Alchometer |
Breathalyzer Device |
The device the NSW Police get you to blow into to see if you are over the limit |
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BAS |
Breath Analysis Service |
This is a more accurate Alchometer back at the police station. |
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CNI |
Central Names Index |
The database containing names, addresses of everyone. Big Brother is watching. |
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Government Contractor |
Dead person picker upperer |
People that attend to pickup deceased persons for the Police |
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Code Red |
Hurry |
Respond with Lights and Sirens. This is where listening to the live police can be fun |
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Code Blue |
Take your time |
Respond to the job under normal road conditions unless otherwise advised by RADIO |
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RTA System |
Roads and Traffic Authority System |
Police Link to the RTA Computers |
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Urgent |
Me first, Me first |
Police Officer in urgent need of assistance, clear the air and let them have their say. Listening to Live Police now gets interesting |
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Signal One |
Police Officer needs help |
Police Officer is down and requires urgent assistance. |
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Priority Two |
Expidite |
These types of jobs Police expedite to, such as persons trapped accidents, violent domestics, brawls etc. All priority 2 jobs generally require at least 1 car to proceed Code Red. |
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Duty Officer |
The important guy on shift |
This person is in charge of the shift, generally an Inspector or higher rank |
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D.O.I |
Police Commissioners Representative |
This is the Police Commissioners Representative who needs to be aware of all happenings within the police service that may be newsworthy or of a critical nature after the commissioner has gone home for the day |
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Decontamination Required |
Shower time |
If someone has become aggressive to Police and were sprayed with OC Spray |
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Custody Manager |
Nice Guy on shift |
An officer designated to be in charge of the welfare of all persons held in custody by Police until they are handed over to Corrective Services, or released |
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CAN |
Court Attendance Notice |
This replaces the term Charge |
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ILS |
Integrated Licensing System |
The system used to see the status of your licence |
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Field Can |
Future Court Attendance Notice |
This allows the Police to order someone to appear before the courts |
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Positive Test |
Busted |
Someone has just returned a reading above 0.05 at a road side breath test |
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CPO |
Crime Prevention Officer |
What the? |
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YLO |
Youth Liason Officer |
No Description Necessary |
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Radio Secure |
Make sure the criminal aint standing next to you |
Adjust your position or radio volume so your the only one listening to it at the scene |
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RBT |
Random Breath Test |
No Description Necessary |
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RADIO |
VKG or Dispatch |
Police Radio. The dudes and dudettes calling the officers over the radio |
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Section 24 |
The guy standing next to you may be mental |
An order that says the person named must be taken to the closest Mental Health Facility for assessment by a Doctor who if they are deemed to be mentally ill will keep them under a Schedule 2 (Mental Health Act) |
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MDT |
Mobile Data terminal |
These are the computers you see in nearly all Police cars that allow Police to complete work in the field instead of having to return to the station |
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COPS |
Computerised Operational Policing System |
This is the computer system they use to hold all the intelligence on criminals |
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LAC |
Local Area Command |
Most Police Officers in the Sydney area belong to a Local Area Command. All conversations begin with their callsign eg. North Shore 27. North Shore is the Local Area Command and 27 is their unit number. Police in the more regional areas are region based rather than based in a Local Area Command but follow a similar callsign format. |
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