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Abbreviations
HF
High Frequency (150 mhz)
I-REACH
Illinois Radio Emergency Aid CHannel
ISPERN
Illinois State Police Emergency Radio Network
LF
Low Frequency (42 mhz)
MERCI
Medical Emergency Radio Communications for Illinois
MERCI-1
155.340
MERCI-2
155.220
MERCI-3
155.160
Springfield
City Police Department
"Dine-n-Dash"
- Eating at a restaraunt and then not paying & leaving
Jersey
County Sheriff's Department
"Dodging Whitetail" -
Deer in the road
Terms
used on-air by ISP DIstrict 11 (Dispositions)
3-I's-Intersection
of Interstates 55, 70 and 270 near Troy, IL
EPV-Emergency
Patrol Vehicle (IDOT) on road.... tow trucks with equipments for
quick repairs, jump starts, tire repairs
East
Scale-on I-64 near O'Fallon IL (exit 22) (eastbound lane, south side
of road)
West
Scale on I-55/65/70-a few miles west of Collinsville (westbound
lane, north side of road)
Crash
Report-Accident Report
Crash
Number-Accident referral number
Detail-
Special
Detail
Fatal
Detail-
Intransit-en
route....10-76
Used
Nationwide
A
& B Assault & Battery
ABC
Alcoholic Beverage Control
ADW
Assault with Deadly Weapon
Alert-1
Aircraft with trouble in flight
Alert-2
Aircraft possibly making belly landing
Alert-3
Aircraft crash has occured
AKA
Also Known As
APB
All Points Bulletin
B
& E Breaking & Entering
BOLO
Be On the Look Out
CD
Civil Defense
CI
Confidential Informant
CP
Command Post
D&D
Drunk & Disorderly
DMV
Department of Motor Vehicles
DNR
Do Not Recesitate
DOA
Dead On Arrival
DOB
Date of Birth
DOT
Department of Transportation
DPS
Department of Public Safety
DPW
Department of Public Works
DUI
Driving Under the Influence
DWI
Driving While Intoxicated
EKG
Electrocardiogram
EMA
Emergency Management Agency
EMS
Emergency Medical Service
EOC
Emergency Operations Center
ETA
Estimated Time of Arrival
FI
Field Interview
FTA
Failure To Appear
GTA
Grand Theft Auto
HAZMAT
Hazardous Materials
MO
Modus Operandi - method of operation
PEARL
Pupils Equal and Reactive to Light
Priorty-0
No Life present
Priorty-1
Minor injuries
Priorty-2
Serious injuries - but not life threatening
Priorty-3
Life threatening injuries
SRT
Special Response Team
SWAT
Special Weapons and Tactics
VIN
Vehicle Identification Number
Police
Lingo - Cop Dictionary - definitions of the slang (May
not be used in the IL area)
Like any subculture in today's society, cops have their own lingo.
We kinda figure that there will be people who want to know what we're
saying (like you people with scanners). The TV shows are more than a
little off base.
Cop lingo will vary from agency to agency, so these examples may or
may not be in use by the locals in your area.
These examples should be taken at face value. The meanings and
connotations can differ depending on the circumstances in which
they're used. For instance, if a police officer has ever referred to
you as "my chip" in your presence, while it is mildly
irreverent, it would be understood by the other cops that you're more
than a passing fad. This would be akin to someone saying "This
is my main squeeze" or similar playful term.
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33 - (slang) - To respond high priority, specifically to use lights
and sirens.
Dispatch dropped a burglary in progress and I had to run 33 all the
way across town.
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Assist - (slang) - A call from another officer who is in trouble,
extreme priority. Not to be confused with a back-up or check-by,
which is lower priority. Assist intones life or physical well-being
of officer is being threatened.
11X15, assist call, officer involved fight in progress, unknown weapons.
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Back-up - (slang) - A call to stop by another officer's location or
to aid another officer as secondary unit.
Why does dispatch always send me as back-up on barking dog calls?
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BOLO - (slang, acronym) - Pronounced "bo-lo", acronym for
"Be On the Look Out", an alert to watch out for something
or someone. Typically used in general broadcast messages. General
public thinks "APB" is usually used to describe this, which
is not accurate, although some agencies may use it.
Dispatch to all units, get ready to copy a BOLO.
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Check-by - (slang) - Like back-up, is properly used as an action but
is frequently used as a noun to define the person acting. Lower
priority aid of another officer, usually for safety purposes.
11X15, this big guy is pretty upset about getting stopped, can you
send me a check-by?
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Chip - (slang) - or Chippie - Girlfriend or mistress of a police
officer. This term has lightly sleazy overtones, generally meaning
sexual activity is involved, frequently an extra-marital affair.
Sometimes is used irreverently to simply describe a girlfriend.
I went and saw my chip yesterday.
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Choir practice - (slang) - Party, specifically one involving police.
Usually used to describe a gathering of officers and mistresses for
alcohol consumption and general hell-raising. Frequently held in a
remote location.
We went out for choir practice last night, and I have one helluva hangover.
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Direct - (proper) - Radio mode in which the repeater does not
engage, very short range. Radios in this mode transmit from car to
car but not to base, even on same frequency. Involves inverting the
send/receive frequencies? Can be engaged on many radio brands with a
radio-face control button.
11X15 calling 20S22 on direct.
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Dog Call - (slang) - Ridiculous request for police action. Coined
from "barking dog call", means any call in which the
complainant could have / should have resolved it without requiring
police. A distasteful, boring assignment.
I've had nothing but dog calls for the last two nights.
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DWHUA - (slang, acronym) - Short version of "Driving With Head
Up Ass".
The guy wasn't drunk, just severely DWHUA.
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Gangbanger - (slang) - Formerly used to describe group sexual
activity, now typically means a person involved in criminally
oriented street gangs.
I found out where those gangbangers are hanging out.
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GB - (slang, acronym) - General broadcast, to use the radio to make
a frequency-wide inquisition or request for something.
11X15 to dispatch, can you GB a wrecker for me?
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Hit - (slang) - Active warrant. Meaning the person is wanted, can
also mean a stolen item. Implies that a police computer response has
shown an alert on the item or person involved.
Dispatch to 11X15, return on your DL shows 3 TCIC hits out of
Dallas, confirming now.
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Hook - (slang) - an auto wrecker, vehicle designed for towing other
vehicles, or a wrecker driver.
11X15 arriving on the accident scene, send me two hooks.
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Jaws - (slang) - "Jaws of Life", heavy rescue item used to
pry open vehicles. Similar in shape to a pair of pliers only much
larger and driven off of hydraulics or air pressure. Is fully capable
of cutting a car in half.
11X15 to dispatch, I've got one trapped, send me jaws.
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OD - (slang, acronym) - Where this typically means
"overdose" to the public at large, in cop lingo it means to
go "off duty", off the air and done for the day.
11X15 to dispatch, show me OD.
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PC - (slang, acronym) - Probable Cause. Evidence sufficient to
effect an arrest or search, where a reasonable and prudent person
would believe that a crime has been / is being committed or was imminent.
When I saw that crack pipe, that was all the PC I needed.
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Pop - (slang) - To arrest, or the act of effecting legal charges on
a person.
When are you going to pop that turd?
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PR-24 - (proper) - The actual nomenclature for an L-shaped style of
police baton. The acronym stands for "Public Relations - 24 Inch".
The turd wanted to fight, so I just whacked him a couple of times
with my PR-24.
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Rabbit - (slang) - Used to describe fleeing or subject who flees, to
run from the law.
When I told him to place his hands behind his back, he went rabbit
on me.
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Run hot - (slang) - To respond high priority. See 33.
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Scrote - (slang) - Criminal type. See Turd. Short for 'scrotum'.
That kid you bagged yesterday is a real scrote.
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Shop - (slang) - A police officer's place of business, meaning
his/her patrol car.
They just put a new radar in my shop.
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SO - (slang, acronym) - Several meanings, the two most common - 1)
Sheriff's Office - The local county level law enforcement agency 2)
Sign on duty, to go in service. Combined with a numerical value to
indicate how many officers are assigned to that patrol car.
Dispatch to 11X15, I just got the hit confirmed through the SO.
11X15 hold me SO one time.
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The Rule - (slang) - Also frequently used by attorneys, this term
means court action to not allow witnesses to hear other witness
testimony, in an effort to insure truthfulness. Commonly used with
"invoke" leading.
I don't know what all was said, they invoked the rule.
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Turd - (slang) - A criminal type, not necessarily a convicted one.
Someone perceived to be a potential or ongoing problem child.
Frequently associated with grungy types.
I ID'ed a couple of turds last night hanging around the parking lot.
Tow Package---
Report Number and tow truck being sent to a traffic stop for
impounding vehicles.
Airship--
Police Helicopter also known as bird, air unit, helo, king etc.
"FI"---Field
Interview on a suspect
Knock and
Talk--- to knock on a suspects door at his place of residence and
attempt to gather info on a particular crime or call
RP--- Reporting
Party on a call
backed-up---
units are all tied up on calls at the moment
Smoking H &
S--- suspect is using some sort of narcotic *H&S actually
stands for Health and Safety which is
usually followed by a code such as H&S
11550=Heroine
Subject is
being 415 verbal-- means causing a disturbance and being lewd and
loud
Out for code---
Officer is on a lunchbreak
Suspect is 5149
and a half---- the "unofficial" code for not quite 5150 which
is a mental case.
(These were
obtained from 4phun-radio@yahoogroups.com, Vic Healy and inlandnews@aol.com)
In Oklahoma
it's E.P.O. - Emergency Protective Order
Also:
C.D.S. -
Controlled Dangerous Substance
C.P.L. -
Current Point Level (Driver's License - in Okla. 10 points gets you
a D.I. Flag)
D.I. (as in
D.I. Flag - Suspension) - Driver Improvement
D.L. - Driver's License
D.R.E. - Drug
Recognition Expert
E.O.D. -
Emergency Order to Detain (Mental Detention)
F.I. - Field
Interrogation (Card)
F.R. (as in
F.R. Flag - Suspension) - Financial Responsibility (No Auto
Insurance)
O.L.N. -
Operator's License Number
P.O.C. -
Possession of Open Container
S O C - SOCial
security number
S.S.N. - Social
Security Number
T.O.C. -
Transporting Open Container
T.B.O.H. -
Taken By Own Hand
Bio-Hazard -
Subject is known HIV-positive
A.I.
Accident Investigator
A.L.S.
Advanced Life Support (ALPHA)
A.C.F.A.
Attempt to Commit Felonious Assault
A.D.W.
Assault with a Deadly Weapon
A.R.T.C.C. Air
Route Traffic Control Center
A.T.I.S.
Automatic Terminal Information Service (Airports)
A.T.L.
Attempt To Locate
B.C.J.
Bay County Jail
B.L.S.
Basic Life Support (BRAVO)
B.M.C.
Bay Medical Center
B.O.L.
Be On the Lookout
C.C.W.
Carrying Concealed Weapon
C.H.F.
Congestive Heart Failure
C.L.N.C.
Clearance (Airports)
C.M.I.S.
Criminal Management Information System
C.S.C.
Criminal Sexual Conduct
D.W.I.
Driving While Intoxicated
D.W.L.S.
Driving While License Suspended
E.T.O.H.
Alcohol
F.A.C.
Failed to Appear in Court
F.C.J.
Failure to Comply with Judgment
F.T.A.
Failure To Appear (in court)
F.T.C.
Failure To Comply (with court judgment)
G.O.A.
Gone On Arrival
H &
R Hit & Run
H.E.A.R.N.
Hospital Emergency Administrative Radio Network
HOOK
Towtruck
K
Killed
KEYHOLDER
Someone who has keys to get into the place
L.E.I.N.
Law Enforcement Information Network
L.Z.
Landing Zone (helicopters)
M.E.
Medical Examiner
M.I.P.
Minors In Possession of alcohol
M.D.O.P.
Malicious Destruction Of Property
M.D.T.
Mobile Data Terminal
M.S.O.
Marine Safety Officer (Coast Guard)
N.C.I.C.
National Crime Information Center
O.D.
Officer of the Day (Coast Guard)
O.T.L.
Out To Lunch
O.U.I.L.
Operating Under the Influence of Liquor (or O.U.)
P&L
Prostitution & Loitering
PAT.COMM.
PATrol COMMander (Coast Guard)
P.B.T.
Portable Breathalyzer Test
P.D.A.
Property Damage Accident
P.I.
Personal Injury accident
P.I.W.
Person(s) In Water
P.O.B.
Persons On Board
P.P.O.
Personal Protection Order
R.A.
Robbery Armed
R.T.D.
Return To Department
RUNNER
Someone who is responsible at the place
RVR
Runway Visual Range
S.A.R.
Search And Rescue
S.O.S.
Secretary Of State
T.X.
Telephone call
U.C.
Under Cover
U.D.A.A.
Unauthorized Driving Away of Auto
U.T.L.
Unable To Locate
V.C.S.A.
Violation of Chemical Substance Act
V.F.R.
Visual Flight Rules (Airplanes)
V.O.R.
VHF Omni-flight Range (Airplanes)
C.W.I.-- Close
Without Incident
D.R.O.--
Domestic Restraining Order
G.O.A.--
Gone On Arrival (they were gone when unit got there)
D.R.T.-Dead
Right There
A.L.P.-Acute
Lead Poisoning (Gunshot wound)
TRAUMA
ALERT CRITERIA
ADULT PATIENTS
Any 2 BLUE OR 1
RED = TRAUMA ALERT
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AIRWAY:
Sustained Respirations of >
30
Active Airway Assistance
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CIRCULATION:
Sustained Heart Rate >
120
No Radial Pulse w/ HR >
120 OR Blood Pressure <
90 Systolic
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BEST MOTOR
RESPONSE:
BMR =
5
BMR < 4 OR
PARALYSIS OR
Suspected Spinal Injury OR
Loss of Sensation
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CUTANEOUS:
Major Tissue Loss: > 5" Avulsion
OR Amputation OR
GSW to
extremity
2nd / 3rd Degree Burns to
> 15% Body Surface OR
ANY penetrating injury to
head, neck, or torso
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LONGBONE
FRACTURE:
Single FX site due to MVA
OR
Multiple FX sites
Fall from > 10 ft.
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AGE:
> 55
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MECHANISM
OF
INJURY: Ejection from vehicle OR
Deformed steering wheel
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