De-Coded
Bill Radke
Karen Fritsche
DECEMBER 2, 2006
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Virginia State Police are bidding a 10-98 (that means assignment completed) to those codes you know from old cop shows: 10-108 (officer down), APB (all points bulletin), One Adam 12 (okay, that one was made up). The problem is, not everyone can remember what all those codes mean and that can cause major problems in an actual emergency. Bill Radke talks with Lt. Col. H.C. Davis of the Virginia State Police about switching to plain English.
Some retired 10-4 Codes
1019 THREAT TO PERSON/PROPERTY
1030G GANG RELATED INCIDENT
1030T TERRORIST RELATED INCIDENT
1033 HELP ME QUICK/EMERGENCY
1043 INVESTIGATE SUSPICIOUS
1044 PEDESTRIAN ON HIGHWAY
1047 TRAFFIC PURSUIT
1054 ANIMAL IN THE ROADWAY
1055 INTOXICATED DRIVER
1057F HIT AND RUN FATALITY
1061 EXPLOSION
1063 HAZARDOUS MATERIAL INCIDENT
1068 THROWING MISSILES AT VEHICLE
1072R SEX OFFENSE REGISTRY
1077 BRANDISHING A FIREARM
1084B BOMB CANINE REQUEST
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- Music Bridge:
- Big 'Uns Get The Ball Rolling
- Artist: Stanton Moore
- CD: III (Telarc)
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