Any Idea Who the ISP O-2xx and O-K-xx Units Are?

[MikeyC]

For a while I've heard O-2xx and O-K-xx units working freeways in Troop 2. Now they seem to have moved to Troop 3 Southwest and are working at least I-80 there. Any idea who these units may be? The O-K-xx units range from O-K-5 to O-K-31.

Thank you!

 

[Starcom21]

Ocean is Operations
Ocean King is Operations K-9 units

From what I've been told, there are no longer using some of the multiple other alpha prefixes.... ?

Please correct me if I am wrong

State Agency/ISP Unit Designators - The RadioReference Wiki

wiki.radioreference.com

Current Callsigns/Identifiers (as of 2023)[edit]​

1-9, 15:	Troop Cars (except T10)
Air:	ISP Air Operations Bureau Aircraft
DA:	IL State Fire Marshal Arson Investigators
xFx:	IL DNR Conservation Police
Fxx:	ISP Division of Forensic Services (Crime Scene Services)
FA:	DNR/Conservation Administrative Units
FWx:	U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
H:	ISP Human Resources Command
x-I-x:	ISP Dept of Criminal Investigations (DCI)
IC:	IL Commerce Commission Police
J:	IL Secretary of State Police Department
xKx:	ISP K-9 units
LI:	unknown (2/23)
M:	ISP Motorcycle Units
N:	Internal Affairs
O:	ISP Division of Operations
OK:	ISP Division of Operations K9 Units
P:	ISP Protective Services
PK:	ISP Protective Services K9 units
R:	ISP DCI: Gaming Enforcement
X:	ISP Troop 10 Units (X-Ray)

 

[MikeyC]

I've heard "DA" (Fire Marshal) and "FW" (US Fish & Wildlife) IDs recently (within the last month) and "O-K" (from several different units - O-K-5, O-K-21, etc) today

 

[werinshades]

O-200 Series are the Highway Interdiction Team (HIT Team)

As mentioned, O-K(King) Units are K-9 units assigned to Command and not any specific Troop. Can be used anywhere statewide.

Press Release over the Summer from ISP:

https://isp.illinois.gov/Media/PressReleaseFile/830

 

[MikeyC]

That makes sense! Thank you I believe a number of the O-K units are working with the HIT team. I want to save I heard "SAVE" mentioned by the Troop 2 dispatcher last year (as in "Attention all SAVE units") but I can't confirm that

 

[werinshades]

That makes sense! Thank you I believe a number of the O-K units are working with the HIT team. I want to save I heard "SAVE" mentioned by the Troop 2 dispatcher last year (as in "Attention ll; SAVE units") but I can't confirm that

Yes, O-K (King) Units are K-9's used as needed anywhere. SAVE Units are O-300 Series, used frequently in Troop 3.