FD: My only comment is that at least they’re going to use English instead of Spanish. These days, I hear as much Spanish as English ... maybe Twiter or Texting will bring them back.
Dallas Police Department
dropping police code for plain English
The Dallas Morning News eaasen@dallasnews.com
Catch a cop show over the past several decades and these strings of numbers barked over police radios might sound familiar: "1-Adam-12, a 4-15 fight." ..."We have a 9-11. Armed robbery in progress." Or in the words of the bumbling Barney Fife: "Mayberry Unit No. 1 over and, uh, Roger. Roger. Out and under. 10-40. Bye."
Today, the Dallas Police Department moves to a new plain-language system that's supposed to make communications more universal and less complicated. No more of those distinctive radio codes or signals. The department says it's following a nationwide trend, but some call it the end of an era. Others say the switch is no big deal. Many Dallas police dispatches already include plain language because it's simple. "It's a no-brainer," Dallas Police Senior Cpl. Herb Ebsen said. "It's just common sense. If we start speaking in codes, you have a real chance for a problem or misinterpretation." The switch became more prevalent after Sept. 11, 2001. During the terrorist attacks, different agencies had problems communicating because they used different codes or their signals had varying meanings. Federal officials require that plain language be used during major disasters and exercises that involve several agencies or jurisdictions ... READ MORE AT
http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/dws/dn/latestnews/stories/032309dnmetradiocodes.3d76b7a.html
and their new blog: http://crimeblog.dallasnews.com/
OLD POLICE SIGNALS
7 – Minor accident
7X – Major accident
11 – Burglary
11-8 Person Down
11-9 Drunk Down
12 – Burglar alarm
18 – Fire alarm
23 – Parking violation
26 – Missing person
27 – Dead person
28 – Sick person
34 – Suicide
50 – Eating
and the even longer list of them...
http://www.apsu.edu/oconnort/polcodes.htm
Dallas Police Department
dropping police code for plain English
The Dallas Morning News eaasen@dallasnews.com
Catch a cop show over the past several decades and these strings of numbers barked over police radios might sound familiar: "1-Adam-12, a 4-15 fight." ..."We have a 9-11. Armed robbery in progress." Or in the words of the bumbling Barney Fife: "Mayberry Unit No. 1 over and, uh, Roger. Roger. Out and under. 10-40. Bye."
Today, the Dallas Police Department moves to a new plain-language system that's supposed to make communications more universal and less complicated. No more of those distinctive radio codes or signals. The department says it's following a nationwide trend, but some call it the end of an era. Others say the switch is no big deal. Many Dallas police dispatches already include plain language because it's simple. "It's a no-brainer," Dallas Police Senior Cpl. Herb Ebsen said. "It's just common sense. If we start speaking in codes, you have a real chance for a problem or misinterpretation." The switch became more prevalent after Sept. 11, 2001. During the terrorist attacks, different agencies had problems communicating because they used different codes or their signals had varying meanings. Federal officials require that plain language be used during major disasters and exercises that involve several agencies or jurisdictions ... READ MORE AT
http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/dws/dn/latestnews/stories/032309dnmetradiocodes.3d76b7a.html
and their new blog: http://crimeblog.dallasnews.com/
OLD POLICE SIGNALS
7 – Minor accident
7X – Major accident
11 – Burglary
11-8 Person Down
11-9 Drunk Down
12 – Burglar alarm
18 – Fire alarm
23 – Parking violation
26 – Missing person
27 – Dead person
28 – Sick person
34 – Suicide
50 – Eating
and the even longer list of them...
http://www.apsu.edu/oconnort/polcodes.htm
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