[Scan-DC] Re: News Article...

Wed, 14 Apr 2004 08:49:01 -0700 (PDT)

MPD may not be the primary responders to incidents
in the Metro, but there are many times when they
must chase suspects into the stations, and to be out
of radio communications during such an incident places
the officers in danger.
-dc2wheel

--- Lee Williams <[email protected]> wrote:
> Just a couple of observations about this thread:
> -MPD isn't the primary law enforcement response for
> metro 
> tunnels/trains-Metro Transit PD is and there radio's
> work in the tunnels.
> - There are numerous mutual aid frequencies
> available for MPD/Park 
> POlice/Transit PD to use begining with PMARS-so
> while comm centers can use a 
> telephone they can also come up on the radio on
> PMARS as well.
> 
> 
> 
> >From: M Loren Copsey <[email protected]>
> >To: dc2wheel <[email protected]>,"Dorset, Thomas" 
> ><[email protected]>
> >CC: [email protected]
> >Subject: Re: [Scan-DC] Re: News Article...
> >Date: Tue, 13 Apr 2004 16:12:35 -0400
> >
> >MPD radios don't work in the Metro. The only way to
> communicate in the 
> >tunnels is to advise a Station Manager that an MPD
> officer is entering the 
> >station and hope that they can get a Metro Transit
> officer to come to the 
> >location.
> >
> >  MPD radios are set up to receive and transmit on
> MTPD channels and all 
> >other local agency channels but the frequency
> bridge has not been enabled. 
> >When all DC agencies come on board with MPD in
> using digital trunked, cross 
> >communication will be significantly improved. Right
> now an MPD officer 
> >can't even advise Park Police "Eagle" where to look
> on the ground without 
> >speaking to MPD dispatch who in turn has Park
> Police landline.
> >
> >M. Loren
> >
> >On Tue, 13 Apr 2004 08:57:39 -0700 (PDT), dc2wheel
> <[email protected]> 
> >wrote:
> >
> >>From what MPD officers have told me their digital
> >>trunked system doesn't work in Metro. Since MPD
> >>has re-enabled their old 'citywide' analog
> frequency
> >>on 159.15 patched through to the digital trs, it's
> >>possible that's what they're using when
> underground.
> >>-dc2wheel
> >>
> >>--- "Dorset, Thomas" <[email protected]>
> >>wrote:
> >>>I know my Verizon cell phone works in the Metro
> and
> >>>I can hear Metro operations
> >>>on two VHF freqs with my Kenwood HT but I wonder
> if
> >>>the MPD's radios work there?
> >>>
> >>>5/04/04 - London news section
> >>>
> >>>[snip]
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
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