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10-4, good buddy
In a newsroom, a police scanner is common background noise, but it’s often difficult to decipher if the operator isn’t frantically speaking in plain English.
For instance, a 10-66 in a 10-59 is a drunk in a bar fight. At least it is in Hamilton. Police codes can vary by department. Officers even have codes for general functions like car wash (10-52) or fuel stop (10-51).
To help understand this jargon, a complete list of the Hamilton’s police codes is is posted to the left of my work computer.
A bored spouse of fellow JournalNews blogger Josh Sweigart, seemed especially amused by the listing and penned the following paragraph:
“We have got a 10-69 that is 10-78 in a 10-80 after 10-47… actually, 10-3 that, it is just Rinaldi on a 10-40 run on his way back to 228 Court St.”
In plain English: ” We have got a mental subject that is leaving the city in a stalled/abandoned vehicle after personal relief… actually, disregard that, it’s just Rinaldi on a meal run on his way back to 228 Court St. (The JournalNews office).”
Though, unless you spend a large amount of time listening to police scanners, I’m not sure how this is helpful. OK, I’m 10-7.
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