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  2. Police code - Wikipedia

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    Police code. A police code is a brevity code, usually numerical or alphanumerical, used to transmit information between law enforcement over police radio systems in the United States. Examples of police codes include "10 codes" (such as 10-4 for "okay" or "acknowledged"—sometimes written X4 or X-4), signals, incident codes, response codes, or ...

  3. Ten-code - Wikipedia

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    The ten-codes used by the New York Police Department have returned to public attention thanks to the popularity of the television series Blue Bloods. However, the ten-codes used by the NYPD are not the same as those used in the APCO system. For example, in the NYPD system, Code 10-13 means "Officer needs help," whereas in the APCO system ...

  4. Emergency service response codes - Wikipedia

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    In the United States, response codes are used to describe a mode of response for an emergency unit responding to a call. They generally vary but often have three basic tiers: Code 3: Respond to the call using lights and sirens. Code 2: Respond to the call with emergency lights, but without sirens. Alternatively, sirens may be used if necessary ...

  5. Blue wall of silence - Wikipedia

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    The blue wall of silence, [1] also blue code [2] and blue shield, [3] are terms used to denote the informal code of silence among police officers in the United States not to report on a colleague 's errors, misconducts, or crimes, especially as related to police brutality in the United States. [4] If questioned about an incident of alleged ...

  6. Thin blue line - Wikipedia

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    The blue line symbol. The " thin blue line " is a term that typically refers to the concept of the police as the line between law-and-order and chaos in society. [1] The "blue" in "thin blue line" refers to the blue color of the uniforms of many police departments. The phrase originated as an allusion to The Thin Red Line incident during the ...

  7. Aerial roof markings - Wikipedia

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    The Police National Computer (PNC) is used by UK police forces and other government agencies to store and retrieve data about people, vehicles, plant and government locations. Regarding roof markings, their inscription helps identifying the regional or institutional affiliation of each vehicle.

  8. List of country calling codes - Wikipedia

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    Zone 5 uses eight 2-digit codes (51–58) and two sets of 3-digit codes (50x, 59x) to serve South and Central America. Zone 6 uses seven 2-digit codes (60–66) and three sets of 3-digit codes (67x–69x) to serve Southeast Asia and Oceania. Zone 7 uses an integrated numbering plan; two digits (7x) determine the area served: Russia or Kazakhstan.

  9. DOCUMENT RESUME - ed

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