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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 APCO phonetic alphabet, a.k.a. LAPD radio alphabet, is the term for an old competing spelling alphabet to the ICAO radiotelephony alphabet, defined by the Association of Public-Safety Communications Officials-International [1] from 1941 to 1974, that is used by the Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) and other local and state law enforcement agencies across the state of California and ...
The police version of ten-codes is officially known as the APCO Project 14 Aural Brevity Code. [ 1 ] The codes, developed during 1937–1940 and expanded in 1974 by the Association of Public-Safety Communications Officials-International (APCO), allow brevity and standardization of message traffic.
Code 5: Stakeout, marked police cars must avoid location Code 5-Edward: Notify Air Support Division personnel of an explosive hazard to low-altitude aircraft; Code 6: Unit has arrived to location, conducting field investigation Code 6-Adam: Unit has arrived, may need assistance whilst conducting an investigation
However, APCO occasionally follows the international procedure standards, having adopted the U.S. Navy's Morse code procedure signs in the 1930s, and adopting the ICAO radiotelephony spelling alphabet in 1974, replacing its own Adam-Boy-Charles alphabet adopted in 1940, although very few U.S. police departments made the change.
Three police officers were the top three in overtime pay, each netting between $139,795 and $143,876 in OT in addition to their regular salaries and "other" compensation. ... Adam Banks. Police ...
Independence Police Chief Adam Dustman salutes the casket of police officer Cody Allen on Friday, March 8, 2024, in Independence. Allen was fatally shot during an eviction in northeast ...
This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 15 January 2025. Letter names for unambiguous communication Not to be confused with International Phonetic Alphabet. Alphabetic code words A lfa N ovember B ravo O scar C harlie P apa D elta Q uebec E cho R omeo F oxtrot S ierra G olf T ango H otel U niform I ndia V ictor J uliett W hiskey K ilo X ray L ...