[Scan-DC] MPDC unit numbers

[edtobias at comcast.net]

Many thanks.  Sure has changed since I was a Reserve Officer in 5D back in the mid-70s :-).


-------------- Original message -------------- 

> The Complete Informative Guide to MPDC unit numbers: 
> 
> 1-7 unit numbers with three following numbers (the PSA cars) 1011-707?. 
> Any PSA car ending in "9" is a Master Patrol Officer. Any Cruiser number 
> (1010-7070) is a PSA Sergeant. Lieutenants have three digit cruiser 
> numbers corresponding to their PSA (101-707). 
> 
> Captains and Commanders of districts utilize a two digit system. Cruiser 
> 11 is the 1st district Commander. 52 and 53 are 5th district Captains. A 
> watch Commander is Cruiser 100-700. The Nighthawk (Chief of the District 
> at night) is for some reason Cruiser 28. 
> 
> Cruiser 9xxx can be anything from Crime Scene to Communications. 9239 is a 
> Crime Scene cruiser. These cruisers are also Administrative cruisers like 
> the SOMB (Security Officers Management Branch) or Office of Organizational 
> Development. 
> 
> 8600 series and 8800 series cruisers are SOD. This can be anything from 
> K-9 to ERT or EOD. 
> 
> Cruiser 1 is of course Chuckie himself. 2,3 and 4 are various assistant 
> Chiefs and ROC Chiefs. 
> 
> Any Cruiser identified as 1D(David)11 through 7D(David)99 is a detective 
> cruiser. 
> 
> Then you have the various Powershift, Focus Mission, and Streetcrime 
> cruisers that identify as their title with a number following. 
> 
> Station Radios (District Station Personnel) identify as a multiple of 
> 1000. (Station 1000 through 7000) 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> On Thu, 26 Aug 2004 18:57:16 -0700 (PDT), dc2wheel 
> wrote: 
> 
> > I believe you're right. I think 1-7 are the 
> > districts, 8 is SOD & 9 is Training Division, 
> > Recruitment, etc. 
> > -dc2wheel 
> > 
> > --- edtobias at comcast.net wrote: 
> > 
> >> And, if I'm not mistaken, the first diget is the 
> >> District #, e.g. 4043 is in the 4th district. (A 
> >> unit begining with 8 is SOD, e.g. the unit that used 
> >> to be Cruiser 650 is now 8650). 
> >> Ed 
> >> 
> >> -------------- Original message -------------- 
> >> 
> >> > Joe, 
> >> > 
> >> > MPD did away with the "Scout Car" numbering system 
> >> back in 97 when the new 
> >> > PSA (Public Service Areas) took effect. Now, 
> >> instead of scout car beats, 
> >> > you now have PSA's. In your example, 4043 is PSA 
> >> 404, car 3. 
> >> > 
> >> > Dewey 
> >> > 
> >> > -----Original Message----- 
> >> > From: scan-dc-bounces at mailman.qth.net 
> >> > [mailto:scan-dc-bounces at mailman.qth.net]On Behalf 
> >> Of joe lewis50 
> >> > Sent: Thursday, August 26, 2004 13:19 
> >> > To: Scan-DC at mailman.qth.net 
> >> > Subject: [Scan-DC] MPDC unit numbers 
> >> > 
> >> > 
> >> > I was listening to MPDC on the internet 
> >> > and heard a unit 4043 
> >> > do they still use Scout ### or what? 
> >> > 
> >> > Joe M. Lewis 
> >> > Greetings from: 
> >> > St. Petersburg Florida 
> >> > Associate member: 
> >> > Maryland Sheriffs , Florida. Sheriffs, National 
> >> Sheriffs 
> >> > Full member: 
> >> > REACT & Red Cross Disaster 
> >> > 
> >> > _______________________________________________ 
> >> > Scan-DC mailing list 
> >> > Scan-DC at mailman.qth.net 
> >> > http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/scan-dc 
> >> > 
> >> > _______________________________________________ 
> >> > Scan-DC mailing list 
> >> > Scan-DC at mailman.qth.net 
> >> > http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/scan-dc 
> >> _______________________________________________ 
> >> Scan-DC mailing list 
> >> Scan-DC at mailman.qth.net 
> >> http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/scan-dc 
> >> 
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > _______________________________ 
> > Do you Yahoo!? 
> > Win 1 of 4,000 free domain names from Yahoo! Enter now. 
> > http://promotions.yahoo.com/goldrush 
> > _______________________________________________ 
> > Scan-DC mailing list 
> > Scan-DC at mailman.qth.net 
> > http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/scan-dc 
> 
> 
> 
> _______________________________________________ 
> Scan-DC mailing list 
> Scan-DC at mailman.qth.net 
> http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/scan-dc