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dhmann1811

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Greetings,

I will be at National Harbor in PG County in the near future and was wondering if anyone knew what talkgroup the officers detailed to that area use? I see that it would be Oxon Hill as dispatch, but I would think they might have another specific talkgroup for that area.

Thanks in advance for the assistance.

Dave
 

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It's a good question. They probably have a special detail that covers the area, possibly on an overtime basis paid for by the casino, but unlikely on a special talk group - they probably operate on the Oxon Hill talk group. It's a similar arrangement for various special enforcement details that cover various small municipalities that either don't have their own police force or want to supplement coverage without hiring additional officers. And a final bit of speculation: it's likely they have a specific beat number - hopefully someone will chime in with more specific info.
 

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the hotel & casino use DMR as on RR. PGPD District 4 (Oxon Hill) "J" & "K" units has a special National Harbor detail but I don't know if they use a dedicated dispatcher or talk group or not.
 

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the hotel & casino use DMR as on RR. PGPD District 4 (Oxon Hill) "J" & "K" units has a special National Harbor detail but I don't know if they use a dedicated dispatcher or talk group or not.
Dispatcher resources are a scarce commodity so my *guess* is they would only use a dedicated talk group as a secondary / tactical channel aka unmonitored.
 

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Another technical detail: I'm not sure where the Oxon Hill area lies wrt the North / South simulcast site split in terms of what site covers National Harbor. Something to consider. I'll do some research, but somebody from PG would definitely know better than me.

EDIT: Looking through some data from 2021, it looks like Oxon Hill / King Sector lives on the South Simulcast site.
 
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They talk a lot on the Special Events talk groups but it varies because they share those groups. I’d scan all 14 of them.


PS - you’re gonna hear a heck of a lot besides MGM details 🤫🤐😎
 
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