Radio Codes | WSP Handbook

Ten (10) codes

Filter codes

10-0Disappeared
10-1Frequency Change
10-3Stop Transmitting
10-4Affirmative
10-5Meal Break
10-6Busy
10-7Unavailable / Out of Service
10-8Available / In Service
10-9Repeat
10-10Fight in Progress
10-11Traffic Stop
10-12Active Ride Along
10-13Shots Fired
10-14Hold All but Emergency Traffic
10-15Subject in Custody, Enroute to Station
10-16Suspicious Vehicle
10-17Suspicious Person
10-20Location
10-22Disregard
10-23Arrived on Scene
10-24Meet at Location
10-25Domestic Dispute
10-26Estimated Time of Arrival
10-27Drivers License Check
10-28Vehicle License Plate
10-29NCIC Warrant Check
10-30Not Wanted, No Warrants
10-31Not Wanted, No Warrants
10-32Request Backup [Code 1-2-3]
10-41Beginning Tour of Duty
10-42Ending Tour of Duty
10-43Information
10-49Homicide
10-50Motor Vehicle Accident
10-51Requesting Towing Service
10-52Request EMS
10-53Request Fire Department
10-55Intoxicated Driver
10-56Intoxicated Pedestrian
10-60Armed with a Gun
10-61Armed with a Knife
10-62Kidnapping
10-64Sexual Assault
10-65Escorting Prisoner
10-66Reckless Driving
10-67Fire
10-68Armed Robbery
10-70Foot Pursuit
10-71Active/Request Supervisor
10-73Advise Status
10-80Vehicle Pursuit
10-90RTO Warning
10-93Removed from Patrol
10-97In Route
10-99Officer In Distress
11-99Officer Down
11-44Person Deceased

10-codes in use

The RTO callouts you are required to use on duty, from Patrolling. Click a callout to copy it.

On-duty / off-duty

On-duty

Off-duty

Traffic stop

Responding

General response

Responding to a 911 call

On-scene

Busy status

Example

10-8 / 10-7 status

Back available (available for calls)

Going off frequency (used only in combination with 10-42)

Transporting a suspect

Frequency change

Ride-alongs

For ride-alongs, your call-sign will be Union 1, Union 2, etc. Use the general callouts above depending on the situation. The callout here is specific to ride-alongs.

On-duty with a ride-along

Signals

Signal 11Running Radar
Signal 100Hold All but Emergency Traffic

Codes

Code 0Game Crash
Code 1No lights, no sirens response
Code 2Lights, no siren response
Code 3Lights and sirens response
Code 4No further units required
Code 5Felony stop / High Risk Stop
Code 6Patrolling On Foot

Miranda rights

You are required to read the following when arresting someone.

You have the right to remain silent. Anything you say can and will be used against you in a court of law.
You have the right to an attorney. If you cannot afford an attorney, one will be provided for you.
Do you understand the rights I have just read to you?
With these rights in mind, do you wish to speak to me?
Do you have anything that can poke, stick, or harm me?

After that you must search the suspect and bag belongings.

Phonetic alphabet

AAlpha
BBravo
CCharlie
DDelta
EEcho
FFoxtrot
GGolf
HHotel
IIndia
JJuliet
KKilo
LLima
MMike
NNovember
OOscar
PPapa
QQuebec
RRomeo
SSierra
TTango
UUniform
VVictor
WWhiskey
XX-Ray
YYankee
ZZulu