Police Slang and Codes

	Police Slang and Codes

The following is a listing of slang that might be used by police officers, extracted from the Brooklyn South FAQ, and modified somewhat for the Mutant Chronicles campaign setting, with a few additions specific to the Mutant Chronicles universe.

Word	Explanation
Ape	derogatory reference to Capitol law enforcement, specifically riot control ("Capitol Armed Interdiction Police"), but sometimes broadened to refer to any Capitol law officer who is especially rough on civilians. "Going Ape (AIP)" is a term used for a law officer roughing up a civilian.
Big Brother	a Brotherhood representative, pulling rank on officers involved in a case
boss	term for senior officers from lieutenant to captain, deputy inspector, inspector, and commissioner
bus	ambulance
by the boke	operation in which perps are gassed out, usually using the Capitol-manufactured crowd control gas known as "boke"
Cape	"CAIP" - more polite reference to Capitol Armed Interdiction Police (riot police), but sometimes used as an allusion to rough behavior by a police officer
Central	Central Dispatch, which coordinates Dawn Alert's agents in the field and off it.
DA	Dawn Alert Civilian Protection Service
dee wee	"driving while intoxicated"
DOA	"dead on arrival"; any dead person, murdered or otherwise
DT	street slang for a detective
go down	get arrested
gun run	search for a weapon reported sighted in the hands of a "perp"
hit	tactical assault on a criminal location
the house	the stationhouse, home base. Dawn Alert maintains just its headquarters and sends its agents out in the field, but some larger police agencies have multiple stationhouses to minimize the transit time for cops to travel to their local beats.
hump	a term for the derriere; e.g., "he's gonna bust my hump over this crime," or "that stupid hump dented my car".
job	service in the agency; e.g., "I've been on the job five years."
juice	influence, often "good ol' boys" network-style; e.g., a corporate executive has "lots of juice" as far as headquarters is concerned, or veteran cops might have "juice" with their co-workers.
loo	affectionate slang for "lieutenant"
OC	"organized crime"
open carrier	police officer or vehicle with an open radio; indicates that conversation should be guarded for the sake of those who may be listening in
perp	perpetrator, criminal
puzzle palace	police officer's term for headquarters; usually indicates that their orders are a source of mystery
rat squad	officers and detectives assigned to the Internal Affairs Bureau
rip	loss in pay due to a disciplinary infraction such as unauthorized moonlighting
sector	subdivision within a precinct, which covers several blocks; a sector car is assigned to protect the area
skels	"skeletons" - what most drug users wind up looking like; derogatory term used to describe low-life junkies; also refers to homeless vagrants.
squad	short for "detective squad", attached to the specific precinct
up, catching	a baseball metaphor is often used to describe the process in which people are assigned cases; e.g., "Duffy caught that murder in the Maze because he was up."
white shirts	term for lieutenants and above, who wear white uniform shirts; generally, "office types", the "upstairs management" who aren't blue-collar like the average policeman

Radio Codes

There is a long list of radio codes which are listed below for reference's sake; however, it's doubtful that we'll want to use the codes extensively, as the logs would become opaque very quickly. It's suggested that radio codes be followed by the English equivalence, either verbally spoken (as part of the pose or dialogue) or in brackets.

The exception would be 10-4, which has become widely accepted slang for "Gotcha, over and out."

So, to report a fire, a dispatcher might say, "We have a 10-59 on 255th and Ashby; a warehouse is burning, a trauma team and a fire control team are en route," for instance.

Common Codes

Code	Explanation
10-1	Call Your Command
10-2	Return To Your Command
10-3	Call Dispatcher By Telephone
10-4	Acknowledgement
10-5	Repeat Message
10-6	Standby
10-7	Verify Address
10-10	Possible Crime (prowler, suspicious person/vehicle, shots fired, etc.)
10-11	Alarm (specify type)
10-12	Police Officer/Security Holding Suspect
10-13	Assist Police Officer
10-14	License Plate Check - Occupied & Suspicious - Verify If Stolen
10-15	License Plate Check - Verify If Is Stolen - Occupied or Not
10-16	Vehicle is Reported Stolen
10-17	Vehicle is Not Reported Stolen
10-18	Warrant Check Shows An Active Warrant
10-19	Warrant Check Negative

Crime Codes

Code (Past)	(In Progress	Crime
10-20	10-30	Robbery
10-21	10-31	Burglary
10-22	10-32	Larceny (specify: auto, from person, other)
	10-33	Explosive Device or Threat
10-24	10-34	Assault (specify)
10-25	10-35	Child Abuse
10-29	10-39	Other Crime (specify)

Rapid Mobilization Codes

see also 10-70, 10-71, 10-77

Code	Explanation
10-45	4 sergeants, 20 officers
10-46	1 lieutenant, 8 sergeants, 40 officers
10-47	Additional lieutenant, 8 sergeants, 40 officers
10-48	Unscheduled response as directed by officer in charge
Level One	Responding Borough Task Force
Level Two	Task Force - City Wide
Level Three	Local Borough Precinct Personnel
Level Four	Precinct Personnel - City Wide

Non-Crime Incident Codes

Code	Explanation
10-50	Disorderly Person/Group or Noise
10-51	Roving band (specify direction of travel & number in group)
10-52	Dispute (specify)
10-53	Vehicle Accident (specify)
10-54	Ambulance Case (specify type)
10-55	Ambulance Case No RMP required
10-56	Verify if Ambulance Needed
10-56 O	Outstretched Person (used in transit, condition needing verification)
10-57	2nd Call for Ambulance - verify
10-58	Assist Ambulance (specify type of assist)
10-59	Alarm or Fire (specify type)
10-60 H	Research (disabled vehicle)
10-60 I	Broadcast (chase/pursuit)

Administrative Codes

Code	Explanation
10-61	Precinct Assignment (give condition and location)
10-62	Out of Service - Mechanical (give condiiton and location)
10-63	Out of Service - Meal

Other Condition Codes

Code	Explanation
10-65	Utility Trouble (specify nature and if ESU responding or not)
10-66	Unusual Incident (train derailment/collision, plane crash, building collapse)
10-67	Traffic/Parking Condition (specify)
10-68	See Complainant re: (specify)
10-69	Other Non-Crime Incident (specify)
10-75 P	Park, Walk, Talk
10-75 V	Vertical Patrol
10-75 D	Directed Patrol

Mobilization Codes

Code	Explanation
10-70	Borough Emergency
10-71	Citywide Emergency
10-77	Implement Local Mobilization Plan

Assignment Status Codes

Code	Explanation
10-80	Cancel (specify unneeded service)
10-81	Transporting to Stationhouse
10-82	Verificaton/Arrest (give number detained)
10-83	Report/Notification at Station House
10-84	Arrived at Scene
10-85	Need Additional Unit (specify type & reason)
10-86	Female In/Female Out of Vehicle (indicate time)
10-87	Unit to Hospital (specify hospital)
10-88	Vehicle Pursuit as a result of another assignment
10-89	Other Interim Status (specify)

Final Disposition Codes

Code	Suffix	Explanation
10-90	F1	Domestic Incident Report (no offense of domestic violence is alleged)
	F2	Domestic Incident Report (unfounded report of domestic violence)
	J1	Domestic Incident Report (no offense of child abuse is alleged)
	J2	Domestic Incident Report (offense of reported child abuse is unfounded)
	N	Unfounded or Unnecessary Alarm
	U	Unable to gain entrance
	X	Unfounded
	Y	Unnecessary
	Z	Gone on arrival
10-91		Non-crime corrected
10-92	Arrest	C	Crime Arrest (felony/misdemeanor, include number arrested)
	F	Family Offense Arrest Made
	J	Child Abuse Arrest Affected
	Q	Other Arrest (specify type)
10-93	C	Complaint Report prepared
	F	Complaint Report/Domestic Incident (for Family Offense)
	J	Complaint Report/Domestic Incident (for Child Abuse)
	Q	Other report prepared (no arrest)
10-94		Handled by previous tour
10-95		Non-crime referred by another agency
10-96		Summons served
10-97	H	Patient removed to hospital
	R	Patient refused medical aid
	E1	EDP admitted to hospital
	E2	EDP released from hospital
10-98		Resuming patrol/available (not acceptable from final unit on scene)
10-99		Other final disposition (must include remarks)
	T4	Vehicle Accident - no tow truck required
	T5	Vehicle Accident - DARP tow required
	T6	Vehicle Accident - other tow serviced
	T7	Vehicle Accident - DARP and other tow serviced
	T8 Vehicle Accident - DARP requested, waited 30 minutes, made 2nd request, resumed patrol

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