Police lingo: What does "HPD" mean?

[brettbolt]

I have heard "HPD" often when listening to police on the radio. The context is usually something like "That subject may be HPD".

What does it mean?

 

[ScanYak]

That's "HBD" Has Been Drinking.

 

[rk911]

35-yrs working public safety comms and i’ve never heard this. ya learn somthin’ new every day.

 

[brettbolt]

That's "HBD" Has Been Drinking.

Thanks! Been wondering that for years. P's and B's sound similar over the radio. That explains why I never figured it out.

35-yrs working public safety comms and i’ve never heard this. ya learn somthin’ new every day.

Maybe its a California or West Coast only term?

 

[RRR]

"DRT" (Subject is DRT)

 

[Thunderknight]

ETOH On Board

 

[mikewazowski]

Maybe its a California or West Coast only term?

Used all over Canada as well.

 

[eaf1956]

Here they seem to always be EDP. Emotionally Disturbed Person

 

[KK4JUG]

"DRT" (Subject is DRT)

Also, there's FTD: Fixin' to.......

 

[n1das]

I have heard "HPD" often when listening to police on the radio. The context is usually something like "That subject may be HPD".

What does it mean?

It's probably a locally used abbreviation. I've never heard it in more than 40 years if scanning.

I grew up in the Hanover NH area and a commonly used code to call by telephone is "New England" and was used as "I'll give you a New England", etc. It was an abbreviation for the phone company, New England Telephone. After more than 40 years and 4 phone companies later, the local PDs still use the term "New England" to say call by telephone.

SOPs don't seem to change much.

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[INDY72]

Could be HBD Handled By Detectives..... Or another fun one.. Held for Possible Detention. We would need more info as in context of the info.

 

[N4GIX]

In the Chicagoland area "call me by phone" is shortened to "TX me"...

 

[INDY72]

In the Chicagoland area "call me by phone" is shortened to "TX me"...

Years ago it was "give me a 21." As in 10-21: Phone XXXX... Then as plain speech came into use, "telephone me.... phone me,... TX me/give me a TX...." Though Amtrak PD still uses almost full on Ten Codes.

 

[DJ11DLN]

Never heard HPD but HTV (Habitual Traffic Violator) is pretty common here and sounds fairly close.

 

[AB5ID]

"Public Service" = phone call in our town

 

[mmckenna]

Maybe its a California or West Coast only term?

Yes, used by CHP on the CAD quite a bit, and makes its was into radio traffic. HBD = Has Been Drinking. You'll see it used quite a bit on the CHP CAD site:
CHP Traffic

 

[AI7PM]

Danno and McGarrett said it a lot.

 

[IcomIcR20]

"Public Service" = phone call in our town

We have that here too. We've also got PR which is "party reporting."

 

[Outerdog]

HPD

Histrionic personality disorder - Wikipedia

Definitely a Nor-Cal thing. Can't speak for anywhere else.

 

[mule1075]

Years ago it was "give me a 21." As in 10-21: Phone XXXX... Then as plain speech came into use, "telephone me.... phone me,... TX me/give me a TX...." Though Amtrak PD still uses almost full on Ten Codes.

Here it is still give me a 21 or call me on the bell.