Funny/Odd things heard on the scanner

[scanfan03]

Here is another one from the dispatch channel (HCSO Disp 1). This was after they had conducted a test on some type of money bag detector (I don't know what it was, some detector).

Unitxx "dispatch this is unit xx and i'm back in from the store front, this is not a test."

Dispatch (trying to not laugh) "that's clear, you passed the test."

 

[ScanManQSL]

lost my glasses in the blue room

I was scanning the airline company dispatch on (129.7-132MHz) and it stopped on an American Airline flight xxxx. The American airline pilot was talking with dispatch stating what lights where burned out in the cockpit and what was wrong with plane.
After stating what lights where burned out, he said "Also one other thing . . . . The first class officer dropped his glasses (may be sun shades) in the blue room. I’m wounding if it’s possible that Lab Service could still retrieve them for me.


I was just sitting there laughing thinking to myself why in the world would you want your glasses back since it has been down the toilet and with blue dye all over them.

 

[dchandler2]

Funny things heard on scanners

While working as a Dispatcher in Portland, Maine back in the 70's got a call for Males fighting in front of a bar. The call went out as Check for Males Exchanging Blows in Front of Rolands Tavern. After 10 mins of laughs and radio clicks the fight was broken up. You read bewteen the lines and figure what kind of BAR it was.

 

[SuperCop]

From The Colony PD on 4/17, around 0030....

Officer: Charles 20, I'll be out at the high school looking for occupants of a suspicious vehicle.
Dispatch: 10-4.
O: Charles 20, I'll be out on the 50-yard line.
D: Confirm "50-yard line?"
O: Yeah, 10-4. Got a couple on the football field going for a touchdown

....it's not over yet.....

Dispatch gave another couple of officers a call about a man in the middle of a busy intersection *trying* to get hit by cars. The officer out on the football field decided he'd rather be in on this hot call instead...

O: Charles 20, the extra-point was blocked, I'll be enroute to XXXXX..... :roll:

He got a few mic clicks outta that one. Had me chucklin'.

Y'all be good and stay safe.

 

[mlevin]

I just heard a good one.

Unit: xx I going to releive xyz over at that detail.
Dispatch: Okay can I have your short number.
Unit: "G" as in good grief why am I hear, 8358.

I got a good chuckle out of that one.

 

[russellv2]

A Genesee County sheriff officer today:

Dispatch: "Unit x-xx. Corner of State and Stanley for a tree down on the road or on the powerlines. Caller is not sure.
Unit: "Can they figure it out before I get there so I know where to install the net?"
Dispatch: "You afraid more stuff will come down in the wind?"
Unit: "Affirmative."
Dispatch: (chuckle) "10-4."

 

[oidvoid]

I heard this in Montgomery County, MD about 4 or 5 years ago. An officer was being dispatched for a noise complaint received from a neighbor. When asked what the nature of the noise was, the dispatcher replied that the offending neighbor had been firing his cannon in his front yard.

 

[Michelle0H]

Over the weekend, I heard a small Village PD argue over who was picking up pizza from the local pizza joint.

 

[mlevin]

I heard this in Montgomery County, MD about 4 or 5 years ago. An officer was being dispatched for a noise complaint received from a neighbor. When asked what the nature of the noise was, the dispatcher replied that the offending neighbor had been firing his cannon in his front yard.

I think that should be upgrade to a code three shots fired. I sure hope he was shooting blanks.

 

[ullbergm]

I heard this in Montgomery County, MD about 4 or 5 years ago. An officer was being dispatched for a noise complaint received from a neighbor. When asked what the nature of the noise was, the dispatcher replied that the offending neighbor had been firing his cannon in his front yard.

I think that should be upgrade to a code three shots fired. I sure hope he was shooting blanks.

A friend of mine has a neighbor that likes to shoot his old and very functional machine gun. They have called the police a few times but he always puts it away before they get there. (they live quite a ways out from the city)
He says its pretty unsettling to hear machine gun fire close to your house. (he was in nam so i guess it brings back memories)

 

[mikea7531]

On the County-wide EMS Dispatch frequency today in Somerset County:

County Dispatch: "Medic 682, What's your location?"
Medic 682: "At the Hospital"
County Dispatch: "Medic 681, what is your location?"
Medic 681: "Franklin"
Franklin Twp. Dispatch: "Go for Franklin 681"
County Dispatch: "I was asking them for their location, they weren't trying to raise you, you yo-yo's"

Now all you heard after that were mic clicks, i was rolling on the floor.

 

[qoatzecotl]

What's with the mic clicks? I've never heard that before...

 

[INDY72]

In many agencies mic clicks are the way of rubbing it in as a funny thing or stupid thing.. its a lot safer than outright laughing your ass off on the air or calling someone a bone head as they will know who you are.

 

[qoatzecotl]

Thanks. I was sure that's what it was, but wanted clarification. But won't their radio ID still come up?

BTW, milf...I think your Yoda quite is backward. If I remember correctly, it should be, "No! Do. Or do not! There is no try."

I could be wrong, though. I'd have to pull out my tapes...

 

[SuperCop]

<snip> ....as they will know who you are.

This is true in many cases, however some agencies have systems set up to where any key-up from a radio displays the radio ID to the dispatcher. Can be helpful in the event of an emergency, such as an officer fighting with a subject and not having time to get out his Unit ID, etc. If dispatcher gets several mic clicks from a certain unit and no voice traffic, he/she will try to check status of the officer, and if needed get more units enroute.

This also helps crack down on officers who are click-happy, as Sgt or Lt will soon find out who you are... :lol:

 

[russellv2]

Sorry folks... got another one

This probably isn't proper to laugh about, but I found it so awful yet so funny:
Heard on the HEARN frequency this last weekend "Enroute to your facility with an ?? year old man. He rolled his amigo this morning. Has a large goose-egg on his forehead and some minor bruises. Just wants to be checked out. ..."

 

[waynesewell]

Just heard the following on one of the Houston channels: "suspects are armed and have two weedwhackers, a blower, and an edger in the vehicle".

I've never heard of an armed robbery of lawn equipment. I guess times are hard for crooks too. :lol: :lol:

 

[INDY72]

Hmmm that would be sad, to have someone pull a shotgun on ya to steal your weedeater...

 

[mikea7531]

Heard this the other night.

Sierra 97: ::random keyups from radio as emergency button was pressed::

County Dispatcher: "Sierra Cars, emergency alert activated from radio id 32"

Sierra 97: "That will be me county, i'm just pressing buttons to see what they do"

Dispatcher: "Can you shut off the alert?"

Sierra 97: "No, i don't know what button that was"

Sierra 3: "It's the bright orange button in the middle of the radio"

Must have been a slow night in our town for one of our cops to be playing with his radio. I was laughing for a while after that one.

 

[mlevin]

Gee Wiz, how can an officer not know where the emergency button is. His life could depend on it.