Scenario: You are a uniformed police officer assigned to mobile patrol, and you are working alone. You receive a radio call from your dispatcher to attend an address for an "unknown trouble" call. On arriving at the scene you are met in the lobby of a large apartment building by a woman who tells you that a man kicked in the door of her apartment and threatened to kill her with a hammer if she did not agree to have sex with him. She believes that he may have been either drunk or high on drugs and she reports that one of his hands was "all bloody" because he punched his fist through the wall in her living room. The victim reports that during the sexual assault, which occurred on the couch, the suspect hit her repeatedly on the head and then blacked out, giving her a chance to escape from her apartment to the lobby where she was able to call 911. The victim appears to be in shock and tells you that all she wants you to do is drive her to her sister's house so she can forget about what has happened to her. The superintendent of the building is also in the lobby and he tells you that he thinks the suspect is still in the apartment; he says that he will stay in the lobby with the victim while you go to the victim's apartment to check for the suspect.

Using the information in this scenario, answer the following:

1. You are a solo uniformed officer dispatched to the scene, and due to the nature of the call you request backup and are advised a two person unit will be attending to back you up. There are currently no more uniformed patrol officers available to call on for assistance, but there is a uniform supervisor clear. Describe what actions you would take upon arriving at the apartment building.

2. Describe the actions you would take immediately after meeting the victim and hearing her account of the assault.