7-02/010.00 - Radio Communications Call Identifiers



Personnel and units assigned to the offices of the Sheriff, Undersheriff, and assistant sheriff(s) have been assigned special designations.

Division headquarters’ units have been lettered, which shall precede any additional number or letter as follows:

A         Professional Standards Division
B         Countywide Services Division
D         Detective Division
E         East Patrol Division
F          Custody Services Division – Specialized Programs
G         Custody Services Division – General Population
H         Special Operations Division
J          Court Services Division
M         Custody Administrative Command
N         North Patrol Division
O         Administrative Services Division
P         South Patrol Division
T          Technology and Support Division
V         Personnel Command
W        Central Patrol Division

Formation of radio communications call identifiers for division headquarters' units shall normally be according to:

  • Division (a letter)
  • Bureau (a number)
  • Detail or section (a letter)
  • Rank or unit (a letter)
    • I for Area Commander
    • C for Captain
    • L for Lieutenant
    • S for Sergeant.

The following standard designations shall be used throughout the Department:

  • Unit Identification

A         Regular station patrol unit
B         Regular station patrol unit
BP       Bicycle patrol
BT       Boat
C         Captain
D         Station/unit desk/dispatcher (When used in conjunction with the station/unit base call identifier)
D         Regular station patrol unit (when not used in conjunction with the station/unit base call identifier)
DP      Directed patrol
E         Regular station patrol unit
F          Regular station patrol unit
FB       Footbeat
FE       Fare enforcement
G         Gang suppression
H         Regular station patrol unit (contract cities)
I           Area commander
J          Regular station patrol unit
K         Regular station patrol unit
K9       Canine unit
L          Lieutenant
M         Motorcycle unit
MP      Mounted patrol
N         COPS unit
O         Security Officer/Assistant unit
P         Regular station patrol unit
PE       Parking enforcement
Q         Regular station patrol unit
R         Reserve (patrol)
S         Sergeant
T          Traffic
U         Utility vehicle
V         Volunteer
W        SEB – extended assignment to station
X         Out of service,
Y         Regular station patrol unit
Z          Contract city employee