[Scan-DC] FW: Fw: "Signal 13" - Montgomery County Police?

[Samuel C. Dixon]

-----Original Message-----
From: Samuel C. Dixon [mailto:scdixon at comcast.net] 
Sent: Wednesday, March 04, 2009 10:34 PM
To: 'scan-dc-bounces at mailman.qth.net'
Subject: RE: [Scan-DC] Fw: "Signal 13" - Montgomery County Police?

Actually Signal 1 is the replacement for Signal 2 is a routine request for
back up. At least that is the case in NoVa

-----Original Message-----
From: scan-dc-bounces at mailman.qth.net
[mailto:scan-dc-bounces at mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of Lee Williams
Sent: Wednesday, March 04, 2009 2:27 PM
To: Scan-DC
Subject: [Scan-DC] Fw: "Signal 13" - Montgomery County Police?

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From: "Lee Williams" <leonzo at hotmail.com>
Sent: Wednesday, March 04, 2009 12:57 PM
To: "Doug Kitchener" <oldsdoug at hotmail.com>; <scan-dc at mailman.qth.net>
Subject: Re: [Scan-DC] "Signal 13" - Montgomery County Police?

> Signal 13 was universally used by most DC area law enforcement agencies as

> Officer needs emergency assistance. With the abolishment of ten codes 
> technically no DC area law enforcement agency should be using that 
> anymore. The current/correct code to use now is "signal 2". The only 
> problem with saying signal 2 is it gives no context. For example is an 
> officer saying signal 2 because they want to search a car but not by 
> themselves? That's appropriate but there is no need for multiple units 
> responding lights and siren. But an officer fighting with someone on the 
> side of the road will also say signal 2. That would mean units responding 
> lights and siren. So there is still some confusion as to exactly what's 
> happening when an officer says signal two.
 

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