BOSTON AREA POLICE FREQUENCIES
BOSTON POLICE DEPARTMENT
460.3500 F-1 CITYWIDE-EMERGENCY/SPECIAL EVENTS
460.4500 F-2 OPERATIONS DIST 1 "ALPHA" DOWNTOWN/WATERFRONT/CHARLESTOWN DIST 7 "GOLD" EAST BOSTON
460.225 F-3 OPERATIONS DIST 2 "BRAVO" ROXBURY/NORTH DORCHESTER/ DIST 3 "CHARLIE" MATTAPAN
460.400 F-4 OPERATIONS DIST 5 "ECHO" HYDE PARK/WEST ROXBURY DIST 18 "LIMA" JAMAICA PLAIN/READVILLE
460.500 F-5 OPERATIONS DIST 4 "DELTA" BACK BAY/FENWAY/KENMORE SQUARE/SOUTH END DIST 14 "KILO" ALLSTON/BRIGHTON
460.175 F-6 OPERATIONS DIST 6 "FOX" SOUTH BOSTON DIST 11 "HARRY" DORCHESTER
460.300 F-7 CAR TO CAR/SUBSTATION TO CAR
460.125 F-8 INFORMATION REQUESTS
460.075 F-9 DETECTIVES (VICTOR UNITS)
460.250 F-10 COMMAND
460.375 F-11 INVESTIGATORS/RADIO TECHS
460.475 F-12 INVESTIGATORS/RADIO TECHS
159.210 F-18 PAGING/MISC
158.910 F-28 MISC
460.050 SPECIAL OPERATIONS
BOSTON UNIT DESIGNATORS
FIRST CHARACTER DENOTES AREA OR BUREAU: EX: ALPHA, BRAVO, DELTA, ECHO ETC
SECOND CHARACTER DENOTES UNIT TYPE
1= TWO MAN CAR
2= PRISONER WAGON
3= CYCLE
4= NEIGHBORHOOD SERVICE UNIT
5= K-9 UNIT
6= WALKING UNIT
7= MOUNTED UNIT
8= DETECTIVES
9= PATROL SUPERVISORS
ALPHA= LIEUTENANT
BRAVO= CAPTAIN
CHARLIE= COMMAND STAFF
DELTA= OTHER
ECHO= EMERGENCY SERVICES
SILVER= ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES
TANGO= BUREAU OF OPERATIONS
KING= ANTI CRIME
X-RAY= INTERNAL INVESTIGATIONS
THIRD AND FOURTH CHARACTERS DENOTE BEAT OR UNIT NUMBER 01-99
FIFTH CHARACTER DENOTES TOUR OF DUTY
A= LAST HALF
B= LAST HALF OVERTIME
C= DAYS OVERTIME
D= DAYS
E= FIRST HALF OVERTIME
F= FIRST HALF
BOSTON INCIDENT CODES
INCIDENT NUMBERS ARE FOLLOWED BY A PHONETIC CODE TO INDICATE THE SERVICE RENDERED
1= ADT AND OR BURGLAR ALARM
2= CITIZEN ALARM
3= CITIZEN CALLING FOR HELP
4= ESCORT DUTY
5= FIRE ALARM
6= FAMILY TROUBLE
7= OUTSIDE ANNOYANCE
8= ROUTINE PERSONS INVESTIGATION
9= ROUTINE PREMISES INVESTIGATION
10= LANDLORD-TENANT DISTURBANCE
11= LOCKOUT
12 NOISY/PARTY/RADIO/TV/ETC
13= PROWLER
14= POLICE SERVICES(TRAFFIC)
15= DISTURBANCES(DRUNK)
16= DISTURBANCES(INSIDE)
PHONETIC CODES(POLICE ACTIONS)
ADAM= NOT BONA FIDE INCIDENT
BOY= NO PERSON CAN BE FOUND
CHARLES= NO SUCH ADDRESS
DAVID= NO POLICE SERVICE NECESSARY
EDWARD= PERPETRATOR GONE ON ARRIVAL
FRANK= PEACE RESTORED
GEORGE= ADVISED WARRANT
HENRY= ADVISED TO RE-CONTACT POLICE IF REPEATED OR RETURNED
IDA= TAKEN TO DISTRICT STATION
JOHN= FIELD INTERROGATION, REPORT PREPARED
KING= ISSUED TRAFFIC CITATION
LINCOLN= ISSUED PARKING CITATION
MARY= ADVISED LEGAL HELP
NORA= ACCIDENTAL OR DEFECTIVE ALARM
OCEAN= FALSE-NO PRESECUTION
PAUL= SERVICE RENDERED
PATROL CAR CODES
OCEAN NORA= LOGGING ON AIR
OCEAN FRANK= LOGGING OFF AIR
ADAM ROBERT= UNIT ARRIVED
CHARLIE ROBERT= CLEAR
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