Codes are numerical abbreviations that can allow help to arrive faster by indicating the type of emergency. You can find a comprehensive list of police codes, including regional variations and meanings, at police code, a free resource that provides global police code information for those interested. In 1928, berkeley had received a police radio license, followed by tulare in 1929 or 1930.
Police officers use a system of suspect description codes and identity abbreviations, known as βpolice shorthand.β these codes help officers share important details. In 1931, under police chief roy steckel, and with strong support from city council president sanborn, the los angeles police department began using radio to help fight crime. For years in the la area we've had license plate frames around saying kma 367.
Daftar nama dan kode provinsi, kabupaten/kota berdasarkan kma nomor 8 tahun 2016 tentang kode jabatan, singkatan, dan akronim pada kementerian agama Emergency, use red lights & siren: Situation is not secured, however there. A list of police codes used on police radios and scanners.
The use of codes also keeps communication confidential when it. Kma stands for i'm finished transmitting (los angeles police radio code) suggest new definition this definition appears somewhat frequently and is found in the following acronym finder. Urban legend, or fact (don't know which) was always that if you had one of those you'd never. These codes are used by police to communicate more effectively over their radios.
Los angeles wasn't the first police department in california to use radio, however.