OHP--Turner TPK

[okla-lawman]

I dont know if the turnpike authority pays all their salary but it is a deffinate win situation for OHP. This gives them a large base of manpowere to use with out having to pay for them. For instance at the Bristow man hunt there were many hundred troopers there many were turnpike units (I did not know we had so many troopers, i was told over 700).Contract policing is fairly common, for example when TPD worked
at the airport the were paid for by TIA or Tulsa Counties contract with
the VO-techs.
Sheriff deputies would not normally work on turnpikes. I have seen some in the Tulsa area making traffic stops on the Creek turnpike. Technically
bt statute only OHP has jurisdiction on turnpike property. For example
while they were building the Creek turnpike a man was found dead near the 129th east ave toll both. Ohp worked the case (with much help from
Broken arrow pd crime scene unit). But here is the catch, Under the Oklahoma State Constitution the office of the Sheriff is the highest law
enforcement agency in the county with SUPERSEEDING authority over all
other law enforcement agencies. Thoe office of the sheriff is a STATE constituional office (from the complex duties of the sheriff as presented at the OSBI academy) Here is another catch..If the turnpikes are private property how can anybody write tickets. State law states that the only tickets that can be written on private property are no insurance, reckless driving and DUI/DWI. There may be a statute to cover the troopers
but I do not know if it would apply to other agencies. That is something for the judges to work out.

 

[papadoc]

Anybody have an up to date list of OHP's 10 codes and signals?
I stopped by the Troop A office next to the capital yesterday, and they wouldn't give me one.

 

[GlacierClipper]

Oklahoma 10 Codes

Click on the link below:

http://www.bearcat1.com/radiook.htm

 

[papadoc]

Thanks!

 

[GlacierClipper]

Anytime!

 

[spot2112]

Regarding 10 codes, i also initially got ten code info at that link. but i would suggest you use it carefully, as i think there are some mix ups. For example, if you look at 10-42 and 10-43 for that listed for the state of oklahoma, the meanings dont seem to match the way they are used by turnpike units. Instead, they seem much more likely to have the meaning shown under the OKC 10 codes.

It could be that i am just misunderstanding the section labels. OKC may mean troop A, and state of OK may mean everyone else. Anyone know about this?

 

[papadoc]

After listening to OHP Troop A this weekend, I agree there are some 10 codes they use
that are different from those on that list.
And I also noticed them using signals that aren't on there either.

 

[okla-lawman]

Ohp signals are very close to the 10 codes for example accidents
10-76= signal 76
10-78= signal 78

some differences
signal 88 is the same as a 10-75

the only signal code still used by some metro area depts is signal 30 which some of the newer officers say 10-7 permanetly

There are a few mistakes on that list but for the most part.......
you were right that 42, 43 are like tulsa/okc not what they said on that list.
APCO is actually pushing to drop all codes and go to plain text.

 

[k9power]

10-75 is Drug Interdiction Arrest-request supervisor

 

[spot2112]

Regarding 10-76 and 10-78 -- I have never heard any turner units use anything but signal 82 for accidents... so maybe i misunderstood what you were saying. Can you clear that up?

As for the info about 10-75's, would that be for OHP, another state agency, or a municipal entity? I hadn't heard that one before, but I know OHP takes down druggies on the turner -- is that how they refer to those ops?

 

[fireant]

Ten codes are eventually going to be phased out and everything is going to plain text I read that somewhere it was I think on this site cannot remember to help clear up future confusion since dept have different 10 codes and can be a problem when mutual aid is taking place

fireant

 

[k9power]

10-75 is a state 10 code. It comes from the DPS 10 code card that is give out during the Police Academy.

 

[k9power]

Sig 76 - Accident, seriousness unknown

Sig 81- Minor accident

Sig 82- Major accident

Sig 83- DPS vehicle involved in an accident

 

[spot2112]

Wow. thanks for the info. I have been trying to make good corrections to the 10-code list. This will help tons!

 

[K5MAR]

Regarding 10-76 and 10-78 -- I have never heard any turner units use anything but signal 82 for accidents... so maybe i misunderstood what you were saying. Can you clear that up?

As for the info about 10-75's, would that be for OHP, another state agency, or a municipal entity? I hadn't heard that one before, but I know OHP takes down druggies on the turner -- is that how they refer to those ops?

Standard usage for Troop-K (Pawnee) is Signal 76 - accident with unknown injuries (often used when Sig. 81 is meant), Signal 81 - accident with no injuries, Signal 82 - accident w/injuries, and of sourse Signal 30 - fatality.

In this area (Payne County/Stillwater. Trp K), at least, 10-75 is used to refer to any drug-related information, such as "subject is 10-75" meaning the person is connected with drugs in some way, or "10-48, 10-75" meaning there is a warrant, drug-related.

I haven't heard any taskforce operations on OHP freqs prior to the arrests being made, I suspect they use cellphones or the like to set things up.

Mark S.

 

[spot2112]

Interesting what you say about how 81 is used, etc. I have heard "minor signal 82" before. LOL

 

[GlacierClipper]

Ok Signal amd Station Codes

Ok Signal amd Station Codes

If these are not correct. Please post a correct version.

8 Civil Disturbance
9 Bomb Threat
11 What is my readability?
13 Unable to copy, change location & repeat
21 Urgent or emergency traffic
30 Fatality accident
31 Drowning : location
76 Accident, seriousness of which is unknown
77 General Emergency
79 Call your office
81 Minor accident (reported)
82 Major accident; a person or persons reported to be injured
83 DPS vehicle involved in an accident (state number of vehicles, any injuries and location
84 Report to police department or sheriff's office at ___ for information
87 Intoxicated pedestrain (reported)
88 Intoxicated driver (reported)
89 Hit & run accident (state whether propery damage or personal injury)
99 Report to Oklahoma City garage for car repairs or exchange if concenient

OKHP ID
--------------------------
1A Governor 1B Governor's Wife (?)
1 Commisioner of DPS(?)
2 Assistant Commisioner (?)
3 Chief (?)
4 Assistant Chief (?)

 

[K5MAR]

Interesting what you say about how 81 is used, etc. I have heard "minor signal 82" before. LOL

Well, a "minor" 82 is still an 82. 81 dosen't get used much, but that is what it means. In this neck of the woods, at least, Signal 76 pretty much means a minor, non-injury accident.

I got involved in an exchange with a new OHP dispatcher some years ago when I was still an SPD diapatcher. I called Pawnee on 155.670 and advised that there was a Signal 76 on SH 51 east of Stillwater. The new OHP dispatcher came back and asked if there were any injuries. I repeated that it was a 76. She again asked if I had any information on possible injuries, and I repeated it was a 76, not an 82. She called the local trooper on lowband (which I had a monitor for in my console) and advised him there was a Signal 81 east of Stillwater. He called her back and asked if that was a 76 or an 82! I swear I could hear her teeth grinding in frustration as she advised him that it was a NON-INJURY accident! The trooper told me later that he had heard my exchange with her on state net and did it just to jerk her chain!

Mark S.

 

[okla-lawman]

10-75 is a state 10 code. It comes from the DPS 10 code card that is give out during the Police Academy.

I dont know about ohp statewide but 10-75 in the tulsa area is drunk driver..It has been awhile since I have used the the signal codes but that used to signal 88 for drunk driver.

 

[spot2112]

something i have experienced lots of times on the turner (almost always between bristow and tulsa) but never been able to figure out the cause of...on the low band frequencies you can sometimes hear a long sequence of sounds that sound like someone repeatedly pressing/releasing their microphone key. I cant tell if there is a constant time between each "key press" or not, but they do sound pretty regular. I read somewhere else that electric fences can cause interference that sounds like clicks at around 1 second intervals. I wouldnt describe what I heard as "clicks" but maybe that's what the sounds are. Does anyone have any ideas about this?