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INCIDENTS
Incident Codes (1 Digit/ 1 Letter) Digit indicates the general category, Letter indicates the specific type. 1= Incident 2= Services 3= Preventative 4= Other Duty 5= Admin (rarely used on radio) 1A Alarm Sounding 1B Bomb Threat 1C Car/Person Acting Suspiciously 1D Domestic Dispute 1E Emergency/Disaster/Spill 1F Assist Fire/Ambulance 1G Solvent Abuse 1H Drunk Home 1I Blockage/Breakdown on Highway 1J Juvenile Complaint 1K Drunk Custody/Detox Centre 1L Land Rescue 1M Mental 1N Noise Control 1P Premises Insecure 1Q Breach Graduated Drivers Licence 1R Breach of the Peace 1S Sudden Death 1T Truancy 1U Traffic Incident 1V Vehicle Collision 1W Water/Sea Rescue/Emergency 1X Attempted Suicide 1Z Other Incident SERVICES 2A Advise Relatives/Owner 2B Recruiting 2C Civil Dispute 2D Official Request for Information 2E Remove fences/structures/vegetation 2F Firearms Licensing 2G Liquor Licensing/Vetting 2H Draw Raffle 2I Information 2K Found Property 2L Lost Property 2M Missing Person 2N Civil Court Process 2O Court Orders 2P Public Relations 2Q Jury List Vetting 2R Recovery of motor vehicle 2S Summons 2T Warrant to Arrest/Fines Enforcement 2U Warrant of Seizure 2V Validation 2W Arrest Warrant (Other) 2Y Stock/Animals 2Z Other Service Request/Response TASKS: PREVENTATIVE 3A Attend Scene of Crime/Incident 3B Beat 3C Crime Prevention Advice 3D Dog Care/Maintenance 3E Employee Vetting 3F Foot Patrol 3G Watchhouse/Counter Duty 3H Hotel Visit 3J Comm Centre Duty 3K Keys Taken 3M Directed Patrol 3O Other Vetting 3R Road Checkpoint 3S Serve Summons/Execute Arrest Warrant 3T Turnover 3V Staff Visit/Supervision 3W Watching/Observations 3X Video Job 3Y Other School Talks (Not YES) 3Z Other Preventative Task TASKS: OTHER DUTIES 4A Attend Scene/Meeting/Course/Other 4B Mortuary Procedure 4C Correspondence/Counter 4D Demonstration Duty 4E Escort Duty 4F Fingerprint Examination 4G Travel 4H Photography Job 4I Injury/Sickness 4J Court Security (Prison Escort) 4K Court Attendance (Witness, etc.) 4L Logistics/Staff Transport 4M Meal break 4N Victim Advice 4P Public Entertainment Duty 4Q Enquiry/Investigation 4S Vehicle servicing ie petrol/LPG 4U Lockup 4V VIP/DPS 4W Witness/Other Person Protection 4X Execute Search Warrant 4Z Airport Security
RESULT CODES:
K1 No further police action required K3 No offence disclosed (for incident initially reported as offences) K6 Reported K9 Arrest made. The following codes are now obsolete but may still be heard on the radio: K2 Event held until later (replaced by the term "pre-empt") K4 Warning given (now included in K6) K5 Police form 258 or 101 submitted (now included in K6) K7 Job left for expert (code no longer used) K8 Job left for prime unit (code no longer used)
STATUS CODES:
10-0 Off duty 10-1 Broadcast to all units 10-2 En-route to job 10-3 Available 10-4 Repeat your last message 10-5 Out of service for a short time (now obsolete) 10-6 Change channel.... 10-7 Arrived at job 10-8 Busy but available 10-9 Urgent Message 10-10 Officer requires immediate assistance
NZ POLICE EVENT TYPE CODES
Offence codes (4 digits) - 1st Digit - General offence category - 1= Violence 2= Sexual 3= Drugs/Anti social 4= Dishonesty 5= Property Damage 6= Miscellaneous 7=Administrative 2nd 3rd and 4th digits give progressively more information about the offence. For example 4211 4 = Dishonesty 2=Vehicles 1= unlawful taking 1=Motorvehicle (i.e. "pinching cars") 4322 4 = Dishonesty 3=theft of property 2= From shop 2= value under $500 (i.e.Shoplifting) Comm centres generally only use the first two or three digits as it is not possible to correctly categorize the offence until the enquiry is complete VIOLENCE 1110 Homicide 1210 Kidnapping/Abduction 1310 Robbery 1410 Grievous Assaults 1510 Serious Assaults 1640 Minor Assaults 1710 Intimidation/Threats 1810 Group Assemblies SEXUAL OFFENCES 2210 Sexual Affronts 2510 Indecent Videos 2610 Sexual Attacks 2710 Abnormal Sex 2810 Immoral Behaviour 2910 Immoral Behaviour/Miscellaneous DRUGS & ANTI-SOCIAL BEHAVIOUR 3110 Drugs (Not Cannabis) 3210 Drugs (Cannabis Only) 3410 Gaming 3510 Disorder 3610 Vagrancy Offences 3710 Family Offences 3910 Liquor Offences DISHONESTY 4120 Burglary 4211 Car Conversion 4320 Theft 4410 Receiving 4530 Fraud PROPERTY DAMAGE 5120 Property damage 5210 Endangering property MISCELLANEOUS 6110 Trespass 6220 Littering 6310 Animals (Neglect & Cruelty) 6520 Postal/Rail/Fire Service Abuses 6820 Firearms Offences ADMINISTRATIVE 7110 Offences Against Justice 7210 Births/Deaths & Marriages 7310 Immigration 7410 Racial 7510 Against National Interest 7610 Bylaw Breaches
COMPUTER TRANSACTION ABREVIATIONS:
EV Enter Vehicle LV Locate stolen vehicle QAFV Query Address Family Violence QDH Query Drivers History QEC Query Engine/Chassis number QF Query File QG Query Firearm Licence QNFV Query Name Family Violence QP Query Person QR Query Vehicle register QV Query Vehicle of interest (VOI) QVA Query something to do with offence history QVH Query History of licence holder QVR Query VOI and Register (combination of QV and QR) QY Query Property MISC ABBREVIATIONS: 47 Report for the Coroner 56 See EBA (refers to section 56 of Land Transport Act 1998) 58 See EBA (refers to section 58 of Transport Act 1962) 101 form for reporting minor offences (Pol101) 258 General purpose police report form (Pol258) AOS Armed Offenders Squad ASAP As Soon As Possible CAD Computer Assisted Dispatch system CAU Child Abuse Unit CIB Criminal Invstigation Branch (detectives) CIU Combined Investigative Unit (detecives and uniformed officers) CIS Criminal Intelligence Section CRB Criminal Registration Branch (Photos/Fingerprints) CVIU Commercial Vehicle Investigation Unit DAO Duly Appointed Officer DLICNO Drivers Licence Number DPS Diplomatic Protection Squad EAGLE Police Helicopter EBA Excess Breath Alcohol (drunk driver) Flags Additional info attached to a persons file, usually a warning. GBH Grievous Bodily Harm GDB General Duties Branch (Uniformed Officers) Informant A person who has reported or witnessed an offence. ION Infringement offence notice Masters A file containing a persons criminal history. MPR Miscellaneous property report NIS National Intelligence System Northcom Northern Communications Centre (Auckland) OR Offence Report POI Person of interest PRN Person record number Pseudo A drivers licence with no classes, generally a disqualified driver. QID Officer ident number SAP Safe Arrival Point SITREP Situation Report SOCO Scene of Crimes Officer (Forensic) SSG Specialist Search Group STG Special Tactics Group STU Strategic Traffic Unit STATUS-D Disqualified STATUS-S Stolen STATUS-W Wanted Switchy Computer terminal message TAR Traffic accident report TESSA Telecom telephone number database TON Traffic offence notice TP Team Policing TSB Traffic Safety Branch TY Police vehicle involved in crash (derived from the treasury (ty) form that has to be filled in afterwards) VOI Vehicle of Interest WTA Warrant To Arrest YAS Youth Aid Section YES Youth Education Section File Number Number assigned to police file by the Wanganui Computer eg 971225/3456 Event number Number assigned to an incident dispatched from the communications centre by the CAD system
CALLSIGN FORMAT:
Callsigns of units operating under CAD control are made up as follows: Two letters indicating the unit home station (eg AK Auckland Central, TN Takapuna, WN Wellington Central etc) A letter indicating the unit type One or two digits to indicate the specific unit identity. eg AKX3 is an Auckland Central CIB (Detective) unit SVH13 is an Auckland Motorways Traffic unit Unit type codes (third letter) are as follows: A Commissioned officer (inspector) B Beat Unit C Crime Car (CIB patrol for initial attendance at serious crimes) D Dog patrol E Uniform Enquiry unit F Fingerprints/Photographs G Logsitics H Highway/Motorway traffic unit I Incident Patrol (Uniform) J Combined investigative unit K Scene of Crime officer (SOCO) L Police Launch M Mounted patrol (Horses/Bicycles) N Senior Sergeant O Community Constable P Team Policing Unit Q Single crewed unit attends historic incidents R Rural Constable S General Duties Sergeant T General Traffic unit U Air Support Unit V Traffic Sergeant W Misc Traffic units X Misc CIB units Y Youth Aid/Education Z Diplomatic Protection Squad