Birmingham Police Unit Identifiers

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Does anyone have any info. on BPD unit ID's?
Here's what I have so far: 1xxx = North Units
2xxx = East Units
3xxx = South Units
4xxx = West Units
7xxx = Investigators
100 = North Precinct Desk Officer
200 = East Precint Desk Officer
300 = South Precinct Desk Officer
400 = West Precinct Desk Officer
 

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Here ya go!


NORTH

100 – NORTH PRECINCT DESK OFFICER

101 – NORTH CAPTAIN

102 – SHIFT LT

103 – SHIFT SGT

104 – SHIFT SGT

105 – SHIFT SGT

106 - SHIFT SGT

108 - CIVIC CENTER UNITS SGT.

120 – PATROL

121 – PATROL

122 – PATROL

123 – PATROL

124 – PATROL

125 – PATROL

126 – PATROL

127 – PATROL

128 – PATROL

129 – PATROL

130 – PATROL

131 – PATROL

132 – PATROL

133 – PATROL

150-160 – DOWNTOWN PATROL 10a-6p

180 – 189 - NORTH TASK FORCE (USUALLY)

789, 787, 788 - HICOPP UNITS (not exactly sure)


EAST

200 – NORTH PRECINCT DESK OFFICER

201 – NORTH CAPTAIN

202 - SHIFT LT.

203 – SHIFT SGT

204 – SHIFT SGT

205 – SHIFT SGT

206 – SHIFT SGT

220 – PATROL

221 – PATROL

222 – PATROL

223 – PATROL

224 – PATROL

225 – PATROL

226 – PATROL

227 – PATROL

228 – PATROL

229 - PATROL

230 – PATROL

231 – PATROL

232 – PATROL

233 – PATROL

234 – PATROL

270 – EAST TASK FORCE SGT

271-278 – EAST TASK FORCE

280-289 – AIRPORT UNITS (Opperate off Airport Channel)

798 – GATE CITY HICOPP



SOUTH

300 – SOUTH PRECINCT DESK OFFICER

301 – SOUTH CAPTAIN

302 - SHIFT LT.

303 – SHIFT SGT.

303 – SHIFT SGT.

304 – SHIFT SGT.

305 – SHIFT SGT.

320 – PATROL

321 – PATROL SPAULDING / OXMOOR / OXMOOR VALLEY

322 – PATROL SOUTHSIDE

323 – PATROL REDMONT / HIGHLANDS

324 – PATROL HWY 280 / INVERNESS / BROOK HIGHLAND / LAKE PURDY / GRANTS MILL

325 – LAKEVIEW / AVONDALE

326 – KINGSTON

327 – AVONDALE / KINGSTON

328 – LAKEVIEW

329 – HOSPITAL DISTRICT (MORE OR LESS)

330 – HIGHWAY 280@459 TO THE CAHABA RIVER

331 – PATROL TITUSVILLE

332 – GREEN SPRINGS / LAKESHORE

340 - SOUTH TASK FORCE SGT.

341 – SOUTH TASK FORCE

342 – SOUTH TASK FORCE

343 – SOUTH TASK FORCE

344 – SOUTH TASK FORCE

350 – DAY SHIFT SPECIALTY PATROL / EVENING & MORNING SHIFT 5 POINTS SOUTH PATROL (THUR/FRI/SAT PADDY WAGON EVENING/MORNING SHIFT)

351 – DAY SHIFT SPECIALTY PATROL / EVENING & MORNING SHIFT 5 POINTS SOUTH PATROL (THUR/FRI/SAT PADDY WAGON EVENING/MORNING SHIFT)

359 – DAY SHIFT ONLY 5 POINTS SOUTH PATROL

797 – HICOPP SOUTH TOWN

799 – HICOPP GOLDWIRE


WEST

400 – WEST PRECINCT DESK OFFICER

401 – WEST CAPTAIN

402 - SHIFT LT.

403 – SHIFT SGT.

404 – SHIFT SGT.

405 – SHIFT SGT.

406 – SHIFT SGT.

407 – SHIFT SGT.

420 – PATROL

421 – PATROL

422 – PATROL

423 – PATROL

424 – PATROL

425 – PATROL

426 (NO LONGER EXISTS)

427 – PATROL

428 (NO LONGER EXISTS)

429 – PATROL

430 – PATROL

431 – PATROL

432 – PATROL

433 – PATROL

434 – PATROL

435 – PATROL

436 – PATROL

437 – PATROL

438 – PATROL

439 – PATROL

440 – 480 – WEST TASK FORCE

???? – WEST HICOPP


OTHER UNITS:


500 – TACTICAL UNITS (MOUNTED, MOTOR SCOUTS, K-9, INTERSTATE TRAFFIC, INTERDICTION)

600 – VARIOUS DETECTIVES - FAMILY SERVICES, WHITE COLLAR CRIME, ETC

700 – WIDE ARRAY OF DETECTIVES AND ALSO EVIDENCE TECHNICIANS.

800 – SOME JAIL UNITS, THIS IS ALSO WHERE THE SRO'S USUALLY ARE.

900 - SOME OF THE HOMICIDE DETECTIVES NOW HAVE 900 NUMBERS
 
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Thank's smithw14!
Things have changed since the mid 80's, used to have all those ID's.
Happy Scanning!
 

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Hicopp

High Intensity Community Oriented Police Patrol

Each unit is a two manned unit - they patrol the public housing projects in Birmingham. Each unit is assigned a particular housing project. They answer all calls in there and are proactive in the project making sure crime/prostitution/drug activity stays to a minimum, making informants, talking with people, etc. On evening and Day shifts though they usually end up being pulled to answer calls on other beats because the shifts are understaffed.

-William
 

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Nice list, William. I have an extensive catalog of pictures of the Birmingham PD units (594 different units so far). It has taken me 2 years to find them.

Here are a few more...

011 - Chief Nunn
013 - PIO - LT Irby
098 - Chaplain Dean Pesnell
001 - Recruiting Car

Bike Units:
160, 364, 454, 456 (there may be more of these)

Cushmans:
150, 151, 152, 154, 155, 156, 157, 163, 251, 255, 357, 450, 455

Motorscouts:
507 (SGT), 510 (SGT), 560, 561, 562, 563, 564, 565, 567, 568, 569, 571, 572, 573, 574 (no 566, 570)
 

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Add 257 to the bike patrol list. I got a picture of it out East today.
 

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dave911 said:
Nice list, William. I have an extensive catalog of pictures of the Birmingham PD units (594 different units so far).



Hey Dave -

I looked on your site. Where exactally are the police pictures? Couldn't find a catagory for them. I found some general polcie pictures scattered about. Are they in one particular place though?

Thanks!
 

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William... I apologize for the confusion. I'm building a catalog which isn't on the site, yet. Once it's nearly complete, I'll make a page for it.
 

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Awesome - I'm looking forward to it. You have amazing photos and video - I absolutely love looking at them! Keep up the good work!

-William
 

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Thank you, William! You're too kind... I'm planning a make-over for the site to make finding pictures easier. After two years of posting pictures, some tend to get lost or hard to find.
 

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Thanks for the bike update! I'll look for it. Add Motorscout 566 and 570, too. I have a buddy who sent me a picture of 566. I think 566 has been trying to hide from me. :)
 
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Oh yeah, I didnt notice those were not listed.

114, 115
214
314
415

All OF THOSE ARE CSO's at their respective precincts.

The bicycle designations out east, although they are not all occupied are
256,257,258,259

The wreck coupe, (aka wreck car) at east is 262 during the day, and 263 during the evening.
The wreck coupe in the south precinct is 361 all shifts
The wreck coupe in the north precinct is 161 all shifts. (sometimes there is a 162 that works wrecks, but only rarely... its more of just a utility car)
If west is lucky enough to have a wreck coupe, his number is 461
 
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