BREVITY CODES
You’re on patrol on the eastbound 101 at Van Nuys. You make an enforcement stop for a registration violation. Upon contact, the driver exits the vehicle and begins yelling and approaching you aggressively. What brevity code would you use?
10-35 (Officer needs backup, suspect is present)
You're following LAPD air on city streets hoping to get into one of their pursuits. As you're stopped at a red light, you observe two BMWs revving their engines at the red light adjacent to you. When the light turns green the two vehicles take off at a high rate of speed while squealing their tires. You stop one of the drivers and cite them for what vehicle code?
23109(a) VC - Speed Contest
Name the Captain and Lieutenant of CHP West Valley
Captain Perry and Lieutenant Viera
You go 10-97 at a solo vehicle 20002 on the SB 405 NO the 101. You observe an 11-24 vehicle facing sideways and blocking the HOV and #1 lane. You request an 11-85 and the vehicle is towed pursuant to what vehicle code?
22651(b) VC - Blocking Roadway
Name four Field Sobriety Tests used by CHP
Horizontal Gaze Nystagmus (HGN), One Leg Stand, Walk and Turn, and Preliminary Alcohol Screening Test (PAS)
You’re conducting a state property check at the Winnetka DMV during business hours. A security guard directs your attention towards an unattended backpack. You see exposed wires, hear an audible beeping, and see a countdown timer. What brevity code best describes this situation?
11-87 (Bomb Found)
Multiple RPs have reported cracked windshields and mirrors as the pass Campo De Cahuenga. You check the area and observe an adult male holding rocks in his left hand and throwing them into lanes with his right. You detain the male and tell dispatch you'll be 10-15 for violation of what Vehicle Code?
23110(a) VC - Throwing Objects at Vehicles
Name two courts used by West Valley
San Fernando, Chatsworth, Van Nuys
You're working 170B and sweeping your beat when you observe an 11-24 vehicle parked on the right shoulder. You affix a CHP 422 on the left rear tail lamp at approximately 1330 hours. Once you've written your ten tags for the day you return to the 11-24 vehicle at approximately 2030 hours. You request an 11-85 and the vehicle is towed pursuant to what vehicle code?
22651(f) VC - Four plus hours on freeway
You are sitting in commute traffic on the 405 at approximately 1730 hours. You observe a driver crack open a Modelo two lanes over. You stop the vehicle, run the driver through FSTs, and his PAS results come back 0.03% and 0.02%. What do you cite the driver for?
23222(a) VC - Open Container
You’re working a MAZEEP and have just arrived at the Caltrans yard. You observe a male subject wearing civilian clothing climb over the fence and start heading towards the gas pumps. What brevity code best describes the likely crime in progress?
602 PC (Trespassing)
You are sweeping your beat with an explorer ride along, minding your business, when suddenly a folding table falls off of a pickup truck and strikes your patrol vehicle. You stop the pickup truck, check your p/v for damage, and prepare to issue a CHP 215. What will you cite the driver of the pickup truck for?
23114(a) VC - Objects Falling from Vehicle
What is the area office's address?
5825 De Soto Ave, Woodland Hills, CA 91367
You stop a vehicle for expired registration and weaving. You ask the driver for their driver license and they hand you a Florida ID card. You ask dispatch to run an 11-27 by name and date of birth. Dispatch advises you the driver's CA license is suspended for failing to pay child support. You request 11-85 and impound the vehicle pursuant to what vehicle code?
14602.6(a)(1) VC - 30 Day Impound
Explain the acronym BS-SOWHAT
Loses (B)alance, (S)tarts too soon, (S)tops during, steps (O)ff line, (W)rong number of steps, misses (H)eel to toe, uses (A)rms for balance, improper (T)urn
You’re working as 56-104 when Dispatch advises you that an allied federal agency is requesting your assistance with a wall/whisper stop. The agents ask you to observe a parked vehicle and initiate a stop if it becomes mobile. What brevity code best describes this period of observation?
Code 5 (Law Enforcement Surveillance)
You're stuck in traffic on the 405 daydreaming about the Dodgers next world series win. You look to your right and observe a driver watching the game while their phone is mounted on their dashboard. You shake yourself out of your dream and stop the driver on the right shoulder. What do you cite them for?
27602(a) VC - Watching TV While Driving
Name four cities within West Valley's area
Los Angeles, Calabasas, Agoura Hills, Westlake Village, Malibu, Hidden Hills
While working the Street Racing Task Force in South LA you come upon a sideshow at Rosecrans and Compton Ave. You observe a green Dodge Challenger doing donuts in the intersection and squealing its tires. You stop the Challenger a few blocks away and request 11-85. What vehicle code allows you to impound the Challenger?
23109.2(a)(1) VC - Reckless Driving Impound
What is the vehicle code that authorizes a physical arrest for a misdemeanor DUI not committed in your presence?
40300.5 VC
You are a new officer working A Watch during your first phase of field training. You are assigned as 56-100 and are patrolling the east end. You exit Vineland Avenue and drive south to the intersection of Ventura Boulevard. Suddenly, you hear Dispatch say your callsign followed by “signal 10-11.” What is your response?
LA, 56-100, Vineland / Ventura, Code 4, KA-4993, S 'Sam' Channel)
You desperately want to write your 15th tag of the day so you settle for stopping a car with window tint. You activate your lights and siren and the vehicle accelerates away nearly hitting a pedestrian in the crosswalk. You pursue the vehicle which continues to drive recklessly and dangerously. The driver eventually gives up and is taken into custody for violation of what vehicle code?
2800.2(a) VC - Reckless Fleeing
Name all SIX CHP areas adjacent to West Valley
Moorpark, Newhall, Altadena, Central LA, West LA, Ventura
You respond to car-to-car shooting on the 101 NB at Winnetka Ave. You locate the suspect vehicle 11-24 a few miles away. You know a firearm was used in the crime, but are not sure what caliber the bullets were or how many shots were fired. You request 11-85 and tow the vehicle pursuant to what vehicle code?
22655.5(a) VC - Evidence Tow
Explain Watson and Chemical Test Advisement (formerly known as Trombetta)
Good job