BillKaye
Member
Hoping that someone may be able to help on how the APD units’ radio codes are numbered.
I did conclude that each command has an assigned number, like 4 for the Northeast area, followed by a patrol area, so a 434 unit would be in the vicinity bounded approximately by Paseo, Montgomery, Eubank and Wyoming.
But is there a list of radio/dispatch codes that shows non-patrol or marked units?
In monitoring APD I’ve heard quite a collection of other codes, some of which include these units: King, 750 series cars, 770 series, FI units, Sam, and others with 3 or 4 character numeric codes.
Back in the Midwest, particularly in the Detroit area, the first designation would be the precinct number followed by the car number. 1 through 15 and 18 through 19 were marked patrol units, 17 would be youth bureau, 20-29 vice and prostitution units, 30-39 plainclothes officers, 60-69 precinct lieutenants, 70-79 sergeants, 80-89 power shift units, 99 prisoner transport and 120-130 precinct crime investigators. So 1-13 and 1-71 would identify the 13th car and a duty sergeant from the 1st Precinct.
Non-precinct units (headquarters, special ops, etc,) use a 4 character numeric code and in some cases the last two digits are used to represent sergeants (70s) and lieutenants (60s). The codes included
2000- Mayor of Detroit 2100- Chief of Police 2200- Commanders
2300- Inspectors 2400- Duty Officer 2500- Major Crimes Division
2700- Homicide Division 2800- Arson Investig 2900- Mich. State Police, Detroit Post
3000- Narcotics Division 3100- Armed Robbery 3300- Carjacking Task Force
3500- Sex Crimes Units 3600- SWAT 3700- Traffic Control
3900- Mounted Patrol 4100- Tactical Units 4200- Gang Squad
4600- Bomb Squad 4700- Evidence Techs 4800- Tow Trucks
4900- Reserve Officers 5100- B&E Task Force 5000- Youth Cadet Supervisors
5300- Auto Theft Division 5800- Police Divers 5900- Community Service Units
6400- Univ of Detroit PD 6600- Internal Affairs 6800- Wayne State University PD
7000- Mayor's Security 7500- Michigan DNR 8900- School Security
I did conclude that each command has an assigned number, like 4 for the Northeast area, followed by a patrol area, so a 434 unit would be in the vicinity bounded approximately by Paseo, Montgomery, Eubank and Wyoming.
But is there a list of radio/dispatch codes that shows non-patrol or marked units?
In monitoring APD I’ve heard quite a collection of other codes, some of which include these units: King, 750 series cars, 770 series, FI units, Sam, and others with 3 or 4 character numeric codes.
Back in the Midwest, particularly in the Detroit area, the first designation would be the precinct number followed by the car number. 1 through 15 and 18 through 19 were marked patrol units, 17 would be youth bureau, 20-29 vice and prostitution units, 30-39 plainclothes officers, 60-69 precinct lieutenants, 70-79 sergeants, 80-89 power shift units, 99 prisoner transport and 120-130 precinct crime investigators. So 1-13 and 1-71 would identify the 13th car and a duty sergeant from the 1st Precinct.
Non-precinct units (headquarters, special ops, etc,) use a 4 character numeric code and in some cases the last two digits are used to represent sergeants (70s) and lieutenants (60s). The codes included
2000- Mayor of Detroit 2100- Chief of Police 2200- Commanders
2300- Inspectors 2400- Duty Officer 2500- Major Crimes Division
2700- Homicide Division 2800- Arson Investig 2900- Mich. State Police, Detroit Post
3000- Narcotics Division 3100- Armed Robbery 3300- Carjacking Task Force
3500- Sex Crimes Units 3600- SWAT 3700- Traffic Control
3900- Mounted Patrol 4100- Tactical Units 4200- Gang Squad
4600- Bomb Squad 4700- Evidence Techs 4800- Tow Trucks
4900- Reserve Officers 5100- B&E Task Force 5000- Youth Cadet Supervisors
5300- Auto Theft Division 5800- Police Divers 5900- Community Service Units
6400- Univ of Detroit PD 6600- Internal Affairs 6800- Wayne State University PD
7000- Mayor's Security 7500- Michigan DNR 8900- School Security
