OPD Unit Types Flashcards
Example of what you may hear: “1 XXXX 12” Where: 1= Shift 1=A shift 2=B shift 3=C shift 4=shift that overlaps C and A 5=specialized unit Where: XXXX= Unit Type Where: 12= District Northeast Precinct Northwest Precinct Southeast Precinct Southwest Precinct
Able-1
Air Support Unit
Adam
One Officer District Patrol Car
Alpha
Auto theft Detective
Baker
Two Officer District Patrol Car
Beat
One or two Officers Beat Patrol Car
High Crime areas
Bravo
Burglary Detective
Charles
Crime Lab
Command
Sergeants and Lieutenants
COMMAND 1-Northwest LT
COMMAND 2-Northeast LT
COMMAND 3-Southeast LT
COMMAND 4-Southwest LT
Command “#0
Command Sargent
10,20-Northwest
30,40-Northeast
40,50-Southeast
70,80-Southwest
Delta
Gang Unit
Edward
Emergency Response Team
SWAT
Bomb Squad
Negotiators
George
OPD Detective
Henry
Homicide Detective
Ida
Intelligence/Vice Detective
John
Headquarters Font Desk
King
Canine Unit
Mounted
Horse Mounted Patrol
Nora
Narcotics Detective
Ocean
School Resource Officer (SRO)
Paul
Proactive Street Patrol
Usually does not respond to radio calls
Precinct
Precinct Captain
Solo
Motorcycle Patrol Office
Tom
Traffic Enforcement and Investigation Unit
Union
Internal Affairs
Zebra
Off-Duty Officer
Example: “ZEBRA###” where “###” would be the officer’s badge number
The Metal Detector Officer is a Zebra Officer
