Onondaga County (NY) Law Enforcement
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Onondaga County Law Enforcement
Police agencies on the system are dispatched from dedicated area talkgroups (3 for county police agencies, and 2 for Syracuse city police). Larger scale events (hostage situations, chases, etc.) are often moved to "Channel 1" (TG 31 for the City of Syracuse, TG45 for the county) to avoid disruption of routine dispatch operations. Additional tactical channels are assigned as needed, which are typically monitored by an additional dispatcher. At minimum, there are 8 Police Dispatchers on the air working at any given time, but drops down to 7 overnight when it's typically slower.
Police dispatching is split by City and County dispatch groups, which is then separated geographically. In the County, there are 3 area talkgroups, MRD North (5), MRD West (4), and MRD East (3). Within each channel, it's further broken down by patrol posts, and each agency that has jurisdiction has a patrol post. For example, within the Town of Dewitt (on MRD East), Dewitt PD has it's own patrol posts, followed by the Sheriff's Office post, then finally the State Police Patrol post.
Contrary to other counties in New York, each Town and Village that has it's own Police Department is also covered by both a County Sheriff post car, and a State Police post car.
Village Departments (North Syracuse, Liverpool, Jordan, Marcellus, Baldwinsville) are required to take case responsibility, but when they're out of service or unavailable, calls can be, and are, taken by the County and State if they accept taking the call. Town Departments are given first preference in non-emergent type calls, but are not required to take the call.
For emergent-type calls, Police are dispatched by the closest two cars that have jurisdiction, regardless of patrol posts or agency.
While most town & village agencies call out in their respective MRDs, each agency has access to all police channels, the same goes for SPD.
Onondaga County Police Unit IDs
| Unit Numbers | Police Agency | Dispatch Channel | FCC Callsigns (Old Radio Plan) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2200-2299 | Syracuse Airport Authority PD | Airport Channel, MRD North | |
| 3000-3099 | Baldwinsville PD | MRD West Zone | KVD647 |
| 3100-3199 | Camillus PD | MRD West Zone | KVD648 |
| 3200-3299 | Cicero PD | MRD North Zone | KNNT295/KVD649 |
| 3400-3499 | Dewitt PD | MRD East Zone | KVD651 |
| 3600-3699 | Geddes PD | MRD West Zone | KXI991 |
| 3700-3799 | Jordan PD | MRD West Zone | KFO957 |
| 3800-3899 | Liverpool PD | MRD North Zone | KVD653 |
| 3900-3999 | Manlius (Town) PD | MRD East Zone | KVD652/KVD654/KVD657 |
| 4000-4099 | Marcellus PD | MRD West Zone | KVD655 |
| 4100-4199 | North Syracuse PD | MRD North Zone | KVD658 |
| 4200-4299 | Skaneateles PD | MRD West Zone | KJD452 |
| 4300-4399 | Solvay PD | MRD West Zone | KXI992 |
| 4400-4499 | Onondaga Co. Park Rangers | North, West, East | KNGA905 |
| 4500-4599 | Onondaga Co. Sheriff's Road Patrol | North, West, East | |
| 4600-4699 | Onondaga Co. Sheriff's CID | North, West, East, CID | |
| 4700-4799 | Onondaga Co. Sheriff’s Administration / Jail Transports | North, West, East, CID | |
| 4800-5499 | Onondaga Co. Sheriff’s Off Duty Details | North, West, East, City | |
| 5500-5599 | SUNY ESF University Police | SUNY ESF | |
| 5700-5799 | New York State Police | North, West, East, City North, City South | |
| 7500-7599 | New York State Park Police | North, West, East, State Park Police Region 5 | |
| N7## / 8N7## | New York State DEC / NYS Forest Rangers | North, West, East | |
| 9600-9699 | Onondaga Comm. College DPS | MRD West | |
| 9700-9799 | Syracuse University DPS | SU DPS | |
| 9800-9899 | SUNY Upstate Hospital Police | SUNY Upstate, City South |
- OCSO and NYSP
- 22L#, 45L#, 57L#, 75L# are Lieutenants (45L2 was retired by OCSO following the LODD of Lt Hoosock on April 14, 2024)
- 22S#, 45S#, 57S#, 75S# are Sergeants
- 57K# are NYSP K9 Troopers. OCSO no longer uses an agency identifier for their K9 Units.
- Radio Channels
- MRD East Zone - TG 47
- MRD West Zone - TG 48
- MRD North Zone - TG 49
- MRD CID - TG 50, encrypted.
- Colleges operated usually on their own radio channels/systems, however may be seen on the channels on the chart.
- SU, SUNY Upstate, and SUNY ESF have separate channels on the system
- OCC, Le Moyne Security operate analog UHF/VHF systems.
Former Police Agencies
| Unit Numbers | Police Agency | FCC Callsigns (Old Radio Plan) | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3300-3399 | Clay PD | KVD650 | Merged with Onondaga Co. Sheriff's Office |
| 3500-3599 | East Syracuse PD | KWM836 | Dissolved, village is now covered by Dewitt PD |
Onondaga County (NY) Sheriffs Dept. Old Radio Plan
- 154.740 Mhz - Channel #1 - North Dispatch (PL Tone 107.2) (KVD660/WNZU747)
- 155.415 Mhz - Channel #2 - DATA (PL Tone 107.2) (KVD660/WNZU747)
- 155.685 Mhz - Channel #3 - East Dispatch (PL Tone 107.2) (KVD660/WNZU747)
- 155.640 Mhz - Channel #4 - South/West Dispatch (PL Tone 107.2) (KVD660/WNZU747)
- 155.370 Mhz - Channel #5 - InterCounty (PL Tone 107.2) (KVD660/WNZU747)
- 154.860 Mhz - Channel #6 - SWAT/CID (PL Tone 107.2) (KVD660/WNZU747)
- XXX.XXX Mhz - Channel #7 - P.D. Private Channels
- 154.650 Mhz - Channel #8 - Car-to-Car (PL Tone 107.2) (WNZU747)
Prefixes
Note: OCSO appears to have re-worked their Patrol Beats, so the locations listed may not be completely up to date.
AIR 1 OCSO Helicopter
CP## County Probation
CV## OCSO Civil Deputies
DA## County District Attorney
ET## OCSO Evidence Technicians
JC## OCSO Justice Center Hospital Detail Units
SE## OCSO Special Events (Typically Amphitheater Concerts)
SP## State Parole Officers
N73# NYS Enviormental Conservation Police
SR## OCSO School Resource Officers
22## Syracuse Airport Authority Police
30## Baldwinsville PD
31## Camillus PD
32## Cicero PD
34## Dewitt PD
36## Geddes PD
37## Jordan PD (PT)
38## Liverpool PD
39## Manlius PD
40## Marcellus PD (PT)
41## North Syracuse PD
42## Skaneateles PD (PT)
43## Solvay PD
44## Onondaga County Park Police
45## OCSO Road Patrol
4501 Lyncourt
4502 Salina / Clay
4503 Cicero
4504 VanBuren
4505 Camillus / Geddes
4506 Onondaga / Onondaga Reservation
4507 Skaneateles / Spafford
4508 Pompey
4509 Dewitt / Manlius
4511 Mattydale
4512 Western Half of Clay
4513 Eastern Half of Clay
4514 Lysander
4515 Elbridge
4516 Onondaga
4517 Skaneateles / Spafford
4518 Fabius / Pompey
4519 Dewitt / Manlius
453# STOP DWI / Traffic Units
454# GIVE units
455# GIVE units
456# Patrol Detail
457# Patrol Detail
458# Navigation (Boating)
459# Patrol Administration
46## OCSO CIS / CID
47## OCSO Administration / Jail Transports / Specialty Services
48## OCSO Off Duty Details
49## OCSO Off Duty Details
50## OCSO Off Duty Details
55## SUNY ESF Police
57## New York State Police
State Police Patrol Posts closely mirror OCSO's Posts, with slight variations.
573# Interstate Highway Units
574# GIVE Detail
575# GIVE Detail
577# / 5D## Bureau of Criminal Investigation
75## NY State Park Police
76## NY State Cannabis Control
96## Onondaga Community College Campus Police
97## Syracuse University Department of Public Safety (DPS)
98## SUNY Upstate Police
Suffixes
##99 Chief or Agency Head Typically, most agencies follow similar unit 'blocks' for what the unit does however there are variations from agency to agency. ##00 - ##29 - Patrol ##30 - ##39 - Traffic / DWI ##40 - ##49 - Detail ##70 - ##89 - Detectives / CID / Investigators ##90 - ##99 - Administration
Police Radio Codes
1 Citation issued 2 Special detail 3 Parking ticket 4 Gone on arrival 5 Injury/illness 6 Settled on arrival 7 Unfounded 8 Referred to other agency/jurisdiction 9 False alarm 10 Assisted another unit 11 Non-criminal Incident Report 12 Arrest report 13 Tech report 14 Civil matter 15 Criminal Report 16 Juvenile 17 Accident report 18 Property report 19 Supplement report 20 Rabies 21 Vehicle report 22 Missing person report 23 Open door or window 24 Firearm discharge 25 Snowmobile report 26 Warrant advised 27 Snowmobile ticket 28 Observation report 29 Appearance ticket 30 Memo 31 Crime Lab request 32 Officer injured 33 Repossession report 34 Use of force 35 General message 36 Report mailed 37 Affidavit 38 Complaint 39 Warrant issued 40 Photos taken 41 Detail completed 42 Deposition 43 No police action 44 M.O. Coding Sheet 45 Building search (K9) 46 Directed search (K9) 47 Person check (K9) 48 Bomb detection (K9) 51 Evidence search (K9) 52 Family Court referral 53 Criminal apprehension (K9) 54 Officer protection (K9) 55 K9 Demonstration 56 Narcotics detection (K9)