RE: 911:: Records Channels

[Guest guest]

We have 5 channels and each one has its own responsibility. Records, wants,

DL info, etc is done on a separate channel as is car to car., etc. The officers

do not normally tell us when they go to another channel since the majority of

them scan all the channels and you can monitor all the channels form each

position.

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Clyde Walters

Communications Supervisor

Pinellas Park Police

Pinellas Park, Fl

[Guest guest]

In NYC we use one of the citywide channels. These channels are also used

for large details, and other special ops If a unit comes up and it is

being used for something else, they are advised which channel to

use. Units do not notify central about the switch. Please note,

over-the-air checks are done only when a unit does not have an MDT.

At 18-02-04 20:29, you wrote:

>Could anyone on the list advise if their agency uses a seperate channel for

>records traffic, drivers license info, wanted, etc. If so, do your officers

>have to advise their primary channel if they are switching over to records.

>We are looking at doing some type of channel dispersal and this is one

>option.

[Guest guest]

>Could anyone on the list advise if their agency uses a seperate channel for

>records traffic, drivers license info, wanted, etc. If so, do your

>officers

>have to advise their primary channel if they are switching over to records.

>We are looking at doing some type of channel dispersal and this is one

>option.

We have a separate channel for anything using NCIC and DL checks and such.

We also have another separate channel for local records. (A different

department handles that.) Usually they tell us when they switch, unless

they are in the car and can have one radio on the main channel and one on

the records or tty channel. I don't know if they are required to tell us or

not, but they usually do. That way we won't freak out when we can't reach

them on the radio while they're on a traffic stop.

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[Guest guest]

gary currey wrote:

>Could anyone on the list advise if their agency uses a seperate channel for

>records traffic, drivers license info, wanted, etc. If so, do your officers

>have to advise their primary channel if they are switching over to records.

>We are looking at doing some type of channel dispersal and this is one

>option.

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>Thanks

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We have 3 regional primary dispatch channels and a countywide admin

channel for license checks, warrent checks, tow requests and any other

admin task the units need. It works quite well, except you tend to get

slammed on Friday and Saturday nights since you have the whole county

wanting to run everyone.

Units normally tell their primary channel when they go to the admin

channel.

Hope that helps ...

Mike

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Kern County Sheriff's Department

Bakersfield, CA

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