NY State Police (NY)

NYSP Troop Information

Terminology

Bureau of Criminal Investigation: NYSP's main investigative division.
Community Stabilization Unit: An interdiction division.
Concealed Identity Traffic Enforcement (CITE): Division driving unmarked units focusing on violations such as texting and driving and not wearing a seatbelt.
Marked Troop Car: Refers to a Troop Car. NYSP terminology for a Patrol Car.
Special Operations Response Team (SORT): NYSP's tactical division.
Traffic Incident Management Team (TIMT): Team dedicated to traffic control in high-volume areas, construction sites, and events.

NYSP Patrol Areas

Troop	Counties in Patrol Area
A	Allegany, Cattaraugus, Chautauqua, Erie, Genesee, Niagara, Orleans & Wyoming
B	Clinton, Essex, Franklin, Hamilton & St. Lawrence
C	Broome, Chenango, Cortland, Delaware, Otsego, Tioga & Tompkins
D	Herkimer, Jefferson, Lewis, Madison, Oneida, Onondaga & Oswego
E	Cayuga, Chemung, Livingston, Monroe, Ontario, Schuyler, Seneca, Steuben, Wayne & Yates
F	Greene, Orange, Rockland, Sullivan & Ulster
G	Albany, Fulton, Hamilton, Montgomery, Rensselaer, Saratoga, Schenectady, Schoharie, Warren & Washington
K	Columbia, Dutchess, Putnam, Westchester
L	Nassau and Suffolk
T	New York State Thruway Authority
NYC	New York City (Bronx, New York, Kings, Queens, Richmond)

Radio Info:

VHF:
As per the database, NYSP uses a duplex radio system on VHF. To follow the conversation, you must listen to both the base and mobile frequencies.
However, many troops and barracks operate on local conventional frequencies or trunked systems. Check each Troop subcategory in the Database for more information and links to the trunked systems.

800 MHz Mobile Repeaters:
These are Pyramid SVR-250 800 MHz repeaters crossbanded with Harris M7100 VHF mobiles. They have very low power, so you need to be close to the Troop car to hear them.

These Pyramid vehicular repeaters are interfaced with the VHF mobile. It's bidirectional VHF and 800 whereby keying up the 800 MHz portable in turn keys up the VHF mobile on Mobile to Base. When the portable's PTT is released, the mobile de-keys, returning it to receiving VHF. All transmissions that come over VHF get transmitted onto 800 MHz at low power so the trooper can hear the transmissions on their 800 MHz portable.

The 800 MHz transceiver, with a 2-watt output, is built into the Pyramid repeater. Note that most troopers now carry Harris or Motorola multi-band radios. While they have VHF capability with the portable, the signal will be better through the vehicle's mobile.

Typical Troop Layout:

Troop Layout:

Zone 1 - NYSP
Zone 2 - NYSP
Zone 3 - NYSP
Zone 4 - NYSP (Only if Needed) (not all troops have a zone 4)
Zone 5 - NYSP BCI (Bureau of Criminal Investigations)
Zone 7 - Local PDs/Other Agencies/SUNY PD/ Agencies Dispatched by NYSP
Zone 8 - NYS Parks Police
Zone 9 - Dispatchers

NYSP Identifier
Zone Number - Troop Letter - Identifier (2 Digits)

2 A 34
3 K 86
4 A 21
1 C 39

Non-NYSP Identifier
Zone Number - Troop Letter - Zone Number (First Number) & Identifier (Last Two Numbers)

7 C 153
7 K 340
7 A 161

State Police Codes

SIGNAL CODES:

B - Phone HQ (or Phone ____)
7 - Failure to pay toll
55 - What is your location
90 - Request for overtime

FILE CODES:

1 - Stolen vehicle
2 - Motor vehicle registration check
3 - Report to division headquarters
4 - Hit & run
5 - Wanted person
6 - Missing person
7 - Burglary
8 - Robbery
9 - Lost/missing property
10 - Stolen property
11 - Assault
12 - Homicide
13 - General information
14 - Administrative message
15 - Request for information
16 - Lost/stolen license plates
20 - Criminal investigation
28 - Weather & road conditions
44 - Test messages follow

GENERAL CODES:

RED FLASH - Major Emergency (Clear the channel)
AA - Automobile accident
DV - Disabled vehicle
F - Fatal
PD - Property damage
PI - Personal injury
S&R - Suspension(s) & revocation(s)

New York State Police use the standard APCO 10-Codes

State Police Units

Key:
x = Troop letter
# =1 through 4 (except for troops lacking a fourth zone, Headquarters, and Troop NYC)
TROOP DESIGNATIONS (x)

A through G: State Police troops
H: State Police Headquarters and some non-NYSP units
J: State Police Narcotics Units (Likely outdated. Many task force units use the local troop letter)
K and L - State Police troops
M: State Police Troop NYC
N: State Environmental Conservation
P: Department of Corrections
R: State Police Academy
S: State Police Special Investigations Units (Likely outdated)
V - State Police Violent Felony Warrant Squad (Likely outdated)
X - State Police Governor's Protection Unit and Capitol patrols

TROOP HEADQUARTERS
(Does not apply to Headquarters, Academy or Troop NYC (see dedicated wiki page))

x1: Major
x2 to x4: Captains
x5: Bureau of Criminal Investigation Captain
x10 to x99: Troop administrative units (Commercial Vehicle Enforcement, drone units, hazmat, SCUBA Emergency Management, non-zone Bomb Disposal Units, school resource officers, utility units, non-patrol command units, etc)
x100 to x112: Traffic Incident Management Team
x131 to x134: ATVs
x200 to x203: Concealed Identity Traffic Enforcement (CITE)

ZONE UNITS
(Does not apply to Headquarters or Troop NYC)

#x1 to #x9: Supervisor (Only applies to some troops)
#x10 to #x79: Patrol units (Some exceptions, mainly for task force units and some other special units. Includes supervisors if the troop does not use the #x1-#x9 range)
#x80 to #x83: Canine units
#x84 to #x86: Special units (Typically includes Commercial Vehicle Enforcement, Bomb Disposal Units, traffic enforcement units, and sometimes patrol units)
#x87 to #x89: Traffic enforcement (Troop T uses the range for special units, such as canine units)
#x90 to #x99: Patrol

BUREAU OF CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION (BCI)

x5: BCI Captain
5x1: BCI Lieutenant
5x15 to 5x24: BCI Senior Investigators
5x125 to 5x199: BCI Investigators

PORTABLES (Seldom Use)

6x1 to 6x99: Administrative Portables
6x100 to 6x499: Trooper Portables
6x500 to 6x599: BCI Portables

NON-NYSP UNITS

N60 to N79 - Environmental Conservation Marine Enforcement Unit
7x1 to 7x9999 - Varies drastically by troop
7N1 to 7N9 - Environmental Conservation Police Central Office command units
7H700 to 7H729 - Customs and Border Protection
7N100 to 7N999 - Environmental Conservation Police (Includes patrol units, supervisors, and some special units)

NEW YORK STATE PARKS POLICE

8x1 to 8x9: New York State Park Police command
8x10 to 8x49 - New York State Park Police patrol
8x60 to 8x69 - New York State Park Forest Rangers (Not the same thing as Park Rangers. These are Park Forest Rangers primarily responsible for firefighting)
8x70: New York State Park Police pickup (duty varies)
8x80 to 8x82: New York State Park Police canine
8x83: New York State Park Police Mounted Unit tow
8x85: New York State Park Police high-angle rescue
8x86: New York State Park Police van
8H01 to 8H09: New York State Financial Services investigatory command
8H10 to 8H99: New York State Financial Services investigators
8H100 to 8H199: New York State Park Police headquarters units
8N1 to 8N5: Forest Rangers Central Office command units
8N10 to 8N90: Forest Rangers captains
8N100 to 8N999: Forest Rangers (Includes patrol units, supervisors, and some special units)

DISPATCHERS

9x1-9x9 - Dispatcher
9x10-9x99 - Dispatcher(?)

OTHER UNITS

AB1-AB3 - Underwater Recovery Team airboats
EVOC1-EVOC26 - Emergency vehicle operator course cars
MC1-MC23 - Patrol motorcycles
SORT1-SORT6 - Special Operations Response Team Bearcats (May identify as MRT1 through MRT6. This remains unclear.)
URT1-URT7 - Underwater Recovery Team boats