You know the police call signs i have a couple of police officers in my novel and i need them to mention their call sign anyone know how they are assigned or do i just pick a number and some lette?

Answer 1

POLICE CODES AND ABBREVIATIONS:

A NEARLY-COMPLETE LIST

Below you will find the mother of all lists which is quite lengthy and intended to represent the range of abbreviations nationwide. Codes may vary by jurisdiction.

10-0 Use Caution

10-1 You are being received Poorly

10-2 You are being received Clearly

10-3 Stop Transmitting

10-4 O.K.

10-5 Relay Message

10-6 Busy with Call

10-7 Out of service, (completely)

10-7b Out of service (personal)

10-7c Out of service (court)

10-7od Out of service (off duty)

10-8 In service

10-8ot In service (over time)

10-9 Repeat last message

10-10 Out of service, Radio on

10-11 Give F.C.C. Call Sign/Dispatching too fast

10-12 Visitors or officials present

10-13 Advise weather and road conditions

10-14 Convoy or escort detail

10-15 Prisoner in custody

10-15m Prisoner in custody (mental case)

10-16 Pick up prisoner

10-17 Pick up papers

10-18 Complete present asignment ASAP/Get there quick/ASAP

10-19 Return to office

10-20 Your location

10-21 Call by telephone

10-21A Phone home, my ETA is _____

10-21B Call your home

10-22 Cancel last message/Take no further action

10-23 Stand by until channel clears

10-24 Emergency at station/all units return

10-25 Do you have contact with ___________

10-26 Driver's license check by number or name

10-27 Check for wants or warrants

10-28 Check registration on vehicle

10-29 Check for stolen for

10-29A Check wants, subject (PIN)

10-29R Check wants and record, subject (PIN, CJIC)

10-29C Check complete, subject (NCIC)

10-30 Does not conform to rules or regulations

10-31 Is lie detector available?

10-32 Is Intoxilizer available?

10-33 Emergency traffic/don't transmit unless necessary

10-33 Alarm (type: Audible, silent)

10-34 Clear for local dispatch or open door

10-35 Confidential information or open window

10-36 Correct time

10-37 Give me name of Operator on duty

10-38 Your destination

10-39 Your message is delivered/Requested unit enroute

10-40 Advise if officer _______ available for phone call

10-41 Call the station on alternate frequency

10-42 Officer ..... now at his home

10-43 Have _________ call his/her residence

10-44 Station _________ is calling your residence

10-45 Give name of Officer in Charge or Injured person

10-46 Advise if ________ available at phone

10-47 Officer ______ is available at _________

10-48 Not available for assignment/out for coffee or whatever

10-49 Pick up passenger at ___________

10-50 No traffic for you/resume patrol

10-51 Message for delivery by telephone

10-52 Message for delivery in writing

10-53 Do you have traffic for this station?

10-54 Unit and officer have left the Parish

10-54d Possible dead body

10-55 Unit and officer have returned to Parish

10-55d Send coroner

10-56 Teletype busy

10-57 Teletype broken or Firearms discharged

10-58 Teletype in service

10-59 Tape for repeat message

10-60 What is next for message # _____

10-61 Stand by for teletype message

10-62 Unable to copy radio, use teletype or meet in person

10-63 Net in use, stand by, will advise when clear

10-64 Net clear, go ahead with traffic

10-65 Clear for assignment

10-66 Clear for cancellation

10-67 All stations retransmit following

10-68 Repeat dispatch

10-69 Have you dispatched _______?

10-70 Net message for all stations

10-71 Proceed with traffic

10-72 Stand by for Civil Defense Test

10-73 Stand by for Civil Defense Traffic

10-74 Civil Defense Clear

10-75 Severe weather statement

10-76 Give daily traffic

10-77 Give mileage your unit

10-78 Send ambulance

10-79 Send wrecker

10-80 Tower lights out/Explosion/Lightening

10-80a Assist radio dispatcher

10-81 Officer ______ will be at your station

10-82 Reserve room for officer

10-83 Have _______ call station by phone

10-84 Advise ____ officer will return this date

10-85 Officer _____ on special detail or Meet with agent

10-86 Advise phone number your location

10-87 Give call letters of your station

10-88 Advise phone number of officer

10-89 Request radio servicemen be sent

10-90 Request teletype servicemen

10-91 Prepare for inspection of ______ by ________

10-91B Noisy animal (Barking)

10-91D Dead animal

10-91H Stray Horse

10-92 Your quality is poor

10-93 Your quality is good

10-94 Call station by teletype

10-95 Advise telephone call this station

10-96 Give test count

10-97 Arrived at scence

10-98 Last detail completed

10-99 Unable to receive your message

10-100 Out using restroom

10-102 Cruelty to animals

10-103 Disturbance

10-103f Disturbance by fight

10-103m Disturbance by mental person

10-106 Obscenity

10-107 Suspicious person

10-108 Officer down or Officer needs assistance

10-112 Impersonating an officer

11-6 Illegal discharge of firearms

11-7 Prowler

11-8 Person down

11-10 Take a report

11-12 Dead animal

11-13 Injured animal

11-14 Animal bite

11-15 Ball game in street

11-17 Wires down

11-24 Abandoned Vehicle

11-25 Vehicle - Traffic hazzard

11-25X Female motorist need assistance

11-26 Abandoned bicycle

11-27 Subject has felony record, but is not wanted

11-28 Rush vehicle registration information

11-29 Subject has no record

11-30 Incomplete telephone call

11-31 Person calling for help

11-40 Advise station if ambulance is needed

11-41 Request Ambulance

11-42 Ambulance not required

11-43 Doctor required

11-44 Coroner required

11-45 Attempted suicide

11-46 Death report

11-47 Injured Person

11-48 Provide Transportation

11-54 Suspicious vehicle

11-65 Traffic Signal light out

11-66 Traffic Signal Out-of-order

11-70 Fire Alarm

11-71 Fire Report

11-79 Traffic Accident - Ambulance dispatched

11-80 Traffic Accident - Serious Injury

11-81 Traffic Accident - Minor Injury

11-82 Traffic Accident - No Injury

11-83 Traffic Accident - No Details

11-84 Direct Traffic

11-85 Dispatched Tow Truck

11-86 Special Detail

11-87 Assist Other Unit

11-95 Out of vehicle, car stop (location/license)

11-96 Out of vehicle, car stop, send backup(location/license)

11-98 Meet Officer

11-99 Officer needs Help/Emergency

A Adult

A No rain expected

AC Aircraft crash

AC Animal control

ADW Assalt with a Deadly Weapon

APB All points bulletin

ASAP As soon as possible

AID Accident Investigation Detail

AV Abandoned vehicle

B Rain Expected

BLK Block

BKG Booking

BO Out of Order

BOL Be On the Lookout

CP Complaining Party

CPD City or County Property Damage

CT Court

DB Dead Body

DMV Department of Motor Vehicles Information requested

E-B Eastbound

ETA Estimated Time of Arrival

EXP Expired

FTA Failure to Appear

GOA Gone on Arrival

GTA Grand Theft Auto

INJ Injury

I/S Intersection

J Juvenile involved

LIC License

LT/T Left turn

M/C Motorcycle

NCIC National Criminal Information Center

NIA Non-Injury Accident

OBS Observed

OD Off Duty

OP LIC Operator's License

OT Over Time

PAB Policy Administration Building

PI Personal Injury

POSS Possession

QT Secrecy required

RES DIST Residential District

ROF Report on File

RP Reporting Party

SPD Speed

UL Unable to Locate

UTL Unable to Locate

VEH Vehicle

VIN Vehicle Identification Number

WIT Witness

X Female involved

45/25 MPH clocked speed in zone

Code 1 Acknowledge this Call

Code 2 Proceed Immediately with lights/without Siren

Code 3 Proceed Immediately with lights and Siren

Code 4 No further assistance required

Code 5 Stakeout - Uniformed Officers stay away

Code 6 Out of Vehicle for Investigation

Code 7 Out of Service to eat

Code 8 Fire Alarm

Code 9 Answering ring-down

Code 10 Bomb Threat

Code 12 Patrol your District and report extent of damage

Code 13 Major Disaster Activation

Code 14 Resume normal Operation

Code 20 Notify News Media to respond

Code 22 Restricted Radio Traffic

Code 30 Officer needs assistance - Emergency

Code 33 Emergency Traffic on Air - All units stand by

Code 43 TAC forces committed

Code 100 In position to intercept Suspect

14 Ambulance in route

15 Citizens holding suspect

17f Fugitive attachment

17m Municipal court attachment

17t Traffic attachment

18 Traffic incident

19 Drunk

20 Auto accident

20a Airplane crash

20f Fatal accident

20i Injury accident

21 Complaint

23 Traffic congestion

24 Medical emergency

25 Call dispatcher

26 Police officer

27 Attempted crime

28 Inciting a felony

29 Death

30 Homicide

30c Homicide by cutting

30s Homicide by shooting

34 Aggravated battery

34c Cutting

34s Shooting

35 Simple battery

37 Aggravated assault

38 Simple assault

39 Negligent injury

42 Aggravated rape

43 Simple rape

44 Aggravated kidnapping

45 Simple kidnapping

51 Aggravated arson

51b Bomb threat

52 Simple arson

52e Explosives

52f Fire

54 Combustible materials

56 Criminal damage

58 Contaminated water

59 Criminal Mischief

60 Aggravated burglary

62 Alarms

62b Simple burglary

62c Auto burglary

62r Residential burglary

62s Safe burglary

63 Criminal Trespass

63s Sit-in

64 Armed robbery

64g Armed robbery/gun

64k Armed robbery/knife

65 Simple robbery

65p Purse snatching

66 Extortion threats

68 Unauthorized use of movable

69 Possession of stolen goods

71 Issuing worthless checks

72 Forgery

80 Carnal knowledge of juvenile

81 Indecent behavior with juvenile

82 Prostitution

84 Pandering

87 Abortion

89 Crime against nature

90 Gambling

90c Gambling by cards

90d Gambling by dice

91 Unlawful sale to minor

93 Cruelty to juvenile

94 Illegal use of weapon

95 Illegal carrying of gun

95k Illegal carrying of knife

98 D.W.I.

99 Reckless operation

100 Hit and run

148 Resisting Arrest

187 Homicide

207 Kidnapping

211 Armed Robery

240 Assalt - Misdemeanor

242 Battery

243 Assault on Police Officer

245 Assault with a Deadly Weapon

261 Rape

273 Assault on Person

288 Lewd Conduct / Felony sex offense

314 Indecent exposure

330 Gambling

311 Loud and Obscene

314 Indecent Exposure

390 Drunk

390c Drunk in Vehicle

390d Drunk Unconcious

404 Riot

407 Unlawful Assembly

415 Disturbing the Peace

415b Investigate the Trouble

415c Disturbance - Children involved

415d Disturbance - Drunk involved

415e Loud Music or Party

415f Disturbance - Family

415g Disturbance - Gang

417 Brandishing / Man with Gun

447 Arson

459 Burglary

459a Burglar Alarm ringing

459s Burglar Alarm - Silent

464 Burglary with Explosives

477a Arson

480 Hit and Run - Felony

481 Hit and Run - Misdemeanor

484 Petty theft

484f Fraudulent use of Credit Card(s)

484ps Purse Snatch

487 Grand theft

487.2 Theft from Person or Purse snatch

488 Petty theft

496 Recieving stolen property

502 Drunk driving - Misdemeanor

503 Auto theft

505 Reckless driving

507 Public Nuisance

537 Defrauding Innkeeper

586 Illegal parking

586e Vehicle blocking Driveway

594 Malicious mischief

602 Trespassing

602.5 Entry without consent

603 Unlawful entry

647 Vagrant

647a Vagrant loitering in Public Place

647b Prostitution

647c Begging

647d Loitering in Restroom

647e Loitering Place to Place

647f Drunk

647ff Drunk - enroute to Detox

647g Prowler

647h Illegal Lodging

901 Ambulance Call

901a Ambulance Call - Attempted Suicide

901b Ambulance Call - Drowning

901c Ambulance Call - Cutting

901d Ambulance Call - Drunk

901g Ambulance Call - Gas

901h Ambulance Call - Dead Body

901k Ambulance has been dispatched

901n Ambulance requested

901s Ambulance Call - Shooting

901t Ambulance Call - Traffic Accident

901y Request Ambulance if needed

902 Accident

902h Enroute to Hospital

902m Medical Aid needed

902t Traffic Accident

903 Aircraft Crash

904 Fire

910 Can handle detail

952 Report on conditions

955 Detail under control

956 Detail incomplete, but available

957 Delayed response of __ minutes

966 DRUG DEAL

1000 Plane crash

3000 Road block

4532 Escape

5150 Mentally disturbed person

10851 Stolen vehicle

10852 Tampering with vehicle

11300 Narcotics

12020 Carrying Concealed Weapon

14601 Driving w/suspended DL

20001 Felony hit and run

20002a Misdemeanor hit and run

22350 Speeding (used to be 505)

22500 Illegal parking/impound

23152 Misdemeanor Drunk driving

23153 Reckless driving (use to be 510)

23109 Speed Contest

Units Adam: Morning shift

Baker: Swing shift

Charlie: Day shift

Officers Adam: Auxillary

Charlie: Captain

Denver: Detective

David: Detective

Frank: Felony Investigation

Henry: Homicide

John: Juvenile

Lincoln: Lieutenant

Nora: Narcotics

Paul: Patrol

Sam: Sergeant

X-Ray: Burglary

Victor: Vice/Narcotics

King: Helicopter

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Police unit identifications vary from agency to agency. Although there may be similarities, there is no standard system for determining unit call signs from agency to agency.

In one large metropolitan law enforcement agency, the first one or two digits indicate the geographic area or specialized division to which the unit is assigned. The second letter indicates the type of unit. Most commonly, "A" indicates a two man unit. "L" indicates a one man units. Other specialized units are indicated by letters similar to those listed above. The last two digits of the call sign are the units numerical identification which, for a patrol unit, often corresponds to one of the reporting districts for which the unit is responsible.

Since there is so much variety, the only way to achieve any authenticity is to call the agency being used and ask them about their specific unit designations.

As mentioned there is a lot of variation in call signs. For the alphabet call sign in the department I used to be in was:

A- Adam

B- Boy

C- Charles

D- David

E- Edward

F- Frank

G- George

H- Henry

I- Ida

J- John

K- King

L- Lincoln

M- Mary

N- Nora

O- Ocean

P- Paul

Q- Queen

R- Robert

S- Sam

T- Tom

U- Union

V- Victor

X- X-ray

Y- Young

Z- Zebra

10-23 was officer needs assistance

Signal 88 was a drunk driver.

Good luck with your novel.