In other cases, there may be a special designation for supervisors, motorcycle units, swat teams, or even marine units. Also, departments may use coded names as a representation for different segments, such as Squad 1, Unit 1, Team 3, etc. These may be used to indicate the particular group that is responding to a call or the squad that is on the scene of a crime. Amateur radio Ham operators do not use ten-codes.
Instead, they use something called Q codes, which are derived from Morse code. The use of ten codes is highly discouraged in amateur Ham radio use, especially among seasoned professionals.
However, they are sometimes used by novice operators. Also, view a list of resources related to law enforcement agencies , associations, and more. The use of ten codes is discouraged read again. Under Q-codes, you said their use is discouraged? We use Q-codes all the time, especially in Morse code transmissions, but they also drifted into voice communications long before I even became a ham. They are most definitely, in error. All it means is Drivers License Number.
Same thing but different terminology. Officer pulled up behind me with no lights in use. Maybe a well being check? I heard dispatcher say my name with code State of Indiana. What code is used when an officer asks for all law enforcement help, local, state and Federal law? It depends on the context in which it is being used, and on the department that is using it.
The most common use of the ten code is bomb threat. However, some departments may assign a different meaning to it. When a police officer runs your name and it comes back clear but has information what does that mean? They are looking for vehicle registration information for a particular vehicle.
Not sure about the z5. It may be a special code used by a particular department that provides additional information on the purpose of the request. It means that the situation might get bad or is going bad. Thats what it meant for us anyway. I was a federal officer for Dept. Homeland Security. I heard some police radio traffic where the codes and were used.
Is truly the universal code for Officer down? Can you let me know? I read the list you have published here on the site, but I see codes that are listed but mean different things here. The other day i heard an officer run a background check on someone and I over heard dispatch say 32 red white but otherwise clear and the person was free to go. However, I have never heard this code before and cannot find it anywhere. It was a california University officer. Any idea on this code i cant locate anything like that.
It may be part of a coding system that is proprietary to California universities, or more than likely, to that particular university. Try remembering all the codes for Freeway Service Patrol in Cali. We have codes that start with 11 too.
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Learn how your comment data is processed. Home Sitemap About Contact Privacy. Sign in. Forgot your password? Get help. Password recovery. Private Investigator and Investigation Resources. Photo courtesy of Richard W. Dionne Jr. It may be a request for temporary radio silence. Thanks for the suggestion! I added it to the list. Either as a witness or suspect. Their use in law enforcement is discouraged, not in other types of communications. The use of ten codes is discouraged in Ham radio use, not Q codes.
But he was talking about law enforcement. The in field is better than taking a What is when it definitely is NOT a bomb threat? Local police use this very frequently. What is ? That is missing in the set up. Is there no ? What are the police asking for when they read a plate and say with z5? Where i live its called 3 times for officer down or in distress. I heard be sure to clear this call and on the They gave us a glimpse into how cops spend their day-to-day lives, how they have to follow certain procedures, and how they communicate with one another.
Speaking of communication, one of the main pillars of any cop movie seems to be the use of cop code. However, with the internet, everybody has access to these codes and what they mean. So, the jig is up. Because these police codes differ by region, which means that different police departments can have different meanings for the same code. We will be talking about this later. Here, the cop is informing dispatch that they plan to be in a stakeout, so they will be unavailable via radio.
This makes sense. However, code 5 could also be another way to tell other police officers to stay away from a certain place, especially if they are in uniform. In the above example, the officer is notifying central command that they are setting up a speed trap at their current location.
Code 2 means that the situation is urgent and that cops should proceed immediately. Code 3 means that there is an emergency and that cops should proceed with lights and sirens. Code 6 means that an officer is getting out of their vehicle to perform an investigation.
Code 10 means that there is a bomb threat so cops should patrol their district to report the extent of the damage. Police started using codes back in the s and s. There were a few radio channels back then, and seeing as multiple officers needed to share the same frequency, it was important to find a quick way to get on and off the radio.
After that, signal codes came along. And, an added benefit to these codes was that they concealed what the cops were talking about, making it impossible to understand what was said unless you were a cop yourself. Then, in the 70s and 80s, cop shows on TV boosted the popularity of these codes and pushed them into the mainstream.
Interestingly, means locations. Pretty soon, everyone was talking about these and trying to figure out what they meant. In fact , kids start using it with each other just to look cool. Even rap music started using police codes.
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