Ride Along with Washington County Sheriff

[lbfergus]

Hey guys, I love these forums and this site; so I wanted to let everyone know I am going on a ride along with the Washington County Sheriff this weekend, and I wanted to ask if anyone needed me to ask any questions to the deputy I am assigned to? They probably won’t know much about sites, future upgrades, etc.- but they probably will know whatever we want to know about their 10 or 12 codes, their clearance codes, unit numbers, etc.

So if there is anything you’d like me to find out, I can ask. I can’t guarantee an answer, but I’ll ask.

I just thought this would be a good opportunity to learn!

 

[Baker845]

If you could ask about unit numbers and if there sub stations have numbers, and clearance codes.

Have great time, im sure you be on alot calls and the time will go by fast.

 

[DickH]

... So if there is anything you’d like me to find out, I can ask. I can’t guarantee an answer, but I’ll ask.

I just thought this would be a good opportunity to learn!

The best way to learn will be to listen and remember. Some Deputys may not be too happy to have to be very careful to do everything by the book when they have a ride-along and answering a lot of questions might make them less happy.

 

[pdxbofh]

Common clearance codes : ( All metro agencies use the same ones ) and ( you may hear robert 1 or willie 1 it's the same as R1 and W1 )

General purpose clearence codes:
w 1 is assignment complete (general purpose)
w 2 is person assisted
W 3 is person advised
( w 4 through 7 not used often, so I don't know them off the top of my head )
W 8 is other agency handled (ie. Fire dept or other le agency)

Traffic or subject stop codes:
Y 2 warning issued
Y 3 citation issued

R 1 is original report
r 2 is supplemental report

Alarm or premise check codes:
T2 is premise found secure
T3 is premise made secure

Person or vehicle check codes :
X 1 person check okay
X 2 vehicle check okay

35 codes refer to confidential or officer safety information...
some examples are:
35R ( or robert ) is a restraining order
35 S ( or sam ) is a stolen vehicle
35 W ( or Willie ) means the person has a concealed handgun license
There are others as well.....

Have fun on your ride along, just keep in mind some deputies may not want to discuss codes, and it never hurts to offer to buy a cup of coffee, even if he or she will most likely politely decline.


Will

Ps. Regarding station numbers, The main sheriff's office is called 'station 5' - East precinct is called 'east' - And bethany station is called just that.

Pps. forgive any formatting errors, as I used text to speech on my droid for this post.....

 

[Gezelle007]

So how did it go?

 

[DougW8PM]

Plain Language

Hey guys, I love these forums and this site; so I wanted to let everyone know I am going on a ride along with the Washington County Sheriff this weekend, and I wanted to ask if anyone needed me to ask any questions to the deputy I am assigned to? They probably won’t know much about sites, future upgrades, etc.- but they probably will know whatever we want to know about their 10 or 12 codes, their clearance codes, unit numbers, etc.

So if there is anything you’d like me to find out, I can ask. I can’t guarantee an answer, but I’ll ask.

I just thought this would be a good opportunity to learn!

Hi lbfergus,

I'm a deputy with Washington County working in Emergency Mgt. We have done away with all but a very short list of 10 and 12 codes in order to comply with the federal push for plain language in emergency communications. It's about time as codes are not consistent from place to place and can cause more confusion then clarity when working with outside agencies. While you might still hear a few deputies using some codes, it is mainly due to years of habit. We haven't gone entirely plain language. Safety dictates that some codes are still in use. Perusing the list, I'm sure you can figure out which ones they are.

Have fun on your ride along and don't be bashful about asking the deputy lots of questions. You are right in that it's unlikely they will have answers to system questions. Deputies are trained to use the equipment, but that's about it.

Regards,

Doug Hormann

 

[PMJ2kx]

Well...what happened on the ride-along?

 

[Gezelle007]

Did he died?

 

[vinzep491]

We want an update, original poster!