Another CPD question

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oceandon

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First off, thanks to all of you who are so kind in sharing your knowledge!

My questions:

1) When a CPD unit has a call sign like "2512Charlie" what does the "Charlie" mean?

2) Same question when suffix is "Adam" and "Bravo"?

3) What is special about units that have there call sign begin with "Austin" and "gresham"?

Thanks in advance for helping me!

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Prefixes and suffixes can mean almost anything, but usually have something to do with what area the officer is in or what type of officer it is (Narcotics, Patrol, Community Service etc...)


I know Gresham units are in the Gresham neighborhood (not a very happy place) I have never heard an Austin unit called out

In Chicago there are many towns that have their own names and are not part of Chicago itself but are under CPD jurisdiction so sometimes when you are hearing Chicago PD they may not actually be in Chicago city limits
 

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Prefixes and suffixes can mean almost anything, but usually have something to do with what area the officer is in or what type of officer it is (Narcotics, Patrol, Community Service etc...)


I know Gresham units are in the Gresham neighborhood (not a very happy place) I have never heard an Austin unit called out

In Chicago there are many towns that have their own names and are not part of Chicago itself but are under CPD jurisdiction so sometimes when you are hearing Chicago PD they may not actually be in Chicago city limits


Actually, units with a letter suffix are usually part of a tactical team. "adam", "boy" etc.. are each two man units..They are subordinate units under the command of a supervisor. For example 1963 is a plainclothes tatical unit sergeant. 1963A, 1963B are the two man tac teams under his supervision,

"Austin" units are nothing more than 15th district (Austin district) patrol units using "Austin" to avoid confusion with 25th district cars. 15th & 25th districts share the same radio frequency.

And no, in Chicago there are no other "towns" that are not part of Chicago. Gresham is one of Chicago's neighborhoods and is part of the city. The 6th police district is also known as the Gresham district .CPD does not patrol any areas outside of the city limits.
 

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Actually, units with a letter suffix are usually part of a tactical team. "adam", "boy" etc.. are each two man units..They are subordinate units under the command of a supervisor. For example 1963 is a plainclothes tatical unit sergeant. 1963A, 1963B are the two man tac teams under his supervision,

"Austin" units are nothing more than 15th district (Austin district) patrol units using "Austin" to avoid confusion with 25th district cars. 15th & 25th districts share the same radio frequency.

And no, in Chicago there are no other "towns" that are not part of Chicago. Gresham is one of Chicago's neighborhoods and is part of the city. The 6th police district is also known as the Gresham district .CPD does not patrol any areas outside of the city limits.

Correct on all points. Each District is named after the neighborhood the District station was "originally" located. Alot of new stations as of late, but they maintain the "personality" of the District. Some others..Jefferson Park (16th), Albany (17th), Town Hall (23rd), Englewood (7th), Chicago Lawn (8th).

Usually the letter designations are specialized units. Couple exceptions to this rule is the Midnight Beat Cars use the letter designation "R" Robert. The reason for this is the end times for the 3rd watch (afternoons) overlap with the 1st watch (overnight).If you're listening around 2130 or later, you'll hear this.

Another exception is you may hear the dispatcher tell the beat car "i'm making you an X-Ray Car". That means the beat car is going over his/her scheduled end time, and the new crew will log on with the same beat and the CAD system won't recognize both beat cars on the system. The new crew won't be able to log on for assignments, plate checks etc, and the old crew's information would be deleted if they logged them off.
 

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Well, not 100% correct, but pretty close. ALL CPD stations have both numbers AND names. According to department directives, dispatching is supposed to be done by beat or unit numbers. I work in the 10th (Ogden) District. The dispatchers are supposed to call me by my beat number (1011) but sometimes they'll call us using the old "Marquette" signature, e.g. Marquette-11.

The 011th District has been located at Harrison and Kedzie since 1976, having previously been on the corner of Fillmore and Pulaski. Even though it's been 35 years, everyone still sticks to calling the 011th District cars "Fillmore-21", for example.

Back in the old days, District stations bore the names of the community that station served. "Lawndale," "Kensington," "Brighton Park" and "Pullman." I guess they got bored and started using the name of the street the station was built on. Wentworth, Monroe and Ogden are awful names and lack character.

Below is a list of all 25 police districts and their respective name.

District Number Name
001 Central
002 Wentworth
003 Grand Crossing
004 South Chicago
005 Calumet
006 Gresham
007 Englewood
008 Chicago Lawn
009 Deering
010 Ogden
011 Harrison
012 Monroe
013 Wood
014 Shakespeare
015 Austin
016 Jefferson Park
017 Albany Park
018 Near North
019 Belmont
020 Lincoln
021 Prairie
022 Morgan Park
023 Town Hall
024 Rogers Park
025 Grand Central

I really hope this helps.
 
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