16-56 PENALTIES FOR VALID COMPLAINT PROBLEM PROPERTIES.
(A) Definitions. For the purpose of this Section, the following definitions shall apply unless the context clearly indicates or requires a different meaning.
POLICE RESPONSE. Any and all Police action deemed appropriate by the Police Commissioner to protect the health, safety and welfare of inhabitants of a property or location where valid complaints have been documented. Coordination of Police action shall be subject to the rules and regulations of the Boston Police Department.
PROBLEM PROPERTY. Shall have the same meaning as set forth in Subsection 16-57.2.
VALID COMPLAINT. An investigated finding, documented by on-duty Boston Police Department personnel dispatched or caused to respond to an incident, that a criminal offense has taken place in a dwelling unit within a property, on a particular property or at a specific location which disturbs the health, safety and welfare of other inhabitants of said property or location. The term shall not include incidents involving an occupant of the premises as the victim of the crime.
(B) Police response. The Police Commissioner, as deemed appropriate to protect the health, safety and welfare of other inhabitants of a property or location where a valid complaint has been made, is hereby authorized and empowered to assign a member or members of the Boston Police Department to staff as Police response on said property or location:
(1) Upon being dispatched or caused to respond to an incident, in a dwelling unit within a property, on a particular property or at a specific location, involving a criminal offense, Boston Police Department personnel shall investigate the complaint to determine whether it is a valid complaint;