If at any time you observe or see evidence of suspicious activity, you should radio CENCOM with your location and request assistance from a deputy. Depending on the severity or timeliness of the activity, this call can also be made via telephone. Special Situations You may hear deputies using the System” over the air. COP Unit radio traffic is always to “Code be in plain English per Appendix G1, CENCOM POL-510, Terminology And “Standardizing Phonetics”. An exception to the plain English rule is the use of 28’ (mentally ill) or ‘Code ‘Code 14’ (are you clear for traffic?). Never use the word If you encounter an alcohol involved “crazy”. individual, tell CENCOM you have a (Has Been Drinking). A table of radio codes is “HBD” provided in Appendix G3. NEVER use the following words over the radio: Threat”, or “Terrorist”, “Bomb “Drunk”, ”Crazy”. Instead, use the cell phone to communicate with CENCOM. Emergency Traffic Emergency traffic is indicated by a short beep tone at 7-second intervals. Radio traffic is prohibited for all units not involved with the emergency. This condition may last several minutes depending on the situation. Be patient. See Appendix G1, CENCOM POL-711 With “Working Emergency Traffic”. When switching channels be particularly careful to listen for a beep tone on the new channel for at least seven seconds to ensure you don’t transmit during emergency traffic. If you need to communicate with CENCOM during emergency traffic do so via cell phone or MCT.
If at any time you observe or see evidence of suspicious activity, you should radio CENCOM with your location and request assistance from a deputy. Depending on the severity or timeliness of the activity, this call can also be made via telephone. Special Situations You may hear deputies using the “Code System” over the air. COP Unit radio traffic is always to be in plain English per Appendix G1, CENCOM POL-510, “Standardizing Terminology And Phonetics”. An exception to the plain English rule is the use of ‘Code 28’ (mentally ill) or ‘Code 14’ (are you clear for traffic?). Never use the word “crazy”. If you encounter an alcohol involved individual, tell CENCOM you have a “HBD” (Has Been Drinking). A table of radio codes is provided in Appendix G3. NEVER use the following words over the radio: “Terrorist”, “Bomb Threat”, “Drunk”, or ”Crazy”. Instead, use the cell phone to communicate with CENCOM. Emergency Traffic Emergency traffic is indicated by a short beep tone at 7-second intervals. Radio traffic is prohibited for all units not involved with the emergency. This condition may last several minutes depending on the situation. Be patient. See Appendix G1, CENCOM POL-711 “Working With Emergency Traffic”. When switching channels be particularly careful to listen for a beep tone on the new channel for at least seven seconds to ensure you don’t transmit during emergency traffic. If you need to communicate with CENCOM during emergency traffic do so via cell phone or MCT.
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