Chicago Police Dept. 2013

[werinshades]

Some more changes in beats and other procedures:

45xx Series beats are the "special employment" officers. These are officers that are on overtime and cover areas of the city as designated by Headquarters and are assigned to the Zones of their assignment(s). It usually consists of a team similar to Tact Teams:

(Ex....4512 Sergeant...4512A-4512E...officers assigned).

41 (N,C,S) 50A-E Series beats are the officers that were "reassigned" from desk positions. The pattern is thay all start with "41"...then depending on Detective Area (N-North, C-Central, S-South), followed by a series of 2 numbers (ex.50, 51), then a letter if they're an officer or no letter if it's the Sergeant (Similar to what I mentioned in previous paragraph).

(Ex..41N46B...would be assigned to one of the districts in the Area North. 41C50B would be assigned to one of the districts in the Area Central districts, 41S58B would be assigned to one of the districts in the Area South districts). Keep in mind, the Detective Areas have changed and you might here a Central and North unit on the same Zone, working different districts.

4710-4740 Series Units are now the Canine Units. They have changed their radio signatures.

S-Sam is a new disposition code i've been hearing the past few days. This is a new "response" by CPD to "non-in progress" type calls. I haven't seen an order on this, but if an officer is sent to a location and it meets the criteria for the Alternate Response Section (ARPS), then then officer can refer them to 3-1-1. You might here "111 code this a 19-S(Sam)". The dispatcher might even refer the call to a supervisor prior to dispatch for the disposition code too.

[RoninJoliet]

What zone is 460.5125......TY...

[werinshades]

Originally Posted by RoninJoliet

What zone is 460.5125......TY...

Zone 14 (CTCSS 103.5)... Will be the 8th District only.

[Chicago13]

Any word on when the new 13th district (currently 15th) & 21st district (currently 24th) will come online?

[werinshades]

Originally Posted by Chicago13

Any word on when the new 13th district (currently 15th) & 21st district (currently 24th) will come online?

No word yet.

[werinshades]

Originally Posted by werinshades

Some more changes in beats and other procedures:

45xx Series beats are the "special employment" officers. These are officers that are on overtime and cover areas of the city as designated by Headquarters and are assigned to the Zones of their assignment(s). It usually consists of a team similar to Tact Teams:

(Ex....4512 Sergeant...4512A-4512E...officers assigned).

41 (N,C,S) 50A-E Series beats are the officers that were "reassigned" from desk positions. The pattern is thay all start with "41"...then depending on Detective Area (N-North, C-Central, S-South), followed by a series of 2 numbers (ex.50, 51), then a letter if they're an officer or no letter if it's the Sergeant (Similar to what I mentioned in previous paragraph).

(Ex..41N46B...would be assigned to one of the districts in the Area North. 41C50B would be assigned to one of the districts in the Area Central districts, 41S58B would be assigned to one of the districts in the Area South districts). Keep in mind, the Detective Areas have changed and you might here a Central and North unit on the same Zone, working different districts.

4710-4740 Series Units are now the Canine Units. They have changed their radio signatures.

S-Sam is a new disposition code i've been hearing the past few days. This is a new "response" by CPD to "non-in progress" type calls. I haven't seen an order on this, but if an officer is sent to a location and it meets the criteria for the Alternate Response Section (ARPS), then then officer can refer them to 3-1-1. You might here "111 code this a 19-S(Sam)". The dispatcher might even refer the call to a supervisor prior to dispatch for the disposition code too.

Just want to make one "terminology correction":

4500 Series are "officially" known as Violence Reduction Initiative Officers. It's an overtime initiative that officers bid for based on seniority. They are now being utilized 7 days a week and can be heard on the Zones of the Districts they are assigned to for the day. They mobilize wherever their told to go.

[werinshades]

Originally Posted by werinshades

Just want to make one "terminology correction":

4500 Series are "officially" known as Violence Reduction Initiative Officers. It's an overtime initiative that officers bid for based on seniority. They are now being utilized 7 days a week and can be heard on the Zones of the Districts they are assigned to for the day. They mobilize wherever their told to go.

Been called "VRI Units" on the Zones.

Ex: "Have all the VRI units return to their Districts"...

[Chicago2210]

I have noticed that CPD does not do MDC 1200 anymore, why is this?

[werinshades]

Originally Posted by Chicago2210

I have noticed that CPD does not do MDC 1200 anymore, why is this?

New consoles installed, and the mobile relay is set up diiferently now I was told.

[SouthSideScannerGuy]

Originally Posted by werinshades

Zone 14 (CTCSS 103.5)... Will be the 8th District only.

I recently purchased an HP-1, and was out with it yesterday just doing some general scanning. Loaded in the full database, and just selected law dispatch to listen to, and while doing its thing, it stopped on ZONE 14 (future). Sounded like actual traffic, not testing. Was going to ask what district was using it, but I thought I'd check here first. Glad I did.

I can always count on RR to have the answers I'm looking for.

[werinshades]

Originally Posted by SouthSideScannerGuy

I recently purchased an HP-1, and was out with it yesterday just doing some general scanning. Loaded in the full database, and just selected law dispatch to listen to, and while doing its thing, it stopped on ZONE 14 (future). Sounded like actual traffic, not testing. Was going to ask what district was using it, but I thought I'd check here first. Glad I did.

I can always count on RR to have the answers I'm looking for.

Zone 6 is being simulcast on there, for testing purposes.

[Chicago2210]

It appears CPD is using MDC 1200 again, why did they start doing this again when for awhile they were not?

[oemctx4]

It was always there part of the packet was getting chopped off.