable traffic offenses in unincorporated Miami-Dade County and within any municipality which participates in this Mutual Aid Agreement when the offense takes place in the officers' presence while officers are within their jurisdictions or while they are traveling from place to place on official business outside his or her jurisdiction, i.e., to or from court, or as a result of an investigation of any offense constituting a felony or act of Domestic Violence as defined in section 741.28, Florida Statutes, when the offense took place within the jurisdiction of the investigating officer. However, absent a search warrant, concurrent jurisdiction does not include authority to make forcible entries into private residences or businesses which are not open to the public, Le., authority may only be exercised in places which are open to the public or with the consent of an occupant entitled to give consent. When operating under mutual aid, municipal law enforcement officers may execute search warrants for offenses which occurred in the municipality. Municipal officers may execute the search warrant, impound all property, make arrests and file the Return and Inventory. A. General Requirements: 1. Prior to taking any enforcement action, the officer shall notify the designated officer of the jurisdiction in which the action will be taken, unless exigent circum- stances prevent such prior notification, in which case notification shall be made as soon after the action as possible. 2. All arrests made pursuant to this Mutual Aid Agreement shall be coded and processed in such manner as to ensure that any revenues or surcharges generated shall be directed to the jurisdiction in which the arrest was made. 3. Officers shall not utilize unmarked vehicles to make traffic stops or to engage in vehicle pursuits. 4. Concurrent law enforcement jurisdiction pursuant to this Mutual Aid Agree- ment does not include preplanned operations, undercover investigations, stings, or sweeps. 5. Officers shall not conduct routine patrol activities outside of their jurisdiction. 6. Reports of any action taken pursuant to this Mutual Aid Agreement shall be faxed to the agency head of the agency within whose jurisdiction the action was taken as soon as possible after the action has taken place. 7. Any conflicts regarding jurisdiction will be resolved by allowing the agency within whose jurisdiction the action took place to take custody of any arrestees and/or crime scenes. 4