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Radios in the 1930s were based on vacuum tubes powered by a small motor-generator called a dynamotor. The dynamotor took from 1/10 to 1/4 of a second to "spin up" to full power. Police officers were trained to push the microphone button, then pause briefly before speaking; however, sometimes they would forget to wait.
Five-O may refer to: Five-O, an American slang term for law enforcement; Hawaii Five-O (1968 TV series), an American television police drama airing from 1968 to 1980 Hawaii Five-O, a 1969 album by The Ventures; Hawaii Five-0 (2010 TV series), a re-imagining of the 1968 series premiering in 2010; Five-O, a 1985 Hank Williams, Jr. album
French, lit. "salad basket", slang for a police van (cf. fourgon de police). Parak Slang term used for policemen in the Philippines. Paw Patrol Slang term for K-9 units or Dog Units in the UK. Party Van Russian, a police car or van, especially one housing an entire squad and sent out to perform a search-and-seizure and/or an arrest at a ...
A police code is a brevity code, usually numerical or alphanumerical, used to transmit information between law enforcement over police radio systems in the United States. Examples of police codes include "10 codes" (such as 10-4 for "okay" or "acknowledged"—sometimes written X4 or X-4), signals, incident codes, response codes, or other status ...
The long list includes calls about suspicious activity, disturbing the peace, property damage and the alarm going off -- apparently due to trespassers.
The remake version Hawaii Five-0 used the same principal character names as the original, and the new Steve McGarrett's late father's vintage 1974 Mercury Marquis was the actual car driven by Lord in the original series' final seasons. The new series opening credit sequence was an homage to the original; the theme song was cut in half, from 60 ...
Fact 3: Police are trained to use force within the boundaries of the law. Law enforcement is allowed to use only the amount of force necessary to subdue suspects, which is how they are supposed to ...
Five Columbus police officers are headed home from Milwaukee after they shot at and killed a homeless man who was wielding knives, bodycam footage revealed.. The officers were part of a group of ...