Codes and more Codes..

[Notorious]

Unless you end up replacing your current with it... then it's a whole new world of grief.

[BoJackUSMC]

I was just wondering if a officer or deputy needs to make long number 2 call due to stomach ache or diarrhea. Do they go back to their station and use their toilet or just use any public restroom? Also, do they have to let someone know when they are going to be using the restroom?
Thank you

[Notorious]

You generally would want to use your station bathroom since you have to remove a lot of gear and be compromised in officer safety.

As for letting people know... yeah, some have a secret code so you don't have to put it out over the air that you're going to peel some wallpaper or kill the dog.

[SoCalDep]

Code X

Felony 374B

756 ...

And I'm sure there are many of us here who have coordinated calls from "the office". I once coordinated a riot in custody from "the office" because I was watch deputy. That was funny.

[Che762x39]

I have been studying radio codes daily

You only need to know about ten 10 codes. In the academy they will tell you ten vehicle codes to know. Its not like 30 years ago when you had to know 100 10 codes and a bunch of stuff you will never use.

I think LAPD had it right when they taught basic Spanish in the academy. Thats more important than "whats a 10-51?"

Being a former Marine you should be at "300" PFT status.

Have fun its a great ride

[Notorious]

I think LAPD had it right when they taught basic Spanish in the academy.

Honestly, I will settle for basic English being taught in the academy with some of the officers I have had to deal with.

[Bobby Ricigliano]

Take Retired's advice and don't study codes until you know where you are going. Some of the codes above do not apply to LASD.

If you want to study, look at elements of some common crimes and memorize those, as they will apply statewide (Battery, Robbery, Burglary, ID theft etc.)

[Samuelx]

For us, for both Academy and Patrol training, you're going to need to know ALL our radio codes and the most popular/common/serious/significant Penal/Vehicle codes too (definitions/elements/etc) among other things. Once you get off training, you'll probably only see and/or use a fraction of what you studied on a regular basis.

If you are going somewhere where you'll be working Patrol right after graduation, IMO something else good to work on right now would be location awareness - ideally, you should know what street you're on, in which direction you're traveling, what major/minor cross streets you've just passed and what major/minor cross streets you're coming up on. If you know your "hundred blocks" (street/cross street address numbers), even better. If you haven't developed the habit, you can work on it now - pay attention while you're in a car (whether you're driving or a passenger) and, no matter what you're doing at the time, get into the habit of quickly looking up for a street sign every time the car makes a turn...

[biochembruin]

If you had to choose, go with the LASD codes. Most codes are used by local agencies the same way, 10 codes and penal codes are widely used. LAPD has a proprietary code system that is just way out there with Code 6 Charles and whatnot which has nothing to do with our regular Code 6 as we use it.

LAPD codes aren't so bad. Honestly, LAPD uses probably uses fewer codes than most other agencies. But it is true they are not the same as everyone else.

[Steyrlp10]

Start listening to a scanner if you aren't already. That will greatly help you to remember them. Looking at them on a sheet of paper is one thing, hearing them in context is another.

That's how it was done in my house, and I think it really helped

[retired]

To add to what Samuelx said about always knowing where you are: If you join LASD, I can say with some certainty, that when you go on ride alongs as a cadet (if they even still do that), the deputy will stop without warning and ask you where you are.

I can guarantee that when you go out patrol, your FTO, will suddenly stop and demand to know where you are at. In either case, you had better know where you are. If you don't, not only will you be jammed, you will probably be told to exit the vehicle, run to the sign, return and let him/her know asap. That never happened to me because I made sure I knew where I was, but I may have done that once or twice.

[Notorious]

Thomas Road Guide... had to read that thing cover to cover... don't miss it.

[Bobby Ricigliano]

+1 for location and situational awareness. Nothing will get you in more hot water than failing to know where you are or what direction you are going. Nobody can roll to you if you dont know where you are. All those horrible mean things that FTO's do to trainees are for a purpose!

[Notorious]

Keep your windows rolled down.

[emvampyre]

Keep your windows rolled down.

That, and when your TO tells you he has a 924, know what he really means!