Police Radio Scanners & Cop Codes

I've put together a pretty comprehensive list of the words that go with abbreviations used by the police on reports and forms that are filled out by the authorities. Also know as the ol' 10-4" system, it is similar to truckers codes but only in that everyone in the *club* knows what they mean.

There are Scanner codes & the infamous "10" Codes. I have wondered if they vary from state to state. Maybe every county even has some different codes of its own. I havn't found that out. So, I have compiled this list below (just for the heck of it...?) and it is as accurate as I can make it -- if there are errors; please don't arrest me ;}

Here are many abbreviations used by Police Departments (it is by no means guaranteed in ANY WAY to be 100% accurate, complete or any thing of the sort (disclaimer, disclaimer, disclaimer....) :

AKA = Also known as (Alias)

ASAP = As soon as possible

ATL = Attempt to Locate

BCI = Bureau of Criminal Investigations

DOA = Dead on Arrival

DOB = Date of Birth

DR = Driving Record

DS = Driving Status

DUI = Driving Under the Influence

DW = Dog Warden

DWI = Driving While Intoxicated

FD = Fire Department

FTP = Failure to Pay

GW = Game Warden

H/S = Hit/Skip or H&R = Hit and Run

ID = Identification

MC = Motorcycle

NCIC = National Criminal Information Center

Nif = Not in File

OL = Operators license

OSP = Ohio State Patrol

or SP = State Police

PD = Police Department

PS or PX= Public Service (telephone call)

P/U = Pickup Truck

PV = Parking Violation

SO = Sheriff's Office

SSN = Social Security Number

TT = Teletype

TV = Traffic Violation

W/W = Wants and Warrants

POLICE - THE 10 CODES10 - 0 Caution

10 - 1 Unable Copy____ change location/or/Call Your Command

10 - 2 Signal good/or/Return To Your Command Post

10 - 3 Stop Transmitting

10 - 4 Acknowledgement (OK)

10 - 5 Relay/or/Repeat

10 - 6 Busy-Unless urgent

10 - 7 Out of service/or/Verify an Address

10 - 8 In Service

10 - 9 Repeat

10 - 10 Fight in progress/or/Possible Crime in Progressvb

10 - 11 alarm

10 - 12 Stand by (stop)/or/ Holding Suspect

10 - 13 Weather - road report? /or/ Holding Suspect

10 - 14 Prowler report/or/License Plate Check

10 - 15 Civil disturbance

10 - 16 Domestic Problem/or/Vehicle IS Reported Stolen

10 - 17 Vehicle is NOT Reported Stolen

10 - 18 Quickly/or?/Warrant Check (some of these are Not even Close!)

10 - 19 Return to ____________

10 - 20 Location

10 - 21 Call ___________by telephone

10 - 22 Disregard

10 - 23 Arrived at scene

10 - 24 Assignment completed

10 - 25 Report in person (meet) __________

10 - 26 Detaining subject, expedite

10 - 27 Drivers license information

10 - 28 Vehicle Registration information

10 - 29 Check for wanted

10 - 30 Unnecessary use of radio

10 - 31 Crime in progress

10 - 32 Man with gun

10 - 33 EMERGENCY

10 - 34 Riot

10 - 35 Major Crime Alert

10 - 36 Correct time

10 - 37 (Investigate) suspicious vehicle

10 - 38 Stopping suspicious vehicle

10 - 39 Urgent - Use light, siren

10 - 40 Silent run - no light, siren

10 - 41 Beginning tour of duty

10 - 42 Ending tour of duty

10 - 43 Information

10 - 44 Permission to leave ________for ___________

10 - 45 Animal carcass at ___________

10 - 46 Assist motorist

10 - 47 Emergency road repair at ____________

10 - 48 Traffic standard repair at ___________

10 - 49 Traffic Light out at _______________

10 - 50 Accident (F. PI. P.D.)

10 - 51 Wrecker needed

10 - 52 Ambulance needed

10 - 53 Road blocked at _____________

10 - 54 Livestock on highway

10 - 55 Intoxicated Driver

10 - 56 Intoxicated pedestrian

10 - 57 Hit and run ( F. PI. P.D.)

10 - 58 Direct traffic

10 - 59 Convey or Escort

10 - 60 Squad in vicinity

10 - 61 Personnel in area

10 - 62 Reply to message

10 - 63 Prepare make written copy

10 - 64 Message for local delivery

10 - 65 Net message assignment

10 - 66 Message cancellation

10 - 67 Clear for net message

10 - 68 Dispatch information

10 - 69 Message received

10 - 70 Fire alarm

10 - 71 Advise nature of fire

10 - 72 Report progress of fire

10 - 73 Smoke report

10 - 74 Negative

10 - 75 In contact with___________

10 - 76 En route

10 - 77 ETA (Estimated Time Arrival)

10 - 78 Need Assistance

10 - 79 Notify coroner

10 - 80 Chase in progress

10 - 81 Breatherlizer report

10 - 82 Reserve lodging

10 - 83 Work school crossing at _____________

10 - 84 If meeting _________advise ETA

10 - 85 Delayed due to ____________

10 - 86 Officer operator on duty

10 - 87 Pickup distribute checks

10 - 88 Present telephone number of ___________

10 - 89 Bomb Threat

10 - 90 Bank Alarm at ______________

10 - 91 Pick up prisoner subject

10 - 92 Improperly parked vehicle

10 - 93 Blockade

10 - 94 Drag racing

10 - 95 Prisoner subject in custody

10 - 96 Mental subject

10 - 97 Check (test) signal

10 - 98 Prison jail break

10 - 99 Wanted stolen indicated

10 -- 1001 Time for Donuts :} just kidding! (well...?)

Imagine the site - a callin of an ATL on a DUI while the FD is coming because the 10-32 is DOA. Or...something like that! LOL

Melanie

So, next time you get pulled over, maybe you'll remember some of this and know what they re saying about you.

M/