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* CP: Complaining Party/Command Post
 
* CP: Complaining Party/Command Post
 
* CTW: Criminal Trespass Warning
 
* CTW: Criminal Trespass Warning
* DWLS: Driving While Licesnse Suspended
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* DWLS: Driving While License Suspended
 
* Fox: HPD Helicopter
 
* Fox: HPD Helicopter
 
* FSGI: Falure to Stop and Give Information
 
* FSGI: Falure to Stop and Give Information
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* Shop: Fleet Vehicle
 
* Shop: Fleet Vehicle
 
* Solo: Motorcycle Unit
 
* Solo: Motorcycle Unit
* STEP: Slective Traffic Enforcement Program
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* STEP: Selective Traffic Enforcement Program
 
* Take Eight: Go to HPD 8 (Car-to-Car)
 
* Take Eight: Go to HPD 8 (Car-to-Car)
 
* TLETS: Texas Law Enforcement Telecommunication System
 
* TLETS: Texas Law Enforcement Telecommunication System

Revision as of 23:59, 15 October 2010

Abbreviations/Slang

  • ADW: Assault with a Deadly Weapon
  • ATL: Attempt To Locate
  • BAC: Blood Alcohol Content
  • BMV: Buglary of a Motor Vehicle
  • BOLO: Be On the Look Out
  • CAD: Computer-Aided Dispatch
  • CCH: Computerized Criminal History
  • Code 3: Non-Emergency Response (no, that's not a mistake, this is the same as Priority 3)
  • CP: Complaining Party/Command Post
  • CTW: Criminal Trespass Warning
  • DWLS: Driving While License Suspended
  • Fox: HPD Helicopter
  • FSGI: Falure to Stop and Give Information
  • FSRA: Failure to Stop and Render Aid
  • IPC: Inmate Processing Center
  • POV: Personally-Owned Vehicle
  • Shop: Fleet Vehicle
  • Solo: Motorcycle Unit
  • STEP: Selective Traffic Enforcement Program
  • Take Eight: Go to HPD 8 (Car-to-Car)
  • TLETS: Texas Law Enforcement Telecommunication System
  • UCW: Unlawful Carrying of a Weapon
  • X2: Officer Spouse/Home

Call Priority Codes

  • Priority 1: Urgent Call/Threat to Life
  • Priority 2: Crime/Threat to Human Welfare in Progress
  • Priority 3: No known emergency, but handle expediently
  • Priority 4: On-scene response required, not urgent
  • Priority 5: Call handled by calltaker
  • Priority 6: Officer-initiated call

5500 Codes

  • 5501 Flashing red lights
  • 5502 All signal lights uot
  • 5503 Direct Traffic at accident scene
  • 5504 Minor Accident - issue blue form
  • 5505 Disabled vehicle
  • 5506 Traffic control (signals working)
  • 5507 Flagged down by citizen
  • 5508 Support with traffic control
  • 5509 Road Hazard
  • 5510 Utility disruption
  • 5511 School zone
  • 5512 Special Assignment
  • 5513 Traffic signal issues
  • 5514 Radilroad track obstruction
  • 5515 other MRT issue