GETTING TO KNOW YOUR PENAL CODES
LINGO
DISPO'S
RANDOOOOOO
FUN FACTS
100

WHAT IS THE MAIN DIFFERENCE BETWEEN 488 PC & 487 PC?

THE DOLLAR AMOUNT OR VALUE OF THE STOLEN PROPERTY

100

OFFICER ASKS FOR THE BOX, WHAT ARE THEY ASKING FOR?

THEY ARE ASKING FOR THE PAS EQUIPMENT WHICH IS THE BREATHALYZER MACHINE USED TO PROCESS DUI INVESTIGATIONS

100

10-98 UTL/GOA

UNABLE TO LOCATE / GONE ON ARRIVAL

100

TYPICALLY, HOW MANY SERGEANTS, CORPORALS, OFFICERS, XTRAS DOES HANFORD HAVE ON AT A TIME? **USUALLY**

TYPICAL LINE UP IS 

SERGEANT - WCO WATCH COMMANDER

CORPORAL - 0FS FIELD SUPERVISOR

2 BEAT 1 OFFICERS

2 BEAT 2 OFFICERS 

ROVER OR EXTRA IS USUALLY A K9 OR JUST ANOTHER PATROL UNIT

**THIS IS SPECIFICALLY FOR PATROL, NOT INCLUDING EXTRA BEAT UNITS OR ANY SPECIALTY UNITS**

100

WHAT KIND OF CALLS WILL YOU ALWAYS SEND AT LEAST 2 UNITS TO?

ANYTHING IN PROGRESS. ANYTHING INVOLVING WEAPONS. ANYTHING WITH "LARGE GROUPS" OF PEOPLE INVOLVED. ANYTHING WHERE THERE MIGHT BE INJURY. **TRUST YOUR INSTINCT, IF YOU WERE RESONDING ANDYOU THINKTOU MIGHT WANT BACKUP, SEND BACKUP**

200

WHAT IS THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN A 459 TO A VEHICLE AND A 488 FROM A VEHICLE?

IF THE VEHICLE IS LOCKED AND ENTRY IS FORCED INTO THE VEHICLE AND THINGS ARE STOLEN, ITS A 459. IF THE VEHICLE IS UNLOCKED AND THINGS ARE STOLEN OUT OF IT, ITS JUST A 488 FROM A VEHICLE 

200

IF AN OFFICER ASKS YOU TO START THE NEXT ROTATIONAL, WHAT DO THEY WANT?

NEXT ROTATIONAL TOW

200

10-98 SBO

SOLVED BY OFFICER

200

NAME SOME SPECIALTY UNITS THAT MIGHT BE 10-8 DURING THE DAY TIME

HART UNITS

TRAFFIC

CSO BRAZ

14P5

ANIMAL CONTROL

PARK RESOURCE OFFICER

INVESTIGATIONS/DETECTIVES/STREET CRIMES

SRO'S

ADMIN

200

IF IT IS EXACTLY 1900 HRS AND YOU DO NOT HAVE A BEAT LINE UP FOR ON COMING SHIFT AND YOU GET A " SHOT " CALL COME IN, WHAT DO YOU DO?

ADVISE THE WATCH COMMANDER. IF YOU DONT KNOW WHO THAT IS , YOU CAN KEY UP AND SAY "HANFORD WATCH COMMANDER, DISPATCH"

300

WHAT IS PC 647H? AND WHAT DOES THIS MEAN? WHEN WOULD WE USE THIS?

PROWLER. USUALLY ONLY USED AT NIGHT BECAUSE IT USUALLY OCCURS WHEN ITS DARK. ITS BASICALLY AN UPGRADED FORM OF 602/ SOMEONE IS ON THE PROPERTY UNLAWFULLY AND USUALLY "PROWLING" AROUND THE PROPERTY ACTING SUSPICIOUS

300

IF I NEEDED A BLOOD TECH TO RESPOND TO THE JAIL RIGHT NOW, WHO WOULD I CALL?

DENISE

300

10-98 ONE BOOKED

SUBJ WAS ARRESTED AND BOOKED

300

IF AN OFFICER ASKS FOR A TOW, THEN TELLS YOU TO 10-22 THE TOW, WHAT ARE THEY TELLING YOU TO DO ?

CANCEL/DISREGARD THE TOW.

300

WHAT IS A LETTER OF AGENCY?

IT IS A FORM THAT A BUSINESS OWNER OR PROPERTY OWNER CAN SIGN THAT GIVES PD AUTHORITY TO ARREST SUBJ THAT ARE TRESSPASSING ON THE LISTED ADDRESS/PROPERTY ON THE LETTER OF AGENCY FORM

400

PC 368?

ELDER ABUSE

400

IF AN OFFICER ASKED ANOTHER OFFICER TO 1198 1019 WHAT ARE THEY ASKING?

THEY ARE ASKING THAT OFFICER TO MEET THEM AT THE PD.

400

10-8 ARREST, RELEASED ON CITE

SUBJ WAS DETAINED AND ARRESTED BUT THEN RELEASED WITH A CITATION. WAS NOT TRANSPORTED TO JAIL

400

IF AN OFFICER SAYS THEY ARE CODE 7 10-42, WHAT ARE THEY DOING?

TAKING A 30 MINUTE BREAK AT THEIR HOUSE

400

WHAT IS THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN PROBATION AND PAROLE?

PROBATION IS TYPICALLY WHAT SOMEONE IS RELEASED ON AFTER SERVING SOME JAIL TIME, PAROLE IS WHAT SOMEONE IS RELEASED ON AFTER SERVING PRISON TIME.


*FUN FACT, IF SOMEONE IS ON PAROLE, THEY ARE ALWAYS OPEN TO SEARCH. IF SOMEONE IS ON PROBATION, IT NEEDS TO BE STATED IN THEIR TERMS IF THEY ARE OPEN TO SEARCH OR NOT.*

500

WHAT IS PC 261? AND IF SOMEONE CALLS TO REPORT THIS AN SAYS IT JUST OCCURED, WHAT MIGHT BE SOME THINGS YOU TELL THE VICTIM TO DO?

RAPE. TELL THEM TO NOT SHOWER, KEEP THEIR CLOTHES AND DONT WASH THEM.... 

500

IF AN OFFICER ASKS FOR A UNIT TO 1198 FOR TRANSPORT WHAT ARE THEY ASKING FOR? WHEN MIGHT THEY ASK FOR THIS, WHY WOULD THEY ASK FOR THIS AND WHO TYPICALLY ASKS FOR THIS?

THEY ARE ASKING FOR ANOTHER UNIT TO COME TAKE THEIR IN CUSTODY TO THE JAIL. THEY USUALLY ASK FOR THIS WHEN THEY DO NOT HAVE A CAGE IN THEIR CAR OR THEY ARE UNABLE TO TRANSPORT THEMSELVES. TYPICALLY, YOUR K9 UNITS ASK FOR THIS BECAUSE W/ THE DOGS IN THE BACK THEY CANT TRASNPORT A 1015. ALSO, SERGEANTS WILL ASK BECAUSE THEY CAN NOT BE TIED UP AT THE JAIL FOR LONG PERIODS OF TIME.
500

10-98 TOT

SUBJ OR INCIDENT WAS TURNED OVER TO ANOTHER PERSON OR AGENCY

500

IF AN OFFICER SAYS THEY HAVE A FAILURE TO YIELD WHAT DOES THAT MEAN?

THEY TRIED TO INITIATE A STOP AND THE VEHICLE DID NOT YIELD, MORE THAN LIKELY IT WILL END UP BEING A PURSUIT.

500

THERE ARE 2 MAIN WAYS TO RUN SOMEONE THROUGH CLETS, WHAT ARE THEY?

BY NAME AND DOB/APPROX AND BY NUMBER

*X NUMBERS CAN BE RAN, BUT I HAVE LEARNED THIS IS NOT AS ACCURATE AND YOU STILL MAY WANT TO TRY RUNNING BY NAME AND DOB OR APPROX TO MAKE SURE THEY ARE CLEAR*

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