Funny/Odd things heard on the scanner

[westli]

I was stationed in Panama for a few years and left just before the invasion. The last few months I was there I started monitoring the Panamanian police and the U.S. Military Police.

One morning as I was getting ready to go to work I heard the Panamanians setting something up at an intersection that I usually passed through on my motorcycle on the way to work. I briefly considered going through there to see what they were up to, but I decided to alter my route and bypass the "action". Later that day I found out that every U.S. military person who tried to pass that intersection on a motorcycle ended up spending the morning in a Panama City jail. (which might have been more interesting than being at work)

I made it a habit of scanning in the afternoons when my daughter would be on the school bus coming home from school. I heard the Panamanians up to something again but couldn't determine what or where. The I heard the U.S. MPs report that all routes in and out of Quarry Heights (the location of U.S. Southern Command HQ and the American High School) were being blocked by the Panama military police. (They were all military at that time.) Fortunately, they released about 20 minutes after the end of school. They felt fairly safe harassing the American military, but didn't want to risk the consequences of messing with the kids.

 

[jparks29]

I heard something similar yesterday. Local PD on a regular traffic stop called in to check for warrants. The reply from dispatcher - "is your radio secure?" - then went on to say the guy was possibly wanted.

Probably I think he meant "don't let the perp hear what I'm about to say", rather than any belief the radio was unmonitorable.

Agencies in MD used to use the code "Sam Robert" , SR, Secure (your) Radio , as in, 10-99 info to follow....

I know charles and MSP still do that , don't know about other agencies...

 

[XTS3000]

"unit 17 your radio is junk, I can't hear a thing"

 

[boatbod]

"unit 17 your radio is junk, I can't hear a thing"

Hear that all the time... especially after a P25 transmission sounding like someone just flushed their radio. :lol:

 

[Llwellyn]

On that note, we had a similar incident happen in our neighborhood. We live in a set of rowhomes, and there are two sets of 8 units that face each other on each block. We're in the middle on one side... apparently, the end unit on the other side of the street got foreclosed on.

In the middle of the day, on a nice, sunny Saturday, my stepfather sees two guys with PA plates pull up in an unmarked white van, pull out crowbars, and start going to town prying open the front door of the place and just walking right in! He calls 911, the cops get here (about 6 units, all hot response) and go in with their weapons drawn.

It turns out, they had paper on the place but hadn't notified anyone here at all; not the county sheriff's (who has to accompany any repo team while they post the paper and change the locks) or the county PD.

I'm sure the sergeant had a few choice words for those jackholes.

I missed the whole thing because I had gone in to work that day.

 

[exkalibur]

Agencies in MD used to use the code "Sam Robert" , SR, Secure (your) Radio , as in, 10-99 info to follow....

I know charles and MSP still do that , don't know about other agencies...

Up this way, it's either "Are you 10-69?" for the Provincial Police (10-69 means "clear to speak) or "Is your party within ear-shot" for Toronto Police. Both basically mean "I don't want the bad guy to hear what I'm going to say".

 

[W9GC]

Benton IL, (Franklin Co) early 2006:

Officer conducts traffic stop, runs 10-28.

Dispatch returns 28 info as belonging to the Mayor, Gary Kraft.

Lieutenant tells the officer to terminate the traffic stop, then scolds the officer for not running the 10-28 BEFORE initiating the traffic stop.

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Aurora, IL (Kane Co) 2004:

North Central Narcotics Task Force (NCNTF, 154.95) is conducting surveillance on what they believe to be subjects attempting to sell narcotics.

After nearly an hour of surveillance (that I listened to, it is unknown how long the operation was underway), units are told by Commander to cease surveillance as the "suspects" are in fact Federal DEA agents involved in an undercover operation and they had spotted the NCNTF surveillance units.

Makes me wonder why they didn't notify local LE of the operation?

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Dekalb County IL, 2004:

Off-duty Illinois State Trooper is pulled over by County unit on suspicion of DWI.

Trooper (suspect) keys on ISPERN from personal vehicle and requests any available State Units to back him up as he is being harassed.

Deputy Sheriff arrives and tells responding ISP units to leave the scene or face a charge of obstruction of justice.

Trooper fails field sobriety tests and is placed under arrest.

According to later media reports, trooper pleads to a lesser charge of unlawful transportation of alcohol and receives 90 days court supervision.

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Aurora, IL (Kane Co) 2001:

Intoxicated female reports her six week old child has "wandered off" and cannot be found.

Officers respond and find child sleeping naked in baby crib with live pet rabbit and empty liquor container.

Intoxicated mother is arrested and charged with neglect, referred to DCFS.

 

[Jay911]

Lieutenant tells the officer to terminate the traffic stop, then scolds the officer for not running the 10-28 BEFORE initiating the traffic stop.

Must be nice to get out of whatever the reason for the stop was.

the "suspects" are in fact Federal DEA agents involved in an undercover operation and they had spotted the NCNTF surveillance units.

Makes me wonder why they didn't notify local LE of the operation?

Makes me wonder if NCNTF needs some more practice with surveilling.

Officers respond and find child sleeping naked in baby crib with live pet rabbit and empty liquor container.

Rotten rabbits, you can't trust them for anything....

 

[screenersam]

About 1992 here in Rockford, IL. Rockford Police were chasing a car where the driver was throwing those cocktails you know where you light the rag and throw it, one of the those homemade bombs, out the window and trying to throw it at the police cars and catching the streets on fire.


'Molotov' Cocktails
sounds like that guy was doing 'suicide by cop'.

 

[724Gangsta]

I just heard an EMS unit inbound to a local hospital-

The patient was complaining of a burning sensation...

The individual on the radio reported that the patient described the sensation as a "5 out of 10."

That's interesting... How can one gauge how awful a "burning sensation" is on a scale of 1 to 10? What is that scale anyway?

1 = the sensation of a lit matching being put out on your forehead

to

10 = the feeling of being dropped into a vat of acid

???

 

[Radio_Lady]

Oops, duplicate.

 

[Radio_Lady]

The individual on the radio reported that the patient described the sensation as a "5 out of 10."

That's interesting... How can one gauge how awful a "burning sensation" is on a scale of 1 to 10? What is that scale anyway? 1 = the sensation of a lit matching being put out on your forehead - to 10 = the feeling of being dropped into a vat of acid

You're really not too far off at all. "A numerical rating scale, verbal rating scale and visual analog scale are one-dimensional pain rating scales for adults that are most widely used in prehospital patient care to assess pain severity. They are easy to complete and findings can be reassessed after time and treatment.

"Numerical Rating - The numerical rating scale is the most commonly used because of its simplicity and ease of use. Ask the patient to rate his or her pain on a scale from 1 to 10, with one being no pain and 10 being the worst pain imaginable."

There are other scales sometimes used, such as Verbal, Visual, and "Wong-Baker" Faces. Also take a look at the O-P-Q-R-S-T assessment; both are at http://www.merginet.com/index.cfm?pg=medical&fn=paintpt2

 

[newtoscanning]

Opqrsta

You're really not too far off at all. "A numerical rating scale, verbal rating scale and visual analog scale are one-dimensional pain rating scales for adults that are most widely used in prehospital patient care to assess pain severity. They are easy to complete and findings can be reassessed after time and treatment.

"Numerical Rating - The numerical rating scale is the most commonly used because of its simplicity and ease of use. Ask the patient to rate his or her pain on a scale from 1 to 10, with one being no pain and 10 being the worst pain imaginable."

There are other scales sometimes used, such as Verbal, Visual, and "Wong-Baker" Faces. Also take a look at the O-P-Q-R-S-T assessment; both are at http://www.merginet.com/index.cfm?pg=medical&fn=paintpt2

The 1-10 crap is the S of OPQRST and in canada(ontario and alberta anyway) there is an A on the end. OPQRSTA

 

[Radio_Lady]

The 1-10 crap is the S of OPQRST

- "Crap" ??

 

[TXFirefighter112]

- "Crap" ??

Crap - Noun - A byproduct of digestion excreeted from the anus of animals.

 

[bpckty1]

Many years ago, on VHF high band, simplex mode, a supervisor made the following muttering comment about something that disturbed him about a warrant execution, "Oh, S...!!!" (Nothing bad happened during the arrest, just finding out that the arrestee had an infectious disease.)

Well, you can imagine the constarnation of his team. "Did I hear Sarge say, 'Sxxx' on the radio?" "Yes, I heard Sarge say, 'Sxxx' on the radio." "Sarge, can you repeat what you said? I'm unsure if you said, 'Sxxx,' or 'Six'." Finally, Sarge said, "Yes, I did say what you said I said on the radio. Is this channel recorded? I hope not, and I'm glad it's after dark and the chiefs have gone home." I reckon that the SGT was glad he chose to work off car-car instead of the repeater.

;^>

 

[red8]

My wife use to work for the Baton Rouge Police and one night her ex-brother in law was working. He got into a high speed pursuit where the bad guy got on the Interstate, anyway. He got so excited he said
"Headquarters," this son of a you know what is really hauling a++"
red8

 

[ImTheWeasel]

LMAO!

PD Disp: This quack out at XXX is back on the phone... She is now demanding that an officer come to her home to calm down her birds.
PD Unit: 10-4, i'll be 10-96.
PD Disp: 10-4.

 

[TXFirefighter112]

Is 10-96 the code that is used to check enroute in your area?

Reason I ask is that here in the Dallas side of the DFW metroplex 10-96 means the subject is mentally unstable LOL.

 

[2gigch1]

Frederick Co, Md, Animal Control:

(Cat yowling in the background) "AC 13 en route animal control."

"Did you get it?"

(More yowling) "She's pregnant and ANGRY!"

"This is unusual?"

"She wanted pickles and ice cream and didn't get it!"