3-Aplha unit OPP ??

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Jammin_Jay

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Anyone one know what a 3-Aplha Unit is. I heard a 3-aplha unit respond with K9 , you could defintely hear the dogs in the background, they were loud barks, Smiths Falls Comm Center had to say "10-9" a couple times. Which area is 3-A in reference to. They were responding from out of there juristiction unknown of the roads or geographically area.
 
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3-Aplha unit OPP ??

i live in tweed ontario and i have my scanner on 413.5375 and i hear the 3-alpha unit come on my scanner. i think there from napanee or kingston area
 

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My "uneducated" guess would be that Alpha units are deployed from Eastern Region HQ in Smith Falls.
 

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There are five Canine Units across Eastern Region, based in Napanee, Perth, Renfrew, Long Sault and Hawkesbury.
The Eastern Region Forensic Identification Services Unit is comprised of three units, based in Belleville, Perth and Long Sault.

3A01x
3A02x MTO Enforcement
3A03x
3A04x IDENT, TTCI
3A05x
3A06x K9
3A07x
3A08x S.A.V.E. - Snowmobile, All Terrain Vehicle & Vessel Enforcement Team
3A09x E.R.T. ?

3X02x Prisoner Transport Unit, Highway Ranger's

R.A.C.T. Rural Agricultural Crime Team
U.S.R.U. Underwater Search and Recovery Unit**
K9 Canine Unit***
E.R.T. The Emergency Response Team * See Note (As Per OPP Site - http://www.gov.on.ca/opp/fieldtrafficsupport/english/ert.htm)
T.R.U. Tactics and Rescue Unit****
Negotiations Unit*****


* E.R.T. team members receive specific training to prepare them for the following functions: search and rescue operations, search for physical evidence, crowd management at civil disturbances, riots, strikes,demonstrations, V.I.P. security and containment of situations such as hostage taking, barricaded persons, possible suicides and the execution of high risk warrants.

** The U.S.R.U assists the O.P.P. and other police services and agencies primarily in the search for missing persons, evidence of major crimes and explosive disposal. The program also has the capability of providing underwater security at major events, and responding to marine disasters, plane crashes and anti-terrorist activities.

*** K9 Today, 27 teams: each consisting of a dog and a handler, are stationed at strategic points across the province and provide canine support for search and rescue operations, tracking wanted persons, detecting narcotics, explosives, cadaver and physical evidence.

**** T.R.U. play a crucial role in providing support to patrol officers in extreme circumstances such as hostage taking, barricaded person, sniper incidents, search of an armed or dangerous fugitive, execution of a high risk warrant, and occurrences involving explosives, V.I.P. security and prisoner escort.

***** When called upon to assist in resolving crisis situations such as barricaded persons, hostage taking or high risk incidents, the negotiators respond in teams of three. Each team member has a very specific job to perform while at the scene of an incident.

****** Provincial Emergency Response Team - P.E.R.T. The Provincial Emergency Response Team was formed as a result of the consequences stemming from the terrorist events of September 11, 2001. P.E.R.T. was developed with an objective to counter terrorist threats through the provision of a rapid mobilization capability to address acts of terrorism in Ontario that exceed the O.P.P.’s current capacity both locally, regionally and provincially. The potential urgency and magnitude of a terrorist attack in the Province emphasizes the need to ensure that specially trained members be prepared to ensure domestic security within the Province. P.E.R.T. will work closely with other ministries, agencies and organizations to ensure a tightly knit relationship and process that will assist in protecting Ontario’s critical infrastructure sites should an emergency arise. P.E.R.T. also provides assistance to specialized O.P.P. units in countering terrorist threats and will assist the O.P.P., other agencies and municipalities in developing or defining that part of their program that relates to P.E.R.T.Explosives Robot
 

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Thanks Idle Monitor, it was 3a-063 unit. According to your list, it matches up what i said, about hearing K9 unit as dispatched as a 3-alpha unit. Couldn't seem to match it up on radio reference database. They were tracking suspects.
 
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Is the Forensic Identification Unit the same as what's often heard and ID'd as Ident on the radio? I would assume yes right? The 3A04x designation?

Also, does anyone know who these ones are?

3A01x
3A03x
3A05x
3A07x

And if anyone hears 3A064 that's the K9 based out of the Renfrew Detachment.

To the best of my abilities, this is a listing of all the Specialized 3A0xx units I've been able to hear at one time or another

3A007
3A014 - Hwy Ranger??
3A020 - (Napanee Detachment)
3A021 -
3A022 - Hwy 401 & 15 Grenville I think (Hwy Ranger?)
3A024 - Hwy Ranger (Quinte West Detachment)
3A025 - IDENT Unit (GHQ - Smith's Falls)
3A035 -
3A037 - (Napanee Detachment)
3A038 -
3A041 -
3A042 - TTCI
3A044 - IDENT Services/TTCI - Technical Traffic Collision Investigator - Perth Detachement
3A045 - IDENT Services
3A046 - (Unsure which one as of yet) (Renfrew Detachment?)
3A061 - K9 (Renfrew Detachment?)
3A062 - K9 (Long Sault Detachment?)
3A063 - K9 (Perth Detachment)
3A064 - K9 (Renfrew Detachment)
3A065 - K9 (Long Sault/Hawkesbury Detachment?)
3A066 - K9 (Napanee Detachment)
3A070 -
3A077 - ? (Upper Ottawa Valley Detachment - I think)
3A080 - (Arnprior Detachment?)
3A081 -
3A082 -
3A083 - (Napanee Detachment)
3A084 - (Upper Ottawa Valley/Napanee Detachment?/Whitney Detachment)
3A085 - (Upper Ottawa Valley/Napanee Detachment?)
3A091 - Kingston Region
3A096 - (Upper Ottawa Valley Detachment?)
3A097 - Whitney Detachement
3A099 -

3X020
3X025
3X027 - Prisoner Transport Unit/Highway Rangers??

Although out of Ottawa, Prisoner Transport Vehicles are often ID'd as 3K03x

Corrections or updates to this list are always appreciated.
 
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To add to a previous post.

The Provincial Rural & Agricultural Team provides crime analysis, investigative leadership and expertise to reduce break and enters, recover stolen property and curtail agriculture and forestry crime in Ontario. The Teams are also responsible for developing crime prevention strategies.

On a yearly basis the Rural & Agricultural Crime Team assists Drug Enforcement Section with their Provincial Marihuana Eradication Program. In cooperation with C.I.S.O. (Criminal Intelligence Service Ontario), local O.P.P. detachments, municipal police services, and the aid of helicopter services, this program identifies and destroys outdoor marihuana operations grown throughout the province.

Specialized Response Services
http://www.opp.ca/specresteams/index.htm
 
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